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Gavin Friday

County: Dublin

Decades Active: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

Former front man of The Virgin Prunes established a solo career as singer/songwriter/composer and additionally as a painter and actor.

About Gavin Friday

Gavin Friday, born Fionán Martin Hanvey on October 8, 1959, is a singer, songwriter, composer, actor, and painter, best known as a founding member of the post-punk band The Virgin Prunes. Raised in Dublin, he became friends with Bono as a teenager. After The Virgin Prunes disbanded in 1986, Friday focused on painting and collaborated with Bono on various projects, including soundtracks for films like In the Name of the Father and In America.

Throughout his career, Friday worked closely with multi-instrumentalist Maurice "Man" Seezer, releasing three albums together and composing scores for films, including The Boxer and Disco Pigs.

In October 2024 Friday released his 5th solo album, Ecce Homo, and first in album in 13 years.

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Gavin Friday - Ecce Homo

Comments

Lee Templeton wrote on 2006-05-30 00:00:00:
"Wig Wam Bam" from the Breakfast on Pluto soundtrack is over at Gavin's MySpace page. That song could make me fall in love with glam-rock all over again! http://www.myspace.com/mrgavinfriday
Lee Templeton wrote on 2006-02-05 00:00:00:
Gavin Friday's performance in the new Neil Jordan film Breakfast on Pluto was amazing!
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