Lou Watts

Lou Watts
Lou Watts
Background information
Birth name	Louise Mary Watts
Born	4 June 1962 (age 59); Burnley, Lancashire, England
Genres	Folk; pop; Anarcho-punk;
Occupation(s)	Singer; songwriter; musician;
Instruments	Vocals; keyboards;
Years active	1982–present
Associated acts	Chumbawamba

Louise "Lou" Watts (born 4 June 1962) is a British musician, perhaps best known for her work as the lead singer of anarcho-punk and later folk band, Chumbawamba.

Born in Burnley, Watts was introduced to the band by friend and member Alice Nutter. She was a member of Chumbawamba from their formation in 1982 until their disbandment in 2012.^[1] She joined Boff Whalley, Danbert Nobacon and Midge and Tomi in 1982 to form the original line-up, and the band made their live debut in January of that year.^[2]

The band gained a reputation for their anarchist views, and gained popularity for their opposition to homophobia and fascism and support of feminism and gay rights.^[3]

Watts provided lead vocals for the band's hit song "Tubthumping", which gained them international recognition, and topped charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand as well as "Tubthumping"'s follow-up song Amnesia, which reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart. They were also nominated for a Brit Award for "Best British Single" at the 1998 Brit Awards, at which they also performed.

Along with Abbott, Whalley, Ferguson and Moody, Watts continued to work with the group and provide vocals, even after the majority of the original band members had departed and featured a shift in music style. She featured as a lead vocalist up until the band's last performances in 2012, becoming one of the band's longest serving members.

Watts performing with Neil Ferguson, Boff Whalley, Jude Abbott and Phil Moody at TFF Rudolstadt (2012)

References[]

^ Michaels, Sean (10 July 2012). "Chumbawamba to split up". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ McGill, Dunstan (17 October 2013). "CHUMBAWAMBA: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". www.thetangential.com. The Tangential. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^ "Chumbawamba: They got knocked down... But they got up again". www.theindependent.co.uk. The Independent. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

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[1] Michaels, Sean (10 July 2012). "Chumbawamba to split up". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[2] McGill, Dunstan (17 October 2013). "CHUMBAWAMBA: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". www.thetangential.com. The Tangential. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

[3] "Chumbawamba: They got knocked down... But they got up again". www.theindependent.co.uk. The Independent. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

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show v t Chumbawamba
Boff Whalley Danbert Nobacon Lou Watts Dunstan Bruce Alice Nutter Harry Hamer Dave Dillon Paul Greco Jude Abbott Neil Ferguson Phil Moody
Studio albums	Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records (1986) Never Mind the Ballots (1987) English Rebel Songs 1381–1914 (1988) Slap! (1990) Shhh (1992) Anarchy (1994) Swingin' with Raymond (1995) Tubthumper (1997) WYSIWYG (2000) Readymades (2002) Un (2004) A Singsong and a Scrap (2005) The Boy Bands Have Won (2008) ABCDEFG (2010)
Other albums	Showbusiness! (1995) Uneasy Listening (1998) Get On with It (2006) Revengers Tragedy (2003)
EPs	Portraits of Anarchists (1996) The ABCs of Anarchism (1999)
Singles	"Revolution" (1985) "Smash Clause 28! Fight the Alton Bill!" (1988) "(Someone's Always Telling You How To) Behave" (1992) "Enough is Enough" (1993) "Timebomb" (1993) "Homophobia" (1994) "Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!" (1995) "Tubthumping" (1997) "Amnesia" (1998) "Drip Drip Drip" (1998) "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" (1998) "Tony Blair" (1999) "She's Got All the Friends That Money Can Buy" (2000) "Her Majesty" (2002) "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" (2002)
Related	Discography Agit-Prop Records

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