Photo: shiver_shi / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Marc Almond is a great survivor of British pop, and I have a soft spot for his refusal to play it safe. Born in Southport, he fronted the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, whose Tainted Love became one of the defining tracks of the early-1980s new wave, and he's since carried a long solo career steeped in a decadent, theatrical sensibility. He's an OBE now, but what strikes me is the consistency of his vision, that distinctly androgynous, sensual world he's never abandoned. Plenty of artists who score one giant hit fade; he kept singing and performing for decades. That stubborn devotion to his own aesthetic is exactly what I find admirable.
Overview
Peter Mark Almond (born 9 July 1956) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell. He is known for his distinctive soulful voice and androgynous image, and has had a diverse career as a solo artist. Almond rose to prominence in the early 1980s with Soft Cell's hit "Tainted Love" (1981), which became a defining track of the new wave and synth-pop movement.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marc Almond
- Name (Japanese)
- マーク・アーモンド
- Reading
- まーく・あーもんど
- Born
- July 9, 1957 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Southport, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / singer-songwriter / vocalist / record producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Leeds Beckett University
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- MOJO Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Singer — see all → · Songwriter — see all → · More people from United Kingdom →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.