Roland Gift was the lead singer of which English band of the 1980's and early 1990's?
Roland Gift Roland Gift Roland Lee Gift (born 28 May 1961) is a British singer, songwriter and actor. He was the lead singer of the band Fine Young Cannibals, who rose to fame in the mid 1980s. Gift was born in Sparkhill in Birmingham, England, to a white (English) mother and a black (Ghanaian) father, and lived in the city until the age of 11. He then moved to Hull, where his mother, Pauline, ran several second-hand clothes shops. He was educated at Kelvin Hall School in Hull. Gift has three sisters, Helga, Ragna and Jay, and one brother, Paul. One of
The Chosen Few (1980's Australian Band) The Chosen Few (1980's Australian Band) The Chosen Few were an Australian rock band active between 1985 to 1992. Signed to Mushroom Records and managed by Stuart Coupe, the Chosen Few released four singles and a lone album "Friends, Foes and Firewood" (1990). Despite constant national touring (including opening for major touring acts like Jerry Harrison, Cheap Trick and Billy Joel on their respective Australian tours) and receiving support from the country's most influential radio stations; chart success eluded the Chosen Few with only a cover version of the band's song 'Rise' becoming a hit for popular Australian singer Daryl