English People who are FAMOUS Abroad but UNKNOWN here

[desprateseagull]

The bird that married (I think) Frazier.

maybe his co star, Jane Leeves?

 

[Trufflehound]

Steve McLaren. Apprently some people have heard of him in Enschede.




Oh hang on. No they haven't.

 

[Man of Harveys]

Years ago, my grandmother was telling me once about this English singer she'd seen on the telly who was very popular in Germany. About how he'd had a whole programme to himself and how she could have watched it all day, it was so good and how he'd created a lovely atmosphere and seemed such a nice man too. But she couldn't remember his name.

Fast forward a few years and I'm standing on a freezing cold terrace watching Duisburg being thrashed by Hanover Sechsundneunzig - to the name of which their fans were singing a cheesy 70s-sounding song with clapping and some na-na-nas in the middle.

This all left me certain that the most popular English singer in Germany since Kevin Keegan left Hamburg is undoubtedly Sheffield's own TONY CHRISTIE.

I know, since that fat northerner got involved he's now a bit better known again here as well. But they never lost the faith.

 

[Barry Izbak]

I can't see him as a complete unknown. He's been the lead item on BBC Sport a few times in the past week and he's currently third favourite in the betting for Sports Personality of the Year.

True, but before last week you'd have to agree only Le Tour fans would have known who he was, and he'd have been nowhere in the SPOTY betting

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Art Brut.

 

[mr sheen]

Years ago, my grandmother was telling me once about this English singer she'd seen on the telly who was very popular in Germany. About how he'd had a whole programme to himself and how she could have watched it all day, it was so good and how he'd created a lovely atmosphere and seemed such a nice man too. But she couldn't remember his name.

Fast forward a few years and I'm standing on a freezing cold terrace watching Duisburg being thrashed by Hanover Sechsundneunzig - to the name of which their fans were singing a cheesy 70s-sounding song with clapping and some na-na-nas in the middle.

This all left me certain that the most popular English singer in Germany since Kevin Keegan left Hamburg is undoubtedly Sheffield's own TONY CHRISTIE.

I know, since that fat northerner got involved he's now a bit better known again here as well. But they never lost the faith.

I believe ex-Family singer Roger Chapman buggered off to Germany around 1980, and has continued to release big selling albums over there, which have been ignored/unreleased in the UK.

 

[KZNSeagull]

This member of the 1966 World Cup Squad is a reviewer on all footie matches over here.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Some guy who plays basketball in the NBA who's name eludes me. Guess that kind of proves the point!

 

[Gwylan]

This member of the 1966 World Cup Squad is a reviewer on all footie matches over here.

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Terry paine wasn't just a member of the squad he played in at least one of the games.

He was a good player too - even if he did play for the hated Southampton. A stroppy little sod though.

Yes, I guess that few people over here would recognise him now.

 

[gruntage]

Chris Birchall.

pretty big in T & T. who gives a shit here?

 

[Uter]

I think there are a couple of Brits who are big in NASCAR so presumably very well known in America.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Terry paine wasn't just a member of the squad he played in at least one of the games.

Indeed he did, against Mexico. Also has one of the hospitality suites at St Mary's named after him evidently (good old Wikipedia!!)

 

[Trufflehound]

I believe ex-Family singer Roger Chapman buggered off to Germany around 1980, and has continued to release big selling albums over there, which have been ignored/unreleased in the UK.

To be fair, being big in Germany isn't NECESSARILY a good sign.

I accidentally flipped over to German TV not that long ago and The Rubettes were playing a gig on a Saturday evening primetime show...

 

[KZNSeagull]

Dan Wheldon drives Indy Cars in the US. Pretty good at it too, I believe.

 

[Buzzer]

Art Brut.

Art Brut rock! Eddie Argos is a genius lyric writer.

 

[Monkster]

Dan Wheldon drives Indy Cars in the US. Pretty good at it too, I believe.

as are Dario Franchitti (scot) & Justin Wilson

 

[mr sheen]

To be fair, being big in Germany isn't NECESSARILY a good sign.

I accidentally flipped over to German TV not that long ago and The Rubettes were playing a gig on a Saturday evening primetime show...

I'm more than happy to trust the UK market on this one - if no record company will take a punt and release them in the UK, they must be shite. I would think, with the above example of Tony Christie and the oft-quoted case of Hasselhoff, being musically big in Germany is almost certainly a bad sign.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

Art Brut rock! Eddie Argos is a genius lyric writer.

I love 'em. It's a great shame that they haven't taken off here. Fair play to them though, they've done much, much better in the States than many so-called big bands.

 

[xenophon]

Bush (not him, the UK band "Bush" with Gavin Rossdale in them - HUGE in the USA)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_(band)

 

[Storer68]

Barclay James harvest - HUUUUUGEEE in Germany - sold out stadiums all over the palce.

here - could walk down Oldham huih street and be ignored