# Sal Solo

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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Sal Solo 
| image = Lyceum-Classix-Nouveau3.jpg
| caption = Sal Solo on stage with Classix Nouveaux at the Lyceum Theatre, London. 12 October 1980
| image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels -->
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Christopher Scott Stevens
| birth_date = 
|birth_place =[Hatfield](/source/Hatfield%2C_Hertfordshire), Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
| origin = London, England
| instrument = Vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizer
| genre = [New wave](/source/New_wave_music), [post-punk](/source/post-punk)
| years_active = 1978–present
| label = 
| associated_acts = The News, [Classix Nouveaux](/source/Classix_Nouveaux), [Rockets](/source/Rockets_(band))
| website = {{URL|http://www.salsolo.com}}
}}

'''Sal Solo''' (born '''Christopher Scott Stevens''') is an English singer.

==Career==
Solo began his career with a band called The News, which released one 7" single on GTO Records.<ref name="Urbanski">{{cite web|url=http://gosc.pl/doc/808919.Czlowiek-od-zbierania-smieci|website=gosc.pl|title=Człowiek od zbierania śmieci|first=Andrzej|last=Urbański|date=6 July 2006|accessdate=23 June 2020|language=pl}}</ref> Then he formed the pop group [Classix Nouveaux](/source/Classix_Nouveaux), with former members of [X-Ray Spex](/source/X-Ray_Spex), which became associated with the burgeoning [New Romantic](/source/New_Romantic) movement.<ref name="Urbanski" /><ref name="Sullivan">{{citation|work=[The Boston Globe](/source/The_Boston_Globe)|first=Jim|last=Sullivan|title=Classy Sounds in the Latest English Style; Classix Nouveaux – in Concert at the Paradise Theater Without the Missing; Persons, Friday|date=August 1981|page=1}}</ref> They released three albums with [EMI Records](/source/EMI_Records). Classix Nouveaux had [number one](/source/Chart-topper) hits in [Poland](/source/Poland), [Portugal](/source/Portugal), [Israel](/source/Israel), [Iceland](/source/Iceland) and other countries in the early 1980s. They also had one top 20 and various other top 50 [hits](/source/hit_record) in the United Kingdom, including "Is It a Dream", which reached No.&nbsp;11 on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart). The band split in 1985. Between 1984 and 1992, he provided lead vocals for the French [space rock](/source/space_rock) group [Rockets](/source/Rockets_(band)).

Following a pilgrimage to [San Damiano](/source/San_Damiano%2C_Assisi) in Italy, Solo embraced the [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church) faith of his childhood. He had a solo hit with "San Damiano (Heart and Soul)" which reached No.&nbsp;15 on the UK Singles Chart, and went to No.&nbsp;1 in Poland. The song has since been recorded by several artists, including [Aled Jones](/source/Aled_Jones) for his 2003 album ''Higher'', which remained on the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart) [top 40](/source/top_40) for several weeks, and earned a [silver](/source/music_recording_sales_certification) disc.

In 1987, Solo became active in [youth ministry](/source/youth_ministry) in the Catholic Church in the UK. During this time, he continued to write and perform new music. In the early 1990s, he released three albums of [Christian music](/source/Christian_music) through the Christian record label, Word Records, followed by several more released independently.<ref name="Royer">{{citation|work=[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)|first=Jessica|last=Royer|title=Musician Debuts Mass in Bolingbrook|date=25 June 1999}}</ref> In 1999, he moved to [Chicago](/source/Chicago), where he works with Catholic teenagers in the United States and other parts of the world, speaking on matters of faith and justice, and giving concerts and youth retreats.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

right|thumb|130px|A detail of this painting (in Jasna Góra Monastery, Częstochowa, Poland) was used for the cover art of ''Heart and Soul''

==Discography==
'''Albums'''
*1981: Classix Nouveaux: ''Night People'' (Liberty/EMI)
*1982: Classix Nouveaux: ''La Verité'' (Liberty/EMI)
*1983: Classix Nouveaux: ''Secret''  (Liberty/EMI)
*1983: Hazan ([Nazia Hassan](/source/Nazia_Hassan)) ''Dreamer Devane'' (EMI) (as producer)
*1983: Hazan ([Nazia Hassan](/source/Nazia_Hassan))  ''Destiny'' (EMI) (as producer)
*1983: Hazan ([Nazia Hassan](/source/Nazia_Hassan))  ''Get a little closer'' (remix producer)
*1984: Rockets: ''Imperception'' (CGD)
*1985: Sal Solo: ''Heart & Soul'' (MCA)
*1985: Roketz: ''One Way'' (CGD)
*1991: Sal Solo: ''Look at Christ'' (Word UK)
*1992: Rockets: ''Another Future'' (Polydor)
*1994: Sal Solo: ''Through Ancient Eyes'' (Word UK)
*1996: Sal Solo: ''Born to Die'' ( (Word UK)
*1997: Classix Nouveaux: ''The Very Best of Classix Nouveaux'' (EMI UK)
*1998: Sal Solo: ''Live!'' (ACTS)
*1999: Sal Solo: ''Anno Domini'' (ACTS)
*1999: Sal Solo: ''Pilgrimage – The Gospel Best of Sal Solo'' (ACTS)
*2001: Sal Solo: ''I Worship'' (ACTS)
*2001: Sal Solo: ''Anno Domini'' (Espańol) (De La Raiz)
*2003: Sal Solo: ''NeoSacro'' (Espańol) (De La Raiz)
*2005: Sal Solo: ''Yes! Best of Studio and Live'' (ACTS)
*2005: Sal Solo: ''Teen Mass for the Millennium'' (ACTS)
*2009: Sal Solo: ''We Cry Justice!'' (Heart Beat)
*2012: Mathias Michael: ''I Believe'' (The Buzz) (as producer)
*2012: Various Artists: ''NCYC'S Top Talent Volume One'' (The Buzz) (as producer)
*2013: Fusion: "Undiscovered" (The Buzz) (as producer)
*2013: Sal Solo: ''Acts of Worship'' (Heart Beat)
*2020: SIJ10 (The Buzz) (as writer and producer)
*2021: Classix Nouveaux: "Inside Outside 2021" (ESP) (single)
*2022: Classix Nouveaux: "Fix your eyes up" (single)

==References==
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Category:English Roman Catholics
Category:Entertainers from Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Category:Living people
Category:Musicians from Hertfordshire
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)

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