Paul Carrack

English singer, songwriter and musician born on April 22, 1951 in Sheffield, Yorkshire. Carrack rose to prominence in the mid-1970s as the frontman and principal songwriter of Ace (7), and gained further recognition for his work as a solo artist and for his tenures as a member of [a56621], Squeeze (2) and Roger Waters' backing band, The Bleeding Heart Band, intermittently handling lead vocals on Squeeze and Waters recordings. From the mid-1980s to the late 1990s, he enjoyed considerable success as the co-lead singer (with Paul Young) and a songwriter for Mike & The Mechanics; following Young's death in 2000, Carrack served as the band's sole lead vocalist until his departure in 2004. He maintains an active solo career to the present day.