Rupert Holmes

Rupert Holmes is far more than the guy behind the Piña Colada Song, and that disconnect is what fascinates me. Sure, Escape is an inescapable earworm with a genuinely clever twist ending, but the same man went on to win Tony Awards for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, an audacious musical where the audience votes on the killer. That sly love of the unexpected runs through everything he does, from his pop storytelling to his mystery novels and Edgar-winning scripts. I love a craftsman who refuses to stay in one lane. He treats every form, song, play or book, as a puzzle to be elegantly solved.

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Rupert Holmes (born 1947 in Northwich, England) is a British-American singer-songwriter, playwright and novelist. He is best known for his 1979 chart-topping hit Escape (The Piña Colada Song) and the follow-up Him. He later became an acclaimed dramatist, winning Tony Awards for The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and earned two Edgar Awards for his mystery plays Drood and Accomplice.

Name (English)

Rupert Holmes

Name (Japanese)

ルパート・ホルムズ

Reading

るぱーと・ほるむず

Born

February 24, 1947 (age 79)

Origin

Northwich, England, United Kingdom

Occupation

Novelist / Singer-songwriter / Playwright / Author / Songwriter

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Pig

Awards & achievements

• 1986 Edgar Award
• 1991 Edgar Award
• 2003 Outer Critics Circle Award
• 1986 Tony Award for Best Original Score

Filmography / notable works

• Official sitehttps://www.rupertholmes.com/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert%20Holmes
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9B%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BA
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1383270

Tags

• From the United Kingdom
• Novelist
• Singer-songwriter
• Playwright

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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