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| alias = Vaughn Toulouse
| birth_date = July 30th, 1959<ref name="metafilter"/>
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| origin = [[St. Helier]], [[Jersey]]<ref name="metafilter"/>
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| associated_acts = [[Guns For Hire]], [[Department S (band)|Department S]]
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'''Vaughn Toulouse''', born '''Vaughn Cotillard''' on July 30th, 1959, is a singer from [[St. Helier]], [[Jersey]]<ref name="metafilter">{{cite web|url=http://www.metafilter.com/73703/the-night-is-young-the-mood-is-mellow|title=the night is young, the mood is mellow...|publisher=MetaFilter|accessdate=Monday, 27th May 2013}}</ref>. He was a founding member of [[Guns For Hire]] and its evolution [[Department S (band)|Department S]]<ref name="metafilter"/>.
'''Vaughn Toulouse''', born '''Vaughn Cotillard''' on July 30th, 1959, is a singer from [[St. Helier]], [[Jersey]]<ref name="metafilter">{{cite web|url=http://www.metafilter.com/73703/the-night-is-young-the-mood-is-mellow|title=the night is young, the mood is mellow...|publisher=MetaFilter|accessdate=Monday, 27th May 2013}}</ref>. He was a founding member of [[Guns For Hire]] and its evolution [[Department S (band)|Department S]]<ref name="metafilter"/>.



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Vaughn Toulouse
Birth nameVaughn Cotillard[1]
Also known asVaughn Toulouse
BornJuly 30th, 1959[1]
OriginSt. Helier, Jersey[1]

Vaughn Toulouse, born Vaughn Cotillard on July 30th, 1959, is a singer from St. Helier, Jersey[1]. He was a founding member of Guns For Hire and its evolution Department S[1].

Toulouse later worked as a DJ under the name Main T, and in 1983 released Fickle Public Speaking. Written and produced by Paul Weller, the song made #89 on the UK Singles Chart[2]. Toulouse then proceeded to record as a solo artist with a 1985 single "Cruisin' the Serpentine", and as part of The Style Council's miners' charity project the Council Collective.[3] He died in 1991 from an AIDS related illness.[4][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "the night is young, the mood is mellow..." MetaFilter. Retrieved Monday, 27th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  2. ^ "Main T Possee - Fickle Public Speaking". Chartarchive.org. Retrieved Monday, 27th May 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, ISBN 1-84195-335-0, p. 299
  4. ^ ltmrecordings.com