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My Take
Nick Heyward is pure early-1980s nostalgia for me. As the frontman and songwriter of Haircut One Hundred, he helped define that bright, jangly British pop sound before the band split after just one album. I find the post-split path telling: rather than vanish, he carried on as a solo artist, which suggests real songwriting conviction. The Beckenham-born musician still keeps an active presence online, which I take as a sign he never fully left the music behind. I'd note the English data file mislabels him as American, but he's unmistakably English. He's a reminder that one perfect era of pop can define a whole career.
Overview
Nicholas Heyward (born 20 May 1961) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He came to international attention in the early 1980s as the lead singer and songwriter for Haircut One Hundred. He and the band parted ways after their first album, after which he continued as a solo artist.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nick Heyward
- Name (Japanese)
- ニック・ヘイワード
- Reading
- にっく・へいわーど
- Born
- May 20, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Ox
- Origin
- Beckenham, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / songwriter / singer-songwriter / guitarist / recording artist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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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.