Brian Mannix

Brian Mannix (born 7 October 1961 in Melbourne) is an Australian rock music singer and actor. He is best known as the lead singer of 1980s band Uncanny X-Men. He was a regular on television quiz show Spicks and Specks.

Career

1981–1987: Uncanny X-Men

Main article: Uncanny X-Men (band)

From 1981 to 1987, Mannix was the lead singer of Australian band Uncanny X-Men. The band released two top twenty albums, 'Cos Life Hurts and What You Give Is What You Get.^[1] The group disbanded in 1987, however continue to do occasional appearances, such as the Countdown Spectacular in 2006.^[2]

1988–present: solo career

In 1990, Mannix released his debut studio album, preceded by single "Beautiful People". In 1993, Mannix appeared in the guest role of Connor Cleary in the Australian soap opera Neighbours.^[3]

In 2006, Mannix was part of the Absolutely 80's tour which played at venues around Australia and features other popular eighties stars and bands such as Boom Crash Opera, Kids in the Kitchen, The Black Sorrows, The Choirboys and Wa Wa Nee. The tour continued through to 2018.^[4]

In September 2006, he performed at the 2006 AFL Grand Final.^[5]

In 2012, Mannix appeared as a contestant the twelfth season of Dancing with the Stars, placing fifth.

In 2016, Mannix was cast as "Buddy", in the stage musical We Will Rock You.^[6]

Discography

Albums

List of EPs, with selected details

Title	Details
Brian Mannix	Released: 1990 Label: Musicland Releases Format: LP, MC, CD
Brian Mannix & The Frothy Green Discharge	Released: 2006 Label: Brian Mannix Format: CD

Awards and nominations

Countdown Australian Music Awards

Countdown was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster ABC-TV from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine TV Week. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.^[7]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1985	himself	Most Popular Male Performer	Nominated