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Kevin Rowland

Acting Born 1953-08-17 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK

Kevin Rowland is an English singer-songwriter best known as the passionate, fiercely independent frontman and co-founder of the pop/soul band Dexys Midnight Runners (now known simply as Dexys). Rowland has guided the band through massive global commercial peaks, intense creative reinventions and deep personal comebacks across nearly five decades.

Known For

Dexys at the BBC 2025 9

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony 2022

Funny Cow 2018 6.3

Proclaimers: This Is the Story 2017 8

The Story of Skinhead 2016 8

Victoria Wood - That Musical We Made 2014

Nowhere Is Home: Live at Duke of York's Theatre 2014

Dexys: Nowhere Is Home 2014 6.8

100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s 2009 10

100 Greatest Songs of the '80s 2006

Where Are They Now? 1999 7.5

This Is What She's Like 1985

Knowledge of Beauty (My National Pride) 1985

Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - "The Bridge" - The Live Performance 1983

Boom Boom... Out Go the Lights 1980 6.5

Punk in London 1977 6.7

Rockpalast 1974 10