Midge Ure

Quick Facts

Full Name	Midge Ure
Occupation	Rock Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 10, 1953(1953-10-10)
Age	71
Birthplace	Cambuslang
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Libra

Midge Ure Biography

Midge Ure is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on October 10, 1953 in Cambuslang, Scotland, United Kingdom. Ultravox’s lead singer, who also had a successful solo career and released the hit single “If I Was.”

He also co-wrote “Do They know It’s Christmas?” He co-wrote the song “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” with Bob Geldof..

After leaving school Ure attended Motherwell Technical College and then began to work as an engineer, training at the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL), in nearby East Kilbride. He started playing music in a Glasgow band called Stumble (c.1969 – c.1971). The band’s line-up included lead guitarist Alan Wright, Fraser Spiers on harmonica, Kenny Ireland on bass and Alec Baird on drums.

Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and ’80s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids and Visage, and most notably as frontman of Ultravox. In 1984, Ure co-wrote and produced the charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”, which has sold 3.7 million copies in the UK. The song is the second highest selling single in UK chart history. Ure co-organised Band Aid, Live Aid and Live 8 with Bob Geldof. He acts as a trustee for the charity and also serves as an ambassador for Save the Children.

In March 1987, he had a daughter with Annabel Gilles.

Midge Ure Net Worth

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

After graduating from Technical College, he worked as an engineer.

He was part of many bands including Salvation (1972), The Rich Kids (1977), Visage (1978), Thin Lizzy (1979) and Ultravox (1979).

James Ure OBE (born 10 October 1953) better known as Midge Ure, is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim, the diminutive form of his actual name.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Midge Ure height 5 ft 6 in Midge weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Midge Ure Dating?

According to our records, Midge Ure married to Sheridan Forbes , Annabel Giles. As of December 1, 2023, Midge Ure’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1978, Egan and Ure formed Visage with lead vocalist Steve Strange, and utilised their new synthesiser when they recorded a cover of the Zager & Evans classic “In The Year 2525” for promotional purposes. The line-up was expanded in 1979 with the addition of Magazine members Dave Formula, John McGeoch and Barry Adamson, and Ultravox keyboardist Billy Currie, and the band signed briefly to Radar Records for the release of their first single “Tar”. Egan and Ure also formed the short-lived band The Misfits, whose career was curtailed by an approach from Thin Lizzy. Though Visage’s first single was unsuccessful, they signed with Polydor Records in 1980; their second single, “Fade to Grey”, became a hit.

Facts & Trivia

Midge Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Midge Ure celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.

Ure already knew Thin Lizzy singer Phil Lynott, and in early 1979 Ure received co-writing credit for “Get Out of Here” on Thin Lizzy’s album Black Rose. In July 1979 Ure stepped in to help Thin Lizzy complete a US tour following guitarist Gary Moore’s abrupt departure. Ure also contributed guitar parts to “Things Ain’t Working Out” and “Dublin” for the 1979 Thin Lizzy remix compilation The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans. Thin Lizzy then toured America and Japan. In 1980, during the second part of this tour, Ure switched to keyboards, and was replaced by Dave Flett and then Snowy White as guitarist. At the end of the tour Ure left Thin Lizzy and returned to his primary interest at that time, Ultravox. Ure continued to collaborate with Lynott, co-writing Lynott’s biggest solo hit, “Yellow Pearl”.

What happened to Midge Ure?

Today, Midge Ure is still very much a working musician, currently on a solo tour of America with European dates planned later in the year before heading back to the States, and then on to Australia in 2017.

Why has Midge Ure Cancelled?

Due to the continuing uncertainty over the Omicron variant and its transmissibility , we have decided to postpone the first part of the tour to spring 2023 in order to protect you, the audience, the band, the crew and the venue staff.

When was Midge Ure in Thin Lizzy?

Midge Ure was an unofficial member of Thin Lizzy between 1979 and 1980 , co-writing one track with Lynott before stepping in to help out the band following the sudden departure of Gary Moore during a U.S.A. tour.

What is Midge Ure real name?

James Ure

What happened to Ultravox?

In 1987, Ultravox decided not to continue after the U-Vox tour and split up. Currie signed a deal with IRS Records and recorded a solo album. Cross retired from the music business to become a psychotherapist. Cann later moved to Los Angeles to work in the movie business.