Lou Watts

Lou Watts

Background information
Birth name	Louise Mary Watts
Born	(1962-06-04) June 4, 1962 Burnley, Lancashire, England
Genres	Folk, pop, Anarcho-punk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1982–present
Associated acts	Chumbawamba

Louise "Lou" Watts (born 4 June 1962) is a British musician, perhaps best known for her vocal work with anarcho-punk and later folk band, Chumbawamba.

Born in Burnley, Watts was member of Chumbawamba from their formation in 1982 until their disbandment in 2012, making her the second-longest serving band member behind Whalley.^[1] She joined Boff Whalley, Danbert Nobacon and Midge and Tomi in 1982 to form the original line-up, and the band made their live debut in January of that year.^[2]

The band gained a reputation for their anarchist views, and gained popularity for their opposition to homophobia and fascism and support of feminism and gay rights.^[3]

Watts provided lead vocals for the band's hit song Tubthumping, which gained them international recognition, and topped charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy and New Zealand as well as Tubthumping's follow-up song Amnesia, which reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. They were also nominated for a Brit Award for "Best British Single" at the 1998 Brit Awards, at which they also performed.

Watts performing with Neil Ferguson, Boff Whalley, Jude Abbott and Phil Moody at TFF Rudolstadt (2012)

References

↑ Michaels, Sean. "Chumbawamba to split up". www.theguardian.com. The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
↑ McGill, Dunstan. "CHUMBAWAMBA: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?". www.thetangential.com. The Tangential. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
↑ "Chumbawamba: They got knocked down... But they got up again". www.theindependent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 10 August 2015.

Chumbawamba

Boff Whalley Danbert Nobacon Lou Watts Dunstan Bruce Alice Nutter Harry Hamer Dave Dillon Paul Greco Jude Abbott Neil Ferguson Phil Moody

Albums	Pictures of Starving Children Sell Records (1986) Never Mind the Ballots (1987) English Rebel Songs 1381–1984 (1988) Slap! (1990) Shhh (1992) Anarchy (1994) Swingin' with Raymond (1995) Tubthumper (1997) WYSIWYG (2000) Readymades (2002) Un (2004) A Singsong and a Scrap (2005) The Boy Bands Have Won (2008) ABCDEFG (2010)

Compilations and soundtracks	Uneasy Listening (1998) Shhhlap! (2003) Revengers Tragedy (2003)

Live albums	Showbusiness! (1995) Get On with It (2006)

Singles and EPs	"Revolution" (1985) "Smash Clause 28! Fight the Alton Bill!" (1988) "(Someone's Always Telling You How To) Behave (1992)" "Enough is Enough" (1993) "Timebomb" (1993) "Homophobia" (1994) "Ugh! Your Ugly Houses!" (1995) "i - Portraits of Anarchists" (1996) "Just Look at Me Now" (1996) "Tubthumping" (1997) "Amnesia" (1998) "Drip Drip Drip" (1998) "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" (1998) The ABCs of Anarchism (1999) "Tony Blair" (1999) "She's Got All the Friends That Money Can Buy" (2000) "Enough Is Enough (Kick It Over)" (2000) "Her Majesty" (2002) "Jacob's Ladder (Not in My Name)" (2002)

Related	Discography Agit-Prop Records One Little Indian Records No Masters Records Credit to the Nation The Ex Oysterband Coope, Boyes & Simpson Noam Chomsky Negativland

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