The Resume

(March 4, 1951- )
Born in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Birth name is Christopher Anton Rea
Hit song 'Fool (If You Think It's Over)' reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 (1978)
Recorded 'I Can Hear Your Heartbeat,' 'Stainsby Girls,' 'Josephine,' 'On the Beach,' 'Let's Dance,' 'Tell Me There's a Heaven,' 'Looking for the Summer,' 'Nothing To Fear,' and 'Julia'

Why he might be annoying:

He is a Danny Bonaduce lookalike.
The Guinness Rockopedia described him as 'a gravel-voiced guitar stalwart.'
He shot down an internet story claiming he had donated between 25 to 100,000 pounds to the Conservative Party (2009).
He recounted his first trip to the Grammy Awards by saying: [I] thought I was going to bump into people who mattered, like Ry Cooder or Randy Newman. But I was surrounded by pop stars.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He married his high school sweetheart.
He sold more than 30 million albums worldwide.
'Fool (If You Think Its Over)' spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart (1978).
He received a Grammy nomination as Best New Artist in 1979.
He was nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Male Artist in three consecutive years (1988 - 90).
He wrote 'Saudade' as a tribute to Formula One champion Ayrton Senna.
He underwent treatment for pancreatic cancer and later suffered a stroke.
He was forced to cancel several tour concerts after collapsing onstage during a performance (Dec. 2017).

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Blues Musicians
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 11]
• British Rockers
• I Drive a Ferrari
• I Had a Stroke [Cerebral Vascular Accident]
• I Have Diabetes
• I Have Pancreatic Cancer
• I Sung on Band Aid's 'Do They Know It's Christmas?'
• Look at My Guitar
• Most Played Christmas Songs During the Noughties [2000-2009] (Ranked: 6)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary Songs Chart [1970s] (Ranked: 1978)
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Hits Chart [1980's] (Ranked: 1989)
• Profiles 42292-42500 (Ranked: 42360)
• Raspy Voices

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 81.82% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying