Jimmy Somerville

James William Somerville 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. 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.

22 June 1961

Born on the same birth day (22 June): Clyde Drexler • Danny Green (basketball) • Ebenezer Erskine • Giuseppe Mazzini • H. Rider Haggard • Henri Tajfel • Hubert Chesshyre • Hugo Mallo • Ian Kinsler • Jerome Taylor • Johannes Drost • Joseph Cohen (solicitor) • Lord John Sackville • Meryl Streep • Santokh Singh • Sharon Maughan • Stephen Waley-Cohen • Thomas Quinn Curtiss • Tom Alter

Born in the same month (June 1961): El DeBarge • Greg LeMond • John Huston (golfer) • Kim Deal • Kip Winger • Kurt Eichenwald • Lawrence Lessig • Michael J. Fox • Robbie Kerr (Australian cricketer) • Timur Bekmambetov