# Andy Connell

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{{short description|English keyboardist and composer}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Andy Connell
| image             = AndyConnellSOS06.jpg
| caption           = Connell performing in [Miami Beach, Florida](/source/Miami_Beach%2C_Florida), 2006
| birth_name        = Andrew John Connell
| alias             =
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1961|7|26|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [Manchester](/source/Manchester), England
| death_date        =
| origin            =
| instrument        = {{hlist|Keyboards|piano}}
| genre             =
| occupation        = {{hlist|Keyboardist|composer|arranger}}
| years_active      = 1978–present
| label             =
| current_member_of = [Swing Out Sister](/source/Swing_Out_Sister)
| past_member_of    = [A Certain Ratio](/source/A_Certain_Ratio)
| website           = {{URL|legrandlarge.blogspot.com}}
}}
'''Andrew John Connell''' (born 26 July 1961) is an English keyboardist and composer. Along with [Corinne Drewery](/source/Corinne_Drewery), he is part of the duo that makes up [Swing Out Sister](/source/Swing_Out_Sister).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment/Corinne-Brewery--Still-in.4467021.jp|title=Corinne Brewery – Still in full swing|date=8 September 2008|work=The Scotsman|location=UK|accessdate=1 December 2010}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [Manchester](/source/Manchester), Connell played in the Manchester [post-punk](/source/post-punk) band The Immediates, before joining [new wave](/source/New_wave_music) [funk](/source/funk) pioneers, [A Certain Ratio](/source/A_Certain_Ratio). He was also a member of the Manchester-based jazz/pop band [Kalima](/source/Kalima_(band)) who were signed to [Factory Records](/source/Factory_Records), whilst he was also a member of A Certain Ratio. A few years later he teamed up with former [Magazine](/source/Magazine_(band)) drummer [Martin Jackson](/source/Martin_Jackson) and [Greg Wilson](/source/Greg_Wilson_(DJ)), and they released an inventive electronic album called ''UK Electro'' in 1984.

Swing Out Sister began in earnest in 1985, when Connell and Jackson teamed up with [Corinne Drewery](/source/Corinne_Drewery). Since the band's establishment, he has been the main composer and arranger for Swing Out Sister's music, including the UK and US top ten hit, "[Breakout](/source/Breakout_(Swing_Out_Sister_song))".

Apart from his work with Swing Out Sister, Connell has produced and arranged music for other artists, and recently he wrote the [musical score](/source/Film_score) for a short film called ''The Knickerman'', directed by [Sonja Phillips](/source/Sonja_Phillips). He also contributed to [Quando Quango](/source/Quando_Quango)'s album, ''Pigs & Battleships''.

Most recently 2017, Connell and Drewery have been promoting their latest album, ''[Almost Persuaded](/source/Almost_Persuaded_(album))''.

An avid Manchester City fan, Connell is an occasional contributor to ''The Man City Show Podcast'' alongside Nigel Rothband and Rob Behrens.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110927055327/http://www.live365.com/stations/iiiiiiandy Andy Connell's Internet radio station on LIVE365.com]
*{{IMDb name|1732869}}
*[http://www.swingoutsister.com Official Swing Out Sister website]
*[http://www.asterion.se/sos.html Swing Out Sister - The Swinging Website]
*[http://www.electrofunkroots.co.uk/misc/uk_electro.html The UK Electro Story]

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Category:1961 births
Category:Living people
Category:Swing Out Sister members
Category:English keyboardists
Category:English composers
Category:Musicians from Manchester
Category:Sophisti-pop musicians
Category:21st-century English pianists
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