English singer-songwriter and performer, co-founder and lead singer of Soft Cell, with an extensive solo career from the 1980s onward, noted for a theatrical voice and eclectic stylistic range.

Lead singer of Soft Cell; prominent solo career since the 1980s; praised for theatrical delivery and genre-hopping albums. Collaborated with artists such as Michael Cashmore; released themed projects including Russian song interpretations; suffered a serious motorcycle accident in 2004 and later returned to recording and performing.

DeBaser's reviews present Marc Almond as a theatrical, genre-hopping singer-songwriter with a long solo career after Soft Cell. Critics praise his voice, songwriting and stylistic adventurousness across albums from the 1980s to the 2010s. Several albums (The Stars We Are, Enchanted, Fantastic Star, Heart On Snow) are repeatedly highlighted as major achievements.

For:Fans of synth-pop, glam rock, chanson, cabaret and theatrical pop; listeners exploring Marc Almond's solo work and Soft Cell followers.

 It's difficult to find a more fitting title and cover for an album like this, and after all, Mr. Marc Almond is someone who truly understands enchantment: after the immensely successful Soft Cell interlude, probably the most substantial duo of the '80s synth-pop scene, he embarked on a solo career that was prolific and filled with countless gems.

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 "All I need is a glittery curtain to sing a cheap but potent song, on a small wooden stage at the back of a bar, to feel like I belong, to stand in front of a glittery curtain, to sing my sad song, of one

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 A miracle. A fantastic surprise. To find Marc Almond in such good form, so in control of himself, with songs so well chosen and so engaging - perhaps the only weak moment is "The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men" and the result is debatable on "Strangers In The Night" - brought me back to a lost paradise.

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 FS is shining and simply perfect, the squaring of the circle of a wonderful artist for whom fidelity to self has never been synonymous with sterile self-replication.

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