Dan Gillespie Sells

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Dan Gillespie Sells
Sells with The Feeling in 2005
Sells with The Feeling in 2005
Background information
Birth nameDaniel Giles Gillespie Sells
Born (1978-09-20) 20 September 1978 (age 45)
OriginLondon, England
GenresRock, pop, musical theatre
Occupation(s)Singer, musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar
Years active1995–present
Member ofThe Feeling

Daniel Giles Gillespie Sells (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/ ghil-ESP-ee; born 20 September 1978) is an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist and frontman for the rock group The Feeling.[1]

Biography

Sells and his brother James were

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In early 2007, Sells was in an advertising campaign for the Autograph range at

Marks and Spencer. He says he took part partly because his grandmother liked M&S, and would like to see him advertising it.[4]

In addition to his work with The Feeling, he co-wrote songs for

Richard Jones, Sophie Ellis-Bextor's husband, on bass guitar. Ellis-Bextor features on The Feeling's album, Together We Were Made, in song "Leave Me Out of It".[citation needed
]

Sells co-wrote and co-performed (both with

Beautiful People, an adaptation of the memoirs of Simon Doonan.[citation needed] In addition, Sells also contributed another original track, entitled "Beautiful People", as well as a 2006 cover version of Hall & Oates's "She's Gone" with his The Feeling bandmates. All three tracks appeared on the Beautiful People
soundtrack album released in October 2008.

In 2014, he began to collaborate with choreographer Javier de Frutos on a ballet piece entitled '3 With D' which featured The Royal Ballet's principal dancer Edward Watson and premiered at The London Coliseum.[citation needed]

In 2017, Sells composed the music for the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie.[5] The show opened at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield in February 2017 and transferred to the West End at the Apollo Theatre in November. The soundtrack was released as an album in the same year, and features vocals by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Betty Boo, and Josie Walker.

In November 2023 Sells was a contestant on BBC's Celebrity Mastermind, answering questions on Bernie Taupin.[6][7]

Influences

Sells has stated that Karen Carpenter was "one of the greatest vocal technicians ever". He also cites Freddie Mercury and Neil Young as influences.[8][9]

Personal life

Sells is gay,

coming-out experience.[11]

In an interview in 2014, Sells criticised closeted gay celebrities, saying "I think sharing who you are and being yourself is so valuable. It's so important. I think if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.".[12]

References

  1. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  2. ^ "The Way We Live". The Times. Retrieved 30 October 2011.(subscription required)
  3. ^ Anthony Webb (19 June 2016). "Osidge celebrates its 80th anniversary". Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Autograph at Marks and Spencer". Archived from the original on 21 July 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2007.
  5. ^ "Dan Gillespie Sells, Music - Everybody's Talking About Jamie". everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  6. ^ "BBC One - Celebrity Mastermind, 2023/24, Episode 1". BBC. 24 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Celebrity Mastermind reveals new contestant line-up and new Friday night slot on BBC One". BBC. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  8. ^ "The Feeling interview". Sing365.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  9. ISSN 0029-7712
    . Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  10. ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 7 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Dan Gillespie Sells". RU Coming Out. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016.
  12. ^ "The Feeling singer Dan Gillespie-Sells labels in-the-closet gay". The Independent. 7 March 2014.

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