Black (singer)

Colin Vearncombe (26 May 1962 – 26 January 2016), known by his stage name Black, was an English singer-songwriter. He emerged from the punk rock music scene and achieved mainstream pop success in the late 1980s, most notably with the 1986 single "Wonderful Life", which was an international hit the next year.

For the American rapper, see 6lack.

Black
Vearncombe in Birkenhead, March 2007
Background information
Birth nameColin Vearncombe
Born(1962-05-26)26 May 1962
OriginWest Derby, Liverpool, England
Died26 January 2016(2016-01-26) (aged 53)
Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Cork, Ireland
Genres
  • Pop
  • new wave
Years active1981–2016
LabelsWEA Records
A&M Records
Ugly Man
Nero Schwarz Records
WebsiteOfficial website

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic described Vearncombe as a "smoky-voiced singer/songwriter, whose sophisticated jazz-pop songs and dramatic vocal delivery place him somewhere between Bryan Ferry and Morrissey". Michael Hann of The Guardian described his voice as a "slightly frayed baritone".

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