Three Interesting “Where Are They Now?” Stories
Let’s begin with The Communards, an off-shoot of the Bronski Beat who, along with Jimmy Sommerville, included Richard Coles. Their big single was a cover that became a gay anthem.
Jimmy Sommerville is still in the music biz, but what of Richard Coles? He’s now a celibate vicar.
Remember the New Radicals? They had a huge hit with “You Get What You Give” back in the 90s.
That made them a pretty big one-hit-wonder. Whatever happened to leader/singer Gregg Alexander? He wants to get serious about writing music for movies. And he’s off to a good start. He wrote this one for the movie Begin Again. It’ll probably be up for an Oscar.
And finally, remember Clay Aiken from American Idol?
He’s now a politician running for the US Congress. See?
Gregg Alexander didn’t disappear all these years. He and Danielle Brisebois both stayed in the music industry and were successful after the New Radicals disbanded. Gregg co-wrote “Game of Love” for Santana and Danielle wrote “Pocketful of Sunshine” for Natasha Bedingfield as well as other hit songs.