Tony Christie is an English singer-songwriter.
Raised in Yorkshire, Tony Christie’s career began in the accounts office of a steel company in Yorkshire, while he was singing semi-professionally in working men’s clubs in the North of England at the same time.
In 1969, Christie signed with MCA Records. He then had three hits in 1971 including Las Vegas, I Did What I Did for Maria and Is This the Way to Amarillo.
By September 1972, Is This the Way to Amarillo, had sold more than one million copies and was awarded a gold disc.
Despite Christie’s popularity in the UK dwindling in the 80s, he continued to have hits in Germany, with four albums recorded with German producer Jack White, including Welcome to My Music which peaked at No.7 on the German charts in 1991 and went triple Platinum. From 1991 to 2002, Christie recorded nine albums in Germany.
Tony Christie’s UK comeback was secured by the Top 10 single “Walk Like A Panther”, released in 1999 under the name “All Seeing Eye” and written by Jarvis Cocker. The catchy tune Amarillo was a hit again when in 2005 it was used by Peter Kay for a Comic Relief video.
In 2008, Christie recorded the album Made in Sheffield, with production from Richard Hawley and contributions from Alex Turner and Jarvis Cocker.
Tony’s album The Great Irish Songbook came out in 2015. He is still touring, having recently collaborated with the folk band Ranagri on a tour last year.
Tony Christie House: Does Tony Christie live in Spain?
No, Tony Christie lives in Lichfield in the West Midlands, England. But, he previously resided in Spain for 15 years.
Christie and his wife Sue bought a house in Lichfield when they moved back from Spain to the United Kingdom in 2005.