Mar292024

David Essex

David Essex's first notable acting role was the lead in the stage musical, Godspell in 1971. Two years later, he starred in the film That'll Be The Day (1973) and recorded a major hit single, "Rock On" (which he wrote himself), in the same year. A second single, "Lamplight", also reached the British Top 10. In the 1970s, Essex emerged as one of the UK's top performers. His biggest hits during this decade included a pair of Number One singles : "Gonna Make You A Star" (1974) Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Rock On
278034
2A Winter's Tale
192625
3Gonna Make You A Star
71851
4Hold Me Close
55843
5Oh What A Circus
28879
6Lamplight
16603
7Stardust
14149
8You're In My Heart
12729
9A Winters Tale
12609
10Silver Dream Machine
7826

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