Gavin Friday facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Gavin Friday
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Fionán Martin Hanvey |
| Born | 8 October 1959 Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, musician, singer-songwriter, producer, actor |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1977–present |
| Labels | Island, Rubyworks |
| Associated acts | Virgin Prunes |
Gavin Friday (born Fionán Martin Hanvey, 8 October 1959) is a talented Irish artist. He is a singer, songwriter, composer, and actor. He is also known for his painting. Gavin Friday is best known as a founding member of the post-punk music group called The Virgin Prunes.
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Gavin Friday's Early Life
Fionán Hanvey was born in Dublin, Ireland. He grew up in a neighborhood called Ballygall. When he was 14, he met Bono and Guggi at a party. Bono, who later became the lead singer of U2, said they became friends that day.
His Amazing Career in Music and Art
Gavin Friday started his career as a founding member of The Virgin Prunes. This was a post-punk band. After the band ended in 1986, Gavin Friday focused on painting. He shared a studio with his friends Bono, Guggi, and Charlie Whisker. They even had an art show together in Dublin.
Working with Maurice Seezer
From 1987 to 2005, Gavin Friday worked closely with Maurice Seezer. Maurice is a musician who plays many instruments. They released three albums together. They also wrote music for movies. Some of their movie scores include The Boxer and In America. The music for In America was even nominated for an award!
Collaborations with Bono and Other Artists
Gavin Friday and U2's Bono have been close friends since they were kids. They have worked together on many projects. They wrote songs for the movie In the Name of the Father. One song, "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart," was sung by Sinéad O'Connor. It was nominated for a Golden Globe award. In 2003, they wrote "Time Enough for Tears" for the movie In America. Andrea Corr sang this song, and it was also nominated for a Golden Globe.
In 1995, Gavin Friday sang a song called "Look What You've Done (To My Skin)." This song was for the movie The Passion of Darkly Noon. In 2005, he and Maurice Seezer worked with the famous musician Quincy Jones. They created music for the movie Get Rich or Die Tryin'. They also scored the film Disco Pigs in 2001.
In 2006, Gavin Friday was part of a special music project. It was a collection of sea shanties (old sailor songs) called Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys. He sang on some songs with his old bandmates from The Virgin Prunes. This was the first time they had recorded together since 1985!
In 2007, Gavin Friday performed at the Meltdown Festival in London. He sang Disney songs like "The Siamese Cat Song" and "Castle in Spain." He shared the stage with other famous artists like Grace Jones and Nick Cave.
Gavin Friday also worked with English composer Gavin Bryars. They performed a new version of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Gavin Friday performed Sonnet 40. In 2009, Gavin Friday started working on his fourth solo album. It was released in 2011 and was called catholic.
Gavin Friday's Film Roles
Besides making music for films, Gavin Friday has also acted. His first acting role was a small part in the movie Disco Pigs (2001).
In 2005, he played Billy Hatchett in the movie Breakfast on Pluto. This movie was based on a book that was influenced by Gavin Friday's album Shag Tobacco. In the film, he sang "Wig Wam Bam" and a duet with Cillian Murphy called "Sand."
His Music Albums
Here are some of the albums Gavin Friday has released:
- Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves (1989)
- Adam 'n' Eve (1992)
- Shag Tobacco (1995)
- Peter and the Wolf (2002)
- Catholic (2011)
- Ecce Homo (2024)
Singles
These are some of the songs Gavin Friday has released as singles:
- "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (1987)
- "Each Man Kills The Things He Loves" (1988)
- "You Take Away the Sun" (1989)
- "Man of Misfortune" (1989)
- "I Want to Live" (1992)
- "King of Trash" (1992)
- "Falling off the Edge of the World" (1993)
- "In the Name of the Father" with Bono (1994)
- "Angel" (1995) – from the movie William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
- "You, Me and World War III" (1996)
Movie Soundtracks
Gavin Friday's music has been featured in these movie soundtracks:
- Bad Influence (1990)
- Short Cuts (1993)
- In the Name of the Father (1993)
- William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996)
- Mission: Impossible (1996)
- Basquiat (1996)
- The Boxer (1997)
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)
- Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Movie Scores
He has also composed the full musical scores for these films:
- Angel Baby (1996)
- The Boxer (1997)
- In America (2003)
- Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005)
Other Music Collaborations
Gavin Friday has worked with many other musicians. In 1983, he appeared on a song by Dave Ball. In 1984, he sang on three songs with the band The Fall. He also provided vocals for a song by Coil. Later, he worked with the Heads, who were former members of Talking Heads.
In 2011, he covered the U2 song "The Fly" for a tribute album. In 2013, he collaborated with Shannon McNally on a traditional sea shanty for another collection of pirate songs.
His Personal Life
Gavin Friday used to live next door to his friend Bono and his wife Ali Hewson in Killiney, Dublin. He now lives in another part of south Dublin called Rathmines. He is also the godfather to Bono's daughter, actress Eve Hewson.
