Glenn Gregory
Biography
Glenn Peter Gregory (born 16 May 1958) is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music career spans more than 50 years. He came to prominence in the early 1980s as co-founder and lead vocalist of the new wave and synth-pop band Heaven 17, which released several UK chart hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang", "Temptation", "Let Me Go", "Come Live with Me", "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry", "Sunset Now", and "This Is Mine". Glenn Peter Gregory was born on 16 May 1958 in Sheffield, England. His father, Howard, was a steel worker. As a teenager, he wanted to be an actor, but he worked in London as a photographer. In 1977, Gregory was part of the band 57 Men, formed by Jack Hues and Nick Feldman, who both later formed the band Wang Chung. Gregory knew the founding members of the Human League for many years. He had been singing and playing bass guitar in bands with Ian Craig Marsh since 1973, and was later also in a short-lived band with Martyn Ware. In early 1981, he was contacted by Martyn Ware after the original incarnation of the Human League broke up, and was asked to join Heaven 17, a new band resulting from the break-up. The band Heaven 17 included the trio of Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh, and Gregory as lead vocalist. The band released eight studio albums, and had many hits in the UK. However, by the late 1980s their popularity had declined. The band broke up in 1988, but reunited in 1996, and played their first ever live concert in 1997. Marsh left the band in 2007, but Ware and Gregory continue to perform as Heaven 17. In 1984, Gregory contributed to the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas?", singing the line "No rain nor rivers flow" Outside Heaven 17, Gregory has been a member of the bands Ugly and Honeyroot, as well as working with ABC, Tina Turner, Grace Jones, Propaganda, Terence Trent D'Arby, Ultravox, La Roux and John Lydon of Public Image Ltd and the Sex Pistols. He was a member of the "supergroup" Holy Holy. He has also established a career in soundtrack music, writing for radio, TV and film. He creates scores in a private studio built at the bottom of his garden.
Known For & Full Filmography10 Titles
Drama Series - 1996, 16 episodes • as Self
Never Mind the Buzzcocks is a comedy panel game show with a pop and rock music theme. The show is infamous for its dry, sarcastic humour and scathing, provocative attacks on the pop industry.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Self
Forty years on from the release of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid, this documentary unearths 75 minutes of rare and previously unseen film footage from the day of recording
Movie - 1986, 2h 15m • as Self
Documentary containing interviews and concert footage of the various musicians and bands within the Red Wedge organization on a tour within the UK.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Self
On November 25th 2005, Heaven 17 put on a rare live performance to promote the release of 'Before After', their first studio album since 'Bigger Than America' in 1996. The whole gig was released on a double CD set immediately after the gig - a quality recording taken straight from the mixing desk with no overdubs or added effects - pure H17 and the results were stunning.
Movie - 2016, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
This warm and humorous observation of Sheffield's best kept secret weapon 'Hendo's', blows all other condiments out of the water. Musicians, politicians, artists and entertainers reflect on the legacy of Henderson's relish: a dietary staple for the true Sheffielder.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Self
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the band's debut album, Penthouse and Pavement, combines the bands full live concert filmed in Sheffield in March 2010, with never-seen-before documentary and rehearsal footage. Also included is a unique collection of all the digital videos used as the back drop to the live show, set to the accompanying live audio from the performance. Each video was commissioned by a different visual artist and includes some of the biggest and talented up-and-coming artists from the worlds of digital and graphic design, fine art and film. A must for any fan, featuring 19 classic tracks, including Temptation, (We Don t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang and a cover version of the Human League s Being Boiled Penthouse and Pavement Live in Concert perfectly captures one of the most influential bands of their generation, as relevant and exciting today as they were when they first formed.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as self
Well-known fans celebrate Stevie Wonder and his music by selecting some of his best-loved songs. Wonder is one of the dominant figures in American music, a multi-faceted genius whose music has permeated popular culture, and he is not short of celebrity fans. His musical achievements are lauded in this anthology of his greatest hits. Contributors include actor Martin Freeman, singers Alexander O'Neal, James Morrison, Beverley Knight and Corinne Bailey Rae, New Order's Gillian Gilbert and Stephen Morris, DJs Ana Matronic, Trevor Nelson and Norman Jay, Heaven's 17's Glenn Gregory and Martyn Ware, journalist Sian Pattenden and presenter Emma Dabiri.
Movie - 2022, 2h 15m • as Self
Using previously unheard interviews, told in her own words and by those around her, this is the story of Tina Turner’s 50-year relationship with the UK since her first visit in 1966.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Self
Documentary exploring the music of rock band Roxy Music, who have a good claim to be one of the UK's most influential bands. Led by charismatic front man Bryan Ferry, their striking style and great songs won them an army of fans who would go on to make their own mark in the world of music. In this celebration of the music of both Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music, insights and anecdotes are provided by household names from Sadie Frost to Glenn Gregory & Martyn Ware, Gaz Coombes, New Order's Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, Shaun Ryder and Alan McGee, Ana Matronic and more.
Movie - 2012, 2h 15m • as Self
Filmed at the Scala, London in 2011, Claudia Brucken, using the nucleus of her current Onetwo band, performed an exciting 98 minute live set playing 19 song selections from her 27-year career aided by a host of special guests, including Andy Bell (Erasure), Glenn Gregory & Martyn Ware (Heaven 17), Susanne Freytag and Ralf Dorper (Propaganda) and Andrew Poppy.