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Stanford, Peter (10 January 2010). "Revved up: Richard Coles, a very modern vicar". The Independent. London . Retrieved 17 June 2010.

James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) [1] is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980s with the synth-pop groups Bronski Beat and the Communards, and has also had a solo career. [2] He is known in particular for his powerful and soulful countertenor/ falsetto singing voice. Many of his songs, such as " Smalltown Boy", contain political commentary on gay-related issues. [3] Early life [ edit ] The band had their first UK top 30 hit in 1985 with the piano-based number 30 single "You Are My World". [6] The following year, they had their biggest hit with an energetic hi-NRG [7] cover version of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' soul classic " Don't Leave Me This Way" (in a version inspired by Thelma Houston's cover) which spent four weeks at number one and became the UK's biggest selling single of 1986. [8] It also made the US top 40. It featured Sarah Jane Morris as co-vocalist, taking advantage of the contrast between Morris' deep and rounded contralto and Somerville's soaring falsetto. [6] Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986)" (PDF). Music Week. 24 January 1987. p.25. ISSN 0265-1548– via World Radio History. Jimmy Somerville Supports Plight of Youth Homelessness with Nina Simone Cover | LBBOnline". www.lbbonline.com . Retrieved 21 July 2021.

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Mirror news (28 June 2010). "More BBC vicar? Popstar Reverend Richard Coles inspires sitcom". Daily Mirror. London.

a b "1984. Music: Bronski Beat, Smalltown Boy | Gay in the 80's: LGBT History". Gayinthe80s.com. 21 June 2012 . Retrieved 19 January 2014. "London Gay Teenage Group in LGBTarchive" . Retrieved 27 August 2018. Williams, Clifford (2021). "Courage to Be: Organised Gay Youth in England 1967-90". The Book Guild Ltd. ISBN 9781913913632. Bringing in the Sheaves: Wheat and Chaff from My Years as a Priest (W&N, 2016, ISBN 978-0297609889)

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Jenkins, Mark (5 December 1986). "Post-Punk and Pro-Labor Party". The Washington Post . Retrieved 3 January 2022. Swerling, Gabriella (17 April 2022). "Rev Richard Coles: Church of England increasingly 'excluding' gay couples". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022.

Doctor Who – "Father's Day" – Episode Guide". BBC. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 . Retrieved 19 January 2015. Coles appeared in a January 2021 episode of the BBC Four series Britain's Lost Masterpieces, discussing the story of the Magi in the gospels, in relation to a portrayal of Balthazar by Joos van Cleve. [37] On one Top Of The Pops show, Morris and Somerville changed roles (the song was being mimed) so that Somerville appeared to sing the deep notes and Morris the high ones. He regularly guest-hosted the Radio 4 programme Saturday Live, while the regular host Fi Glover was on maternity leave from 2008 to 2009. Coles replaced Glover permanently in 2011. On 1 September 2011, he presented a short piece on his home town and parish of Finedon for the Radio 4 programme You and Yours. In December 2012, December 2013 and November 2014, Coles appeared as a guest on the BBC comedy quiz show QI. In January 2014, he won the BBC's Celebrity Mastermind, with his specialist subject being the Mapp and Lucia novels of E. F. Benson.

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European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.4, no.48. 5 December 1987. p.18. OCLC 29800226– via World Radio History. Queerties > Categories". Queerty. Q.Digital. queerty.com. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014 . Retrieved 6 June 2023. Earworm of the Year (see the listed nominees) Both of their studio albums, Communards and Red, reached the top ten and achieved Platinum status in the UK. Brit Awards > History > 1987". Brit Awards. BPI. 9 February 1987. brits.co.uk . Retrieved 6 June 2023. Best British Group (only winner published) Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Conciseed.). Virgin Books. p.293. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.