Damian (musician)

For Jamaican reggae artist Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley, see Damian Marley.

Damian
Background information
Birth nameDamian Gerard Baker
Born(1964-09-30)30 September 1964
Manchester, England
Died12 February 2017(2017-02-12) (aged 52)
Tameside, England
GenresPop
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active1987-2017[citation needed]

Damian Davey (born Damian Gerard Baker; 30 September 1964 – 12 February 2017), better known by the mononym Damian, was an English pop musician, best known for his 1989 hit "The Time Warp", a cover version of the original track from The Rocky Horror Show.

Career

Damian was briefly successful in the late 1980s. His first version of "The Time Warp", released in 1987, was produced by Des Tong from Sad Café and featured Sheila Gott, Jean Barrow, Ian Wilson and Steve Butler on backing vocals. It was recorded at Vector TV in Stockport and mixed at Battery Studios, London by Paul Schroeder.

Both this and a 1988 reissue of the song failed to make the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, and it only became a major hit after being remixed and restructured by Pete Hammond, reaching number 7 in the same chart in 1989.[1]

Damian's follow up single, "Wig-Wam Bam", a cover of The Sweet song, reached number 49 in the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Personal life and death

Damian died on 12 February 2017, aged 52, following a three-year battle against cancer.[3]

Discography

Singles

Year Single Peak positions
IE
[4] 		UK
[5] 		SA
[6]
1987 "The Time Warp" — 51 —
1988 "The Time Warp" (reissue) — 64 9
1989 "The Time Warp II" (remix) 8 7 —
"Wig Wam Bam" — 49 —
2007 "Video Killed the Radio Star" — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

References

  1. ^ "DAMIAN - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 138. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "British hi-nrg singer Damian dies after cancer battle". Gaystarnews.com. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know – Time Warp II". IRMA. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  5. ^ "The Official Charts Company – Damian". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  6. ^ "SA Rock Lists". Rock.co.za. Retrieved 10 October 2013.