Francis Rossi

Francis Rossi

Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, OBE (born 29 May 1949) is an English musician. He is the co-founder, lead singer, lead guitarist and the sole continuous member of the rock band Status Quo. Rossi was born on 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London. His father's side of the family were Italian ice cream merchants and had an ice cream business in South London, and his mother was a Northern Irish Roman Catholic from Liverpool. He grew up in a household with his parents, grandmother, and "lots of aunts and uncles" and was given a Roman Catholic upbringing, having been named after Saint Francis of Assisi. He spent his summer holidays as a child with an aunt in Waterloo, Merseyside. He attended Our Lady and St Philip Neri Roman Catholic Primary School in Sydenham, and then Sedgehill Comprehensive School, from which he was expelled on his last day for having allowed his classmates to deface his school uniform. His desire to become a musician began after seeing The Everly Brothers live on television at a young age, after which he asked his parents to buy him a guitar for Christmas. In 1962, while attending Sedgehill Comprehensive School, Rossi became close friends with future Status Quo bassist Alan Lancaster while playing trumpet in the school orchestra. The two, along with other classmates Alan Key (drums) and Jess Jaworski (keyboards), formed a band called the Scorpions, who played their first gig at the Samuel Jones Sports Club in Dulwich. Key was later replaced by Air Cadets drummer and future Quo member John Coghlan, and the band was renamed the Spectres. The Spectres wrote their own material and played live shows; the line-up soon included Redhill-based keyboard player Roy Lynes, whom they had seen performing with a band called the Echoes who were also based in Redhill. In 1965, the Spectres played at a Butlins holiday camp in Minehead. There Rossi met his future long-time Status Quo partner Rick Parfitt, who was playing as part of another band, the Highlights. The two became close friends and agreed to continue working together. In 1966, the Spectres signed a five-year deal with Piccadilly Records, releasing three singles that failed to chart. The group again changed their name, this time to Traffic Jam, after embracing psychedelia. In 1967, Traffic Jam changed its name to The Status Quo, but eventually dropped the definite article. Shortly afterward Parfitt joined the band, completing the original line-up, and beginning an almost 50-year partnership with Rossi until Parfitt's death in 2016. Rossi had written a song called "Pictures of Matchstick Men", which hit the charts in both the UK and the US in 1968, launching their hit-making career. After some years of minor success, the band reached #5 in the album charts in 1972 with Piledriver. Released on Vertigo Records, it included "Paper Plane", a song penned by Rossi and Bob Young, which was released as a single. Status Quo continued to enjoy major success in the UK, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand through the 1970s and 1980s. They were the opening act of 1985's Live Aid, and Rossi wrote and co-wrote some of their biggest hits, including "Caroline" and the band's only number one single, "Down Down". ... Source: Article "Francis Rossi" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Francis Rossi
  • Popularity: 0.928
  • Fantatra ho an'ny: Acting
  • Birthday: 1949-05-29
  • Toerana nahaterahana: Forest Hill, London, England, UK
  • pejy fandraisana: https://www.francisrossi.com/
  • Fantatra koa amin'ny maha: Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi, Status Quo
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Francis Rossi Movies

  • 1985
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    An Audience with Billy Connolly

    An Audience with Billy Connolly

    8.4 1985 HD

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  • 2005
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    Live Aid Against All Odds

    Live Aid Against All Odds

    1 2005 HD

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  • 2013
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    Status Quo - The Frantic Four Reunion

    Status Quo - The Frantic Four Reunion

    6.8 2013 HD

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  • 2013
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    Bula Quo!

    Bula Quo!

    3.5 2013 HD

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  • 2012
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    Hello Quo

    Hello Quo

    5.6 2012 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Kemps: All Gold

    The Kemps: All Gold

    1 2023 HD

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  • 2015
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    Status Quo - Aquostic - Live at the Roundhouse

    Status Quo - Aquostic - Live at the Roundhouse

    8.5 2015 HD

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  • 2014
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    Status Quo: The Frantic Four’s Final Fling - Live At The Dublin 02 Arena

    Status Quo: The Frantic Four’s Final Fling - Live At The Dublin 02 Arena

    9 2014 HD

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  • 1989
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    Status Quo - Perfect Remedy Tour 1989

    Status Quo - Perfect Remedy Tour 1989

    7 1989 HD

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  • 2009
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    Status Quo - Pictures Live at Montreux 2009

    Status Quo - Pictures Live at Montreux 2009

    8.333 2009 HD

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  • 2006
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    Status Quo - Just Doin' It!

    Status Quo - Just Doin' It!

    9 2006 HD

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  • 2006
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    Status Quo ‎– The One And Only

    Status Quo ‎– The One And Only

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2004
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    Status Quo: XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits

    Status Quo: XS All Areas - The Greatest Hits

    1 2004 HD

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  • 2004
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    Status Quo - Live Legends

    Status Quo - Live Legends

    1 2004 HD

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  • 1985
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    Live Aid

    Live Aid

    7.9 1985 HD

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  • 1970
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    Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet

    Status Quo - The Party Ain't Over Yet

    7.5 1970 HD

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  • 1984
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    Status Quo - End Of The Road '84

    Status Quo - End Of The Road '84

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1970
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    Status Quo Reunion Tour 2013

    Status Quo Reunion Tour 2013

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2010
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    Status Quo - Live at the BBC

    Status Quo - Live at the BBC

    8 2010 HD

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  • 2016
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    Status Quo - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2016

    Status Quo - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2016

    1 2016 HD

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  • 2005
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    Status Quo - Avo Session 2005

    Status Quo - Avo Session 2005

    8 2005 HD

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  • 2018
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    Status Quo – Down Down & Dirty at Wacken

    Status Quo – Down Down & Dirty at Wacken

    1 2018 HD

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  • 2004
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    Live Aid

    Live Aid

    9.1 2004 HD

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  • 2019
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    Status Quo - Live at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019

    Status Quo - Live at Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019

    1 2019 HD

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  • 2003
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    Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz

    Status Quo - Anniversary Waltz

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2017
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    Status Quo - The Last Night of the Electrics

    Status Quo - The Last Night of the Electrics

    8.7 2017 HD

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  • 2007
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    Concert for Diana

    Concert for Diana

    7.6 2007 HD

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  • 2005
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    John Peel's Record Box

    John Peel's Record Box

    8 2005 HD

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  • 1985
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    The Best of Cannon & Ball

    The Best of Cannon & Ball

    1 1985 HD

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  • 2011
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    Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5

    Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 5

    1 2011 HD

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  • 2008
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    Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3

    Best of Night of the Proms Vol. 3

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2011
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    Francis Rossi: Live at St Lukes London

    Francis Rossi: Live at St Lukes London

    1 2011 HD

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  • 1991
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    Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop

    Status Quo - Rock 'Til You Drop

    1 1991 HD

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  • 2002
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    When Rock Ruled the World

    When Rock Ruled the World

    1 2002 HD

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  • 2024
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    Status Quo, Rockin' All Over The World

    Status Quo, Rockin' All Over The World

    8 2024 HD

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  • 2024
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    The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?

    The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?

    1 2024 HD

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  • 1964
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    Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

    6.5 1964 HD

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  • 1966
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    4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

    4-3-2-1 Hot and Sweet

    1 1966 HD

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  • 1984
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    Surprise, Surprise

    Surprise, Surprise

    5.8 1984 HD

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  • 1990
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    Les Nuls, l'émission

    Les Nuls, l'émission

    8.4 1990 HD

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  • 1978
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    An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

    5.3 1978 HD

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  • 1987
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    Going Live!

    Going Live!

    6 1987 HD

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  • 2011
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    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

    5 2011 HD

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  • 1986
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    ZDF-Fernsehgarten

    ZDF-Fernsehgarten

    1.7 1986 HD

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1999
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    Volle Kanne

    Volle Kanne

    4.4 1999 HD

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