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Michael Ball

Michael Ball is an English singer, presenter, and actor celebrated for his musical theatre and chart-topping albums. Michael Ball's nationality is British. Michael Ball was born on 27 June 1962.

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Who is Michael Ball?

Michael Ball is best known for English singer and actor known for West End roles in Les Misérables and Aspects of Love, and UK chart-topping albums. Michael Ball is a British public figure. Michael Ball was born on 27 June 1962, which places Michael Ball among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1960s. On Dead or Alive, Michael Ball is listed in the Screen Icons category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Michael Ball is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: English singer and actor known for West End roles in Les Misérables and Aspects of Love, and UK chart-topping albums.
Nationality: British
Born: 27 June 1962
Listed under: Screen Icons

About Michael Ball

In 1985, he made his West End debut as Marius Pontmercy in the original production of Les Misérables. In 1989, he reached number two in the UK singles chart with "Love Changes Everything", from the musical Aspects of Love, where he played Alex Dillingham. He played the role in the West End and on Broadway. His album Coming Home To You reached number one in the UK making it his 4th number one album to date. On 24 April 2020, Ball and Captain Tom Moore entered the UK singles chart at number one with a cover of "You'll Never Walk Alone", with combined chart sales of 82,000 making it the fastest-selling single of 2020. In 1992, Ball represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest, finishing second with the song "One Step Out of Time". In 1995, he reprised his West End role of Marius in Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert. His other West End credits include Raoul de Chagny in The Phantom of the Opera (1987), Giorgio Bachetti in Passion (1996), and Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2002). In 2004, he played Jean Valjean in a concert performance of Les Misérables for the Queen at Windsor Castle.

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Michael Ball is known for English singer and actor known for West End roles in Les Misérables and Aspects of Love, and UK chart-topping albums.

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Michael Ball was born on 27 June 1962.

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Michael Ball's nationality is British.

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