{{Short description|Scottish musician (born 1964)}} {{for|the American football player|Justin Currie (American football)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Justin Currie | image = Justin Currie, Vicar Street, Dublin, 2014.jpg | alt = | caption = Currie performing with Del Amitri at Vicar Street in Dublin, Ireland, 2014 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Justin Robert Currie | origin = Glasgow, Scotland | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1964|12|11}} | genre = {{hlist|Pop rock|power pop||jangle pop|alternative rock|folk rock}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}} | years_active = 1983–present | instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|bass|piano}} | website = {{URL|justincurrie.com}} | current_member_of = {{hlist|Del Amitri|The Uncle Devil Show}} }}
'''Justin Robert Currie''' (born 11 December 1964) is a Scottish singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the alternative rock band Del Amitri.
==Career== ===Del Amitri=== thumb|Currie, 1984 Justin Currie was born in Glasgow and established the band Del Amitri in the early 1980s<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/455816/Del-Amitri-frontman-Justin-Currie-on-being-nervous-about-the-Scottish-band-s-big-comeback|title='We're so nervous' Del Amitri's Justin Currie on being unsure about the band's comeback|first=Kirsty|last=McCormack|date=24 January 2014|website=Express.co.uk}}</ref> after putting up a sign in a music shop asking for other people who could play instruments to get in contact with him.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://northernlifemagazine.co.uk/justin-currie-del-amitri/|title=Exclusive interview with Justin Currie of Del Amitri " Northern Life|first=Chloe|last=McLaughlin|date=3 July 2018}}</ref> In addition to being the lead vocalist and principal songwriter of the band, Currie also plays bass with them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/story-of-del-amitri-to-be-told-in-new-book-1-4750721|title=Story of Del Amitri to be told in new book|website=Scotsman.com}}</ref> Between 1985 and 2002, the band released six studio albums. Their single, "Nothing Ever Happens" reached No. 11 in the UK, and their 1995 single "Roll to Me" reached the top ten in both Canada and the US.<ref name="auto"/> Five Del Amitri albums have reached the Top 10 in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/scottish-rockers-del-amitri-make-12596685|title=Scottish rockers Del Amitri to return with song about Princess Diana's death|first=John|last=Dingwall|date=26 May 2018|website=dailyrecord}}</ref> Globally, Del Amitri have sold six million albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/del-amitri-well-play-hometown-3008628|title=Del Amitri: We'll play our hometown for first time in 12 years but it's not a reunion.. we never split up|first=Paul|last=English|date=12 January 2014|website=dailyrecord}}</ref>
===The Uncle Devil Show=== Justin Currie with Kevin and Jim McDermott released the studio album ''A Terrible Beauty'' under the moniker the Uncle Devil Show in 2004.
===Solo career=== In addition to his career with Del Amitri, Currie is also a solo artist. In 2006 he was a special guest on Tom McRae's Hotel Cafe Tour. In 2005 he wrote and recorded an album with the working title ''Rebound''. It was subsequently re-titled ''What Is Love For'' and released on Rykodisc on 8 October 2007. A single and extended play (EP) from the album, "No, Surrender", was released on 24 March 2008.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
Currie's second solo studio album ''The Great War'' was released on 3 May 2010, a single titled "A Man with Nothing to Do" was released on 26 April 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rykopress.com/ryko/justincurrie/?releaseId=8a0af81226e38fc40126e947491b04c8 |title=Justin Currie |publisher=Rykopress |accessdate=2014-07-28 |archive-date=15 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715220146/http://www.rykopress.com/ryko/justincurrie/?releaseId=8a0af81226e38fc40126e947491b04c8 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>
A third solo studio album, titled ''Lower Reaches'', recorded in Texas, and was released on 19 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hutchinson |first=Andrew |url=http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/lifestyle/arts-entertainment/music-and-gigs/music-interview-justin-currie-1-5410310 |title=Music interview: Justin Currie |work=Yorkshire Evening Post|date=2013-02-14 |accessdate=2014-07-28}}</ref> It is preceded by a free download of the track "Little Stars", plus a track released to radio in July 2013, "Bend to My Will". The album reached number 46 in the UK Albums Chart.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}
In 2017, he released his fourth studio album, ''This Is My Kingdom Now''.
==Family and personal life==
Currie’s father, John Currie, was chorusmaster of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus from 1965 to 1984 and music director of the Los Angeles Master Chorale from 1986 to 1991.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/18483100.obituary-john-currie-charismatic-influential-figure-choral-music|title=Obituary: John Currie, a charismatic and influential figure in choral music|website=Heraldscotland.com|date=29 May 2020 }}</ref>
Currie's cousin is singer-songwriter Nick Currie, known as "Momus".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle-2-15039/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-six-momus-albums-says-andrew-eaton-1-1151167|title=All I want for Christmas is six Momus albums, says Andrew Eaton|website=Scotsman.com}}</ref>
As of 2013 Currie had been in a relationship for 13 years with his girlfriend Emma.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/justin-currie-del-amitri-and-me-1565069|title=Justin Currie: Del Amitri and me|website=Scotsman.com|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>
In 2024, Currie revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-10 |title=Del Amitri singer: I know Parkinson's will stop me |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-68528123 |access-date=2024-03-20 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Discography== *''What Is Love For'' (2007) – UK number 106 *''The Great War'' (2010) – UK number 90<ref name="OCC">{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6247/JUSTIN-CURRIE|title=Justin Currie {{!}} full Official Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> *''Lower Reaches'' (2013) – UK number 46<ref name="OCC"/> *''This Is My Kingdom Now'' (2017) – UK number 54<ref name="OCC"/>
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==External links== * [http://www.justincurrie.com/ Official website] * {{AllMusic|class=artist|id= mn0000311228}} * {{discogs artist}} * {{IMDb name|id=2747565}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928055428/http://www.hi-arts.co.uk/Default.aspx.LocID-hianewkss.RefLocID-hiacg5005001.Lang-EN.htm/ BUTTON UP featuring Justin Currie (East Grange Loft, Forres, 21 August 2003)] HI-Arts, 22 August 2003 - Review of first Button Up concert, 2003
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