Chris Sievey obituary

Musician, entertainer and alter ego of the cult comedy creation Frank SidebottomChris Sievey, who has died aged 54 after suffering from cancer, achieved the kind of success as Frank Sidebottom that often eluded him under his own name. Sidebottom, complete with papier-mâché head and a curious line in daft Bontempi songs, became a huge hit on the 1980s indie circuit, shoring up his fame through a series of television and radio shows. He was an inspired creation, a nasal-voiced pop star from the ...

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