{{BLP sources|date=December 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Cy Curnin | image = Cy Curnin (©Heimo Reifetshammer 2012).jpg | caption = Curnin in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|12|12|df=yes}} | birth_place = Wimbledon, England | birth_name = Cyril John Curnin | genre = {{hlist|New wave|pop rock|art rock}} | occupation = Singer | instrument = Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar | years_active = 1980–present | current_member_of = The Fixx | website = {{URL|http://www.cycurnin.com}} }}

'''Cyril John Curnin''' (born 12 December 1957) is an English singer-songwriter who serves as the lead vocalist for the new wave band, the Fixx.<ref>{{cite web |title=NOTICED; Blinding Them With Smiles (Published 2000) |website=The New York Times |date=17 September 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709210741/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/17/style/noticed-blinding-them-with-smiles.html |archive-date=2023-07-09 |url-status=live |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/17/style/noticed-blinding-them-with-smiles.html |last1=Hayt |first1=Elizabeth }}</ref> He has released five solo albums: ''Mayfly'' (2005), ''The Returning Sun'' (2007), ''Solar Minimum'' (2009), ''The Horse's Mouth'' (2013) and ''Lockdown'' (2020). His ''Cinema for the Blind'' EP (2012) explored ambient music, containing no vocals.

==Biography== {{BLP unreferenced section|date=May 2021}}

===Early life=== Curnin left Wimbledon College, in England, at the age of 16. He then began participating in drama in college, where he studied with Fixx drummer Adam Woods.

=== Career === College friends Cy Curnin on vocals and Adam Woods on drums formed the group The Fixx in London in 1979, initially calling themselves Portraits,<ref name=":02">{{cite web |last=Dutton |first=Earle |date=14 July 2014 |title=Interview with Cy Curnin of The Fixx |url=https://equality365.com/interview-with-cy-curnin-of-the-fixx/ |access-date=1 May 2019 |website=Equality365.com}}</ref> and then changed the name to The Fix and eventually to The Fixx when they got a contract with MCA Records.

The band's hits include "One Thing Leads to Another", "Saved by Zero", "Are We Ourselves?", and "Secret Separation", each of which charted in the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as mainstream rock chart hits "Red Skies", "Stand or Fall", "Driven Out" and "Deeper and Deeper", which was featured on the soundtrack of the 1984 film ''Streets of Fire''.

In addition to singing lead vocals, Curnin has occasionally played piano or guitar on various Fixx albums.

In 1984, Curnin appeared in the Tina Turner music video "Better Be Good to Me" along with Fixx guitarist Jamie West-Oram and both appeared on the ''Private Dancer'' album.<ref name=S>{{cite web|url=https://www.straight.com/blogra/748556/30-years-ago-today-fixx-plays-qe-cy-curnin-talks-censorship|work=The Georgia Straight|title=30 years ago today: the Fixx plays the Q.E., Cy Curnin talks censorship|author=Newton, Steve|date=October 13, 2014}}</ref>

As of 2023, The Fixx was still active and had released 12 albums, the last one being in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Fixx Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-fixx-mn0000052093 |access-date=2024-04-01 |publisher=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref>

While Curnin tours regularly with The Fixx, he has also toured as a solo performer in the U.S. and in Europe. On occasion he has been joined by English singer/songwriter/guitarist Nick Harper. He was also the special guest of Midge Ure for gigs in Europe.

Curnin supports the music-based cancer charity, Love Hope Strength Foundation. With them, he has participated in treks to the base camp of Mt. Everest, Kilimanjaro, Machu Picchu, and Pikes Peak to raise awareness and funds for cancer treatment facilities in remote areas of the world.

===Collaborations=== Curnin provided vocals on Rupert Hine's "With One Look (The Wildest Dream)", which featured on the soundtrack to the 1985 Savage Steve Holland film, ''Better Off Dead''.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Discogs|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2735425-Rupert-Hine-Cy-Curnin-With-One-Look-The-Wildest-Dream|title=Rupert Hine & Cy Curnin – With One Look (The Wildest Dream)|date=1985 }}</ref>

In 1990, Curnin participated with Rupert Hine and many other artists in the world music album ''One World One Voice''. He played piano and sang with many artists.

In October 2007, Curnin began an association with the Love Hope Strength Foundation (LHSF), a music-centric cancer charity. Cy joined with Mike Peters from The Alarm, Glenn Tilbrook from Squeeze, and Slim Jim Phantom from Stray Cats in a trek to perform at the base camp of Mount Everest in Nepal. Curnin has since participated in other LHSF treks to Machu Picchu, Pike's Peak, Mount Kilimanjaro and in December 2012, Curnin returned to Everest with the organization.

== Musical influences == Curnin's influences include David Bowie, The Beatles, Grover Washington Jr., Manitas De Plata and Pink Floyd.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2023-01-27 |title=5 Albums I Can't Live Without: Cy Curnin of The Fixx |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/01/5-albums-i-cant-live-without-cy-curnin-of-the-fixx/ |journal=SPIN |via=}}</ref>

== Personal life == Curnin lives in Santa Cruz, California.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wirt |first=John |date=18 August 2017 |title=Relaxed and relevant: The Fixx returns with its post-New Wave anthems |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/article_2c219302-7eb5-11e7-94de-d7b13b40e37c.html |publisher=The Advocate}}</ref>

==Solo discography== {{See also|The Fixx discography}} *2005 – ''Mayfly<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Cy Curnin Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/cy-curnin-mn0000147772|access-date=2024-04-01|publisher=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref>'' *2007 – ''The Returning Sun<ref name=":0" />'' *2009 – ''Solar Minimum''<ref name=":0" /> *2012 – ''Cinema for the Blind – EP'' *2013 – ''The Horse's Mouth'' *2020 – ''Lockdown'' *2021 – ''Superseded – EP''

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==External links== * [http://www.lovehopestrength.org/ Love Hope Strength Foundation]

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