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Ugly Rumours was the name of a rock band founded in part by future UK prime minister Tony Blair, while studying law at St John's College, Oxford during the early 1970s; he sang and played guitar. The band's name came from the cover of the Grateful Dead's album From the Mars Hotel. Other members of the band were Mark Ellen, who later went on to present BBC TV's The Old Grey Whistle Test music show and become the founding editor of British music magazine Q and Adam Sharples, currently Director General, Employment Group at the Department for Work and Pensions.

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  • Ugly Rumours est un groupe de rock dont l'un des membres et fondateurs était le futur premier ministre britannique Tony Blair, lorsqu'il étudiait au St John's College à Oxford au début des années 1970. Il chantait et jouait de la guitare au sein de la formation. Les autres membres du groupe étaient , futur présentateur de l'émission télévisée musicale Old Grey Whistle Test sur la BBC et fondateur de la revue Q, et Adam Sharples, occupant aujourd'hui un poste de direction au sein du « Department for Work and Pensions ». * Portail du rock * Portail du Royaume-Uni (fr)
  • Ugly Rumours was the name of a rock band founded in part by future UK prime minister Tony Blair, while studying law at St John's College, Oxford during the early 1970s; he sang and played guitar. The band's name came from the cover of the Grateful Dead's album From the Mars Hotel. Other members of the band were Mark Ellen, who later went on to present BBC TV's The Old Grey Whistle Test music show and become the founding editor of British music magazine Q and Adam Sharples, currently Director General, Employment Group at the Department for Work and Pensions. On 19 January 2006, Channel 4 broadcast a docudrama entitled Tony Blair: Rock Star, which stated that the band's first gig was at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, during which the drum kit fell apart, and that the band played a total of six gigs before disbanding. It was also mentioned that Blair passed his audition for the band primarily because he was the only auditionee who knew all the words to the song he was asked to sing, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones, whom he imitated during his performances. The Stop the War Coalition released a single in February 2007 credited to Ugly Rumours, with the band fronted by a lookalike claiming to be Tony Blair. The single, a cover version of Edwin Starr's hit "War", had a notable video. It reached number 6 in the UK midweek charts on 28 February, and charted at number 21 on 4 March. (en)
  • Ugly Rumors era il nome di una rock band fondata in parte dall'ex primo ministro britannico Tony Blair, mentre studiava legge al St John's College di Oxford nei primi anni '70; cantava e suonava la chitarra. Il nome della band deriva dalla copertina dell'album dei Grateful Dead From the Mars Hotel. Altri membri della band furono , che in seguito presentò lo spettacolo musicale Whistle Test della BBC TV e divenne l'editore fondatore della rivista di musica britannica Q e Adam Sharples, attualmente direttore generale, Employment Group presso il Dipartimento per il lavoro e le pensioni. Il 19 gennaio 2006, Channel 4 ha trasmesso un docudrama intitolato Tony Blair: Rock Star, in cui si afferma che il primo concerto della band è stato al Corpus Christi College di Oxford, durante il quale la batteria si è rotta, e che la band ha suonato per un totale di sei concerti prima di sciogliersi. È stato anche detto che Blair ha superato la sua audizione per la band principalmente perché era l'unico che conosceva tutte le parole della canzone che gli era stato chiesto di cantare, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" di Mick Jagger dei Rolling Stones, che ha imitato durante le sue esibizioni. pubblicò un singolo nel febbraio 2007, accreditato a Ugly Rumors, con la band guidata da un sosia che affermava di essere Tony Blair. Il singolo, una versione di copertina della hit "" di Edwin Starr, aveva un video notevole. Ha raggiunto il numero 6 nelle classifiche infrasettimanali del Regno Unito il 28 febbraio, e si è classificata al numero 21 il 4 marzo. (it)
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  • Ugly Rumours est un groupe de rock dont l'un des membres et fondateurs était le futur premier ministre britannique Tony Blair, lorsqu'il étudiait au St John's College à Oxford au début des années 1970. Il chantait et jouait de la guitare au sein de la formation. Les autres membres du groupe étaient , futur présentateur de l'émission télévisée musicale Old Grey Whistle Test sur la BBC et fondateur de la revue Q, et Adam Sharples, occupant aujourd'hui un poste de direction au sein du « Department for Work and Pensions ». * Portail du rock * Portail du Royaume-Uni (fr)
  • Ugly Rumours was the name of a rock band founded in part by future UK prime minister Tony Blair, while studying law at St John's College, Oxford during the early 1970s; he sang and played guitar. The band's name came from the cover of the Grateful Dead's album From the Mars Hotel. Other members of the band were Mark Ellen, who later went on to present BBC TV's The Old Grey Whistle Test music show and become the founding editor of British music magazine Q and Adam Sharples, currently Director General, Employment Group at the Department for Work and Pensions. (en)
  • Ugly Rumors era il nome di una rock band fondata in parte dall'ex primo ministro britannico Tony Blair, mentre studiava legge al St John's College di Oxford nei primi anni '70; cantava e suonava la chitarra. Il nome della band deriva dalla copertina dell'album dei Grateful Dead From the Mars Hotel. Altri membri della band furono , che in seguito presentò lo spettacolo musicale Whistle Test della BBC TV e divenne l'editore fondatore della rivista di musica britannica Q e Adam Sharples, attualmente direttore generale, Employment Group presso il Dipartimento per il lavoro e le pensioni. (it)
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  • Ugly Rumours (fr)
  • Ugly Rumours (band) (en)
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