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In 2012 Rowland re-launched Dexys Midnight Runners as “Dexys” with a new album One Day I’m Going to Soar accompanied by a UK tour. Rowland has always identified strongly with his Irish background and in 2016 Dexys released their fifth album, Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Nation Soul, featuring interpretations of Irish folk songs such as “Women Of Ireland” and “Carrickfergus”, among others.

According to Paul Moody in Uncut in 2007, “Rowland—as singer and songwriter with Dexys Midnight Runners—gave us some of the great pop moments. From the bolshy vision of Searching for the Young Soul Rebels through the celtic-gumbo of Too-Rye-Ay and ’85’s neglected masterpiece, Don’t Stand Me Down, his is a towering contribution to British music, both visually and musically.”

Since around 2005, Rowland has hosted a popular DJ tour in clubs and venues throughout the UK. His eclectic set includes his personal favorites, vintage soul and pop numbers from such notables as T-Rex, Roxy Music, and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.

In 2003, Rowland reformed Dexys Midnight Runners—featuring only one other original member, bassist Pete Williams, who fulfilled the role as Rowland’s co-vocalist—and embarked on a successful comeback tour backed up with a greatest hits compilation album including two newly recorded songs, “Manhood” and “My Life in England”. Both of these new songs were radio tested by the record label, but neither received enough airplay to be considered for release.

When Dexys disbanded in 1987, Rowland recorded a solo album, The Wanderer, which, together with its three singles, was a commercial failure. His next release was not until 1999 when he recorded a collection of interpretations of classic songs called My Beauty, the album cover of which depicted a heavily made-up Rowland in a dress and women’s lingerie.

His first group, Lucy & the Lovers, were influenced by Roxy Music and turned out to be short-lived. His next project, punk rock act the Killjoys, were slightly more successful, releasing the single “Johnny Won’t Get To Heaven” in 1977.

Kevin Rowland (born 17 August 1953) is an English singer-songwriter of Irish descent and frontman for the pop band Dexys Midnight Runners (currently called Dexys), which had several hits in the early 1980s, the most notable being “Geno” and “Come On Eileen”, both of which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart.

Rowland grew up in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, England on 17 August 1953 to Irish parents from Crossmolina, Co. Mayo, Ireland, and he lived for three years in Ireland between the ages of one and four before returning to Wolverhampton. The family moved to Harrow when he was 11 years of age.and he left school at the age of 15.