{{Short description|British songwriter and musician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Stuart Kershaw | image = 20180728 Köln Amphi Festival OMD 0151.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Stuart Kershaw, 2018 | origin = Bradford, England | genre = {{hlist|Pop|dance-pop|electronic}} | occupation = Songwriter, musician | instrument = {{hlist|Drums|piano}} | current_member_of = Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark }}
'''Stuart Kershaw''' is a British songwriter and musician who performs as drummer of British electronic group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/live-reviews/omd-architecture-and-morality-dazzle-ships-live/ | title=OMD's Cold War Album Comes In From The Cold: Dazzle Ships Live | work=The Quietus | date=17 May 2016 | accessdate=3 September 2016}}</ref>
==Biography== Kershaw has worked with the band in various capacities since 1991, and in 2015, became the full-time replacement for original drummer Malcolm Holmes. He is credited as a co-writer on multiple OMD releases, including the 1991 UK No. 3 hit, "Sailing on the Seven Seas".<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stuart-kershaw-mn0001449310 Stuart Kershaw: Credits]. AllMusic. Retrieved October 11, 2017.</ref>
In 1998, Kershaw co-founded girl group Atomic Kitten, alongside OMD frontman Andy McCluskey. Together they co-wrote much of the group's material, including the 2001 UK chart-topper, "Whole Again".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2001/nov/23/artsfeatures2 | title=The power behind pop | work=The Guardian | date=23 November 2001 | accessdate=21 October 2014 | author=Petridis, Alexis}}</ref>
Kershaw is a longtime Liverpool Football Club fan. He and his wife have three children.
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