Emile Ford
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Michael Emile Telford Miller (16 October 1937 – 11 April 2016), known professionally as Emile Ford, was a musician and singer born in Saint Lucia, British Windward Islands. He was popular in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s and early 1960s as the leader of Emile Ford & the Checkmates, who had a number one hit in late 1959 with "What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?", which was the Christmas number one that year. He was also a pioneering sound engineer.
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Birth name | Michael Emile Telford Miller |
Also known as | Emile Sweetnam |
Born | (1937-10-16)16 October 1937 Castries, Saint Lucia, British Windward Islands |
Died | 11 April 2016(2016-04-11) (aged 78) London, England |
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Years active | 1957–late 1960s |
Labels | Pye |
Website | www |
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