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{{Short description|Scottish singer-songwriter (1960–2021)}}
{{Short description|Scottish singer-songwriter (1960–2021)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Steve Bronski
| name = Steve Bronski
| image =
| image =
| caption = Bronski (on the right) with Bronski Beat members, [[Larry Steinbachek]] (left) and [[Jimmy Somerville]] (centre) in 1985
| caption = Bronski (on the right) with Bronski Beat members, [[Larry Steinbachek]] (left) and [[Jimmy Somerville]] (centre) in 1985
| birth_name = Steven William Forrest
| birth_name = Steven William Forrest
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1960|02|07|df=y}}<ref>[https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21709/bronski-beat keyboardist Steve Bronski (born Steven William Forrest on February 7, 1960)]</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1960|02|07|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21709/bronski-beat/|title=Bronski Beat|date=2 June 1984|website=Official Charts}}</ref>
| birth_place =
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|12|07|1960|02|07|df=y}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|12|07|1960|02|07|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Soho]], London, England
| death_place = [[Soho]], London, England
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| occupation = Singer-songwriter
| instrument = Keyboards, [[synthesizer]]s, programming, piano, percussion, guitar, [[accordion]], vocals
| instrument = Keyboards, synthesizers, programming, piano, percussion, guitar, [[accordion]], vocals
| past_member_of = [[Bronski Beat]]
| past_member_of = [[Bronski Beat]]
}}
}}
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'''Steven William Forrest''' (7 February 1960 – 7 December 2021) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known for his time as a member of [[synth-pop]] band [[Bronski Beat]], with [[Jimmy Somerville]] and [[Larry Steinbachek]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=9 December 2021|title=Steve Bronski: co-founder of Bronski Beat dies aged 61|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/09/steve-bronski-co-founder-of-bronski-beat-has-died|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/steve-bronski-dies-cofounder-gay-034947652.html |title=Steve Bronski Dies: Cofounder Of Gay Pop Pioneers Bronski Beat Was 61|website=Yahoo! Entertainment|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref>

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'''Steven William Forrest''' (7 February 1960 – 7 December 2021) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known for his time as a member of [[synth-pop]] band [[Bronski Beat]], with [[Jimmy Somerville]] and [[Larry Steinbachek]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Snapes|first=Laura|date=9 December 2021|title=Steve Bronski: co-founder of Bronski Beat dies aged 61|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/09/steve-bronski-co-founder-of-bronski-beat-has-died|work=[[The Guardian]]|location= |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/steve-bronski-dies-cofounder-gay-034947652.html |title=Steve Bronski Dies: Cofounder Of Gay Pop Pioneers Bronski Beat Was 61|website=Yahoo! Entertainment|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
He was a co-founder and keyboard player of the group [[Bronski Beat]], known for the singles "[[Smalltown Boy]]" and "[[Why? (Bronski Beat song)|Why?]]".<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=9 December 2021|title=Bronski Beat founder Steve Bronski dies at 61|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59592187|work=[[BBC News]]|location= |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> He was also an [[LGBTQ]] activist and was openly [[homosexual|gay]] from an early age.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=9 December 2021|title=Bronski Beat founder Steve Bronski Dead at 61|url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/12/09/bronski-beat-founder-steve-bronski-dead-61|work=Advocate.com|location= |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>
He was a co-founder and keyboard player of the group [[Bronski Beat]], known for the singles "[[Smalltown Boy]]" and "[[Why? (Bronski Beat song)|Why?]]".<ref>{{cite news |date=9 December 2021|title=Bronski Beat founder Steve Bronski dies at 61|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-59592187|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> He was also an [[LGBTQ]] activist and was openly [[homosexual|gay]] from an early age.<ref>{{cite news |date=9 December 2021|title=Bronski Beat founder Steve Bronski Dead at 61|url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/12/09/bronski-beat-founder-steve-bronski-dead-61|work=Advocate.com|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>


Raised in [[Castlemilk]], Glasgow, Bronski worked in his youth as a [[labourer]]. He lived in a flat in [[Brixton]], London, during the early formative period of [[Bronski Beat]] with his fellow musicians. Later on he [[Squatting|squatted]] with partner and bandmate [[Larry Steinbachek]] in [[Camberwell]], London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmysomerville.de/history/steve_beginning_en.htm |title=The beginning of Bronski Beat| website=jimmysomerville.de}}</ref> Following the break up of the band he lived in [[Thailand]] for many years, as well as Paris, France, before returning to the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=5 March 2019|title=The Godfathers of Pop: Steve Bronski interview|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2019/03/the-godfathers-of-pop-steve-bronski-interview/|work=Classicpopmag.com|location= |access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>
Bronski, whose real name was Steven Forrest, was born and raised in [[Castlemilk]], Glasgow,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=Steve Bronski, of the Pioneering Gay Band Bronski Beat, Dies at 61 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/arts/music/steve-bronski-dead.html |access-date=17 October 2024 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=25 December 2021 |page=B-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst4618.html|title=Steve Bronski from The Gazetteer for Scotland|website=The Gazetteer for Scotland}}</ref> where he worked in his youth as a [[labourer]].<ref name="RS">{{Cite web |last=Curtin |first=April |date=14 December 2021 |title=Bronski Beat co-founder's carer claims musician died in Soho flat fire |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/bronski-beat-co-founder-steve-bronski-died-in-flat-fire-carer-claims-8116/ |access-date=29 September 2024 |website=Rolling Stone UK |language=en-GB}}</ref> He lived in a flat in [[Brixton]], London, during the early formative period of [[Bronski Beat]] with his fellow musicians. Later on he [[squatted]] with partner and bandmate [[Larry Steinbachek]] in [[Camberwell]], London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jimmysomerville.de/history/steve_beginning_en.htm |title=The beginning of Bronski Beat| website=jimmysomerville.de}}</ref> Following the break up of the band he lived in [[Thailand]] for many years, as well as Paris, France, before returning to the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 March 2019|title=The Godfathers of Pop: Steve Bronski interview|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2019/03/the-godfathers-of-pop-steve-bronski-interview/|work=Classicpopmag.com|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>


==Personal life and death==
==Personal life and death==
Bronski had a stroke in 2018 which limited his mobility. He died at the age of 61, from [[smoke inhalation]] in a fire at his home in [[Soho]], London, on 7 December 2021, exactly 5 years to the day after Steinbachek.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/09/steve-bronski-co-founder-of-bronski-beat-has-died|title=Steve Bronski: co-founder of Bronski Beat dies aged 61|date=9 December 2021|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weaver |first1=Matthew |title=Steve Bronski carer says musician died in Soho flat fire |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/13/tributes-left-for-steve-bronski-outside-his-soho-flat |access-date=13 December 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=13 December 2021}}</ref>
Bronski had a stroke in 2018 which limited his mobility.<ref name="RS" /> He died at the age of 61, from [[smoke inhalation]] in a fire at his home in [[Soho]], London, on 7 December 2021, exactly 5 years to the day after Steinbachek.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/09/steve-bronski-co-founder-of-bronski-beat-has-died|title=Steve Bronski: co-founder of Bronski Beat dies aged 61|date=9 December 2021|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Weaver |first1=Matthew |title=Steve Bronski carer says musician died in Soho flat fire |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/13/tributes-left-for-steve-bronski-outside-his-soho-flat |access-date=13 December 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=13 December 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 18 October 2024

Steve Bronski
Birth nameSteven William Forrest
Born(1960-02-07)7 February 1960[1]
Glasgow, Scotland
Died7 December 2021(2021-12-07) (aged 61)
Soho, London, England
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Keyboards, synthesizers, programming, piano, percussion, guitar, accordion, vocals
Formerly ofBronski Beat

Steven William Forrest (7 February 1960 – 7 December 2021) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known for his time as a member of synth-pop band Bronski Beat, with Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek.[2][3]

Career

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He was a co-founder and keyboard player of the group Bronski Beat, known for the singles "Smalltown Boy" and "Why?".[4] He was also an LGBTQ activist and was openly gay from an early age.[5]

Bronski, whose real name was Steven Forrest, was born and raised in Castlemilk, Glasgow,[6][7] where he worked in his youth as a labourer.[8] He lived in a flat in Brixton, London, during the early formative period of Bronski Beat with his fellow musicians. Later on he squatted with partner and bandmate Larry Steinbachek in Camberwell, London.[9] Following the break up of the band he lived in Thailand for many years, as well as Paris, France, before returning to the United Kingdom.[10]

Personal life and death

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Bronski had a stroke in 2018 which limited his mobility.[8] He died at the age of 61, from smoke inhalation in a fire at his home in Soho, London, on 7 December 2021, exactly 5 years to the day after Steinbachek.[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "Bronski Beat". Official Charts. 2 June 1984.
  2. ^ Snapes, Laura (9 December 2021). "Steve Bronski: co-founder of Bronski Beat dies aged 61". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Steve Bronski Dies: Cofounder Of Gay Pop Pioneers Bronski Beat Was 61". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Bronski Beat founder Steve Bronski dies at 61". BBC News. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Bronski Beat founder Steve Bronski Dead at 61". Advocate.com. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ^ Genzlinger, Neil (25 December 2021). "Steve Bronski, of the Pioneering Gay Band Bronski Beat, Dies at 61". The New York Times. p. B-11. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Steve Bronski from The Gazetteer for Scotland". The Gazetteer for Scotland.
  8. ^ a b Curtin, April (14 December 2021). "Bronski Beat co-founder's carer claims musician died in Soho flat fire". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  9. ^ "The beginning of Bronski Beat". jimmysomerville.de.
  10. ^ "The Godfathers of Pop: Steve Bronski interview". Classicpopmag.com. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Steve Bronski: co-founder of Bronski Beat dies aged 61". The Guardian. 9 December 2021.
  12. ^ Weaver, Matthew (13 December 2021). "Steve Bronski carer says musician died in Soho flat fire". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2021.


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