Ian Zachary Broudie (born 4 August 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer from Liverpool, England. After emerging from the post-punk scene in Liverpool in the late 1970s as a member of Big in Japan, Broudie went on to form Original Mirrors in 1979 and Care in the early 1980s as well as producing albums for artists including Echo & the Bunnymen, The Fall, The Icicle Works and Shack throughout the decade.In 1989 he formed The Lightning Seeds and achieved great commercial success throughout the 1990s. After The Lightning Seeds dissolved in 2000, Broudie produced albums by artists such as The Coral and The Zutons before releasing his own solo album Tales Told in 2004. The Lightning Seeds reformed in 2006 and released their sixth studio album Four Winds in 2009.
Said that he came up with the name The Lightning Seeds from having misheard the line "The thunder drowns out what the lightning sees" in Prince's "Raspberry Beret.".
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Had a major hit all over Europe with the single "Three Lions (Football's Coming Home)", released to coincide with the Euro '96 soccer cup in the UK. The song was re-released two years later for the World Cup '98 in France and became a huge hit once again. The video for the re-release featured fellow singer Robbie Williams.
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Is the lead singer, guitarist and principle songwriter for the Britpop band, The Lightning Seeds.
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Is an accomplished producer, working on records for The Coral, Dodgy, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Fall, Frazier Chorus, Alison Moyet, Republica, The Wedding Present and Wall of Voodoo among others.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Match of the Day: Euro 2016
2016
TV Mini-Series music - 1 episode
ITV Sport: Euro 2016
2016
TV Mini-Series music - 1 episode
History of the Euros
2016
TV Movie documentary music: "Three Lions" - uncredited
Euro 96: The Summer Football Came Home
2016
TV Movie documentary music: "Three Lions"
Britain's Got More Talent
2016
TV Series music - 1 episode
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2015
TV Series music - 1 episode
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
2015
TV Movie documentary music: "Three Lions" - uncredited
TFI Friday
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Match of the Day at 50
2014
TV Movie documentary writer: "The Life of Riley" - uncredited
My Mad Fat Diary
2014
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Gent de paraula
2011
TV Series music - 1 episode
EastEnders
TV Series music - 2 episodes, 2010 writer - 2 episodes, 1996
Definitely, Maybe
2008
writer: "The Life of Riley" 1992
Lagerfeld Confidential
2007
Documentary "PURE"
The O.C.
2005
TV Series performer - 1 episode
When Snooker Ruled the World
2002
TV Movie documentary writer: "Lucky You" - uncredited
Playing the Field
TV Series writer - 1 episode, 2002 music - 1 episode, 1999
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