As the front man of British soft rockers Smokie, Chris Norman led the band to a
string of catchy, successful hits in the 1970s, before going on to carve out a
long career as a crooning, strumming solo artist. Growing up with Elvis Presley,
Little Richard, The Everly Brothers and Beatles records, he formed Smokie while
at school in Bradford with his friends Alan Silson and Ron Kelly, and
established the band as fresh-faced, teen-pop idols thanks to six top ten UK
singles including 'If You Think You Know How to Love Me', 'Living Next Door to
Alice' and 'Oh Carol'.
Turning solo...