Andrew Eldritch

January 4, 2024
Punk Singer

Quick Facts

Andrew Eldritch
Full Name Andrew Eldritch
Occupation Punk Singer
Date Of Birth May 15, 1959(1959-05-15)
Age 65
Birthplace England
Country United Kingdom
Birth City England
Horoscope Taurus

Andrew Eldritch Biography

Name Andrew Eldritch
Birthday May 15
Birth Year 1959
Place Of Birth England
Home Town England
Birth Country United Kingdom
Birth Sign Taurus

Andrew Eldritch is one of the most popular and richest Punk Singer who was born on May 15, 1959 in England, England, United Kingdom. English singer who, as of 2014, was the only remaining original member of the band The Sisters of Mercy. The band originated in the post-punk mold and eventually experimented with gothic rock and hard rock music.

He once interviewed singer David Bowie for the German edition of Rolling Stone Magazine in 1995.

Andrew Eldritch (born Andrew William Harvey Taylor, 15 May 1959) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. He is the frontman and only remaining original member of the Sisters of Mercy, a band that emerged from the British post-punk scene, transformed into a gothic rock band, and, in later years, flirted with hard rock.

Eldritch studied French and German literature at the University of Oxford before moving to Leeds around 1978 to study Mandarin Chinese at the University of Leeds; he left both courses before graduating. He speaks fluent French and German and has some knowledge of Dutch, Italian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Latin, but stated that he has forgotten the Chinese he learned. During this period, Eldritch was a freelance drummer in the local Leeds punk scene.

He was raised with his family in the small town of Ely, Cambridgeshire in England.

Andrew Eldritch Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Punk Singer
House Living in own house.

Andrew Eldritch is one of the richest Punk Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Andrew Eldritch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He started out as a freelance drummer for the local Leeds punk music scene before forming Sisters of Mercy in 1979.

He speaks fluent German, French, and English and studied Mandarin Chinese at the University of Leeds.

Andrew Eldritch was born in the small cathedral city of Ely in 1959. Eldritch later wrote a piano song named “1959”, alluding to the year of his birth, starting with the line “Living as an angel in the place that I was born”.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 5 ft 9 in

Andrew Eldritch height 5 ft 9 in Andrew weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Andrew Eldritch Dating?

According to our records, Andrew Eldritch is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Andrew Eldritch’s is not dating anyone.

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Prevented by contractual obligations from appearing under his own name, he is also rumoured to have produced a couple of techno albums under various pseudonyms during the 1990s, a rumour he would not deny when asked about it in an interview by Alexa Williamson in May 1997. Two musical projects Eldritch set up with his label, Merciful Release, have later been confirmed as Paris Riots (a collaboration with James Ray) and Leeds Underground. Both projects were abandoned before any tracks were released to the public.

Facts & Trivia

Andrew Ranked on the list of most popular Punk Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Andrew Eldritch celebrates birthday on May 15 of every year.

The Sisters of Mercy tour every year, but no new recorded material has been released for sale since 1993.

Does Andrew Eldritch speak German?

He speaks fluent French and German and has some knowledge of Dutch, Italian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, and Latin, but stated he had forgotten the Chinese he learned.

Are Sisters of Mercy goth?

Bauhaus, The Cure and even Andrew Eldritch of The Sisters Of Mercy have categorically stated that they are not and never were goth.

Where was Andrew Eldritch born?

Ely, United Kingdom

When was Andrew Eldritch born?

May 15, 1959 (age 63 years)

What drum machine did Sisters of Mercy use?

An Open Letter To Doktor Avalanche , The Drum Machine Of The Band The Sisters of Mercy.

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