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Roland Gift (Roland Lee Gift) was born on 28 May, 1961 in Birmingham, England, is a British musician. Discover Roland Gift's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
Popular As |
Roland Lee Gift |
Occupation |
Musician, actor |
Age |
62 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
Born |
28 May 1961 |
Birthday |
28 May |
Birthplace |
Birmingham, England |
Nationality |
United Kingdom
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He is a member of famous Musician with the age 62 years old group.
Roland Gift Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Roland Gift's Wife?
His wife is Louise Meldrum
Family |
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Not Available |
Wife |
Louise Meldrum |
Sibling |
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Children |
2 |
Roland Gift Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Roland Gift worth at the age of 62 years old? Roland Gift’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Roland Gift's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Musician |
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Timeline
Roland Lee Gift (born 28 May 1961) is a British musician and actor.
He is the former singer/frontman of the pop band Fine Young Cannibals.
Gift was born on 28 May 1961 in the Sparkhill district of Birmingham, to an English mother and an Afro-Caribbean father.
He lived in Sparkhill until the age of 11, receiving his early formal education at Anderton Park School and Arden Primary School.
His family then moved to Kingston upon Hull, where his mother, Pauline, ran several second-hand clothes shops, while he was a pupil at Kelvin Hall School.
Gift's first recording was as a saxophonist with Akrylykz, a ska band from Hull.
The album was the second release on York's Red Rhino Records.
Although this record was unsuccessful, it did bring him to the attention of Andy Cox and David Steele of the Beat.
Akrylykz toured with the Beat, which led to them, in around 1985, asking him to be the lead singer of their new band Fine Young Cannibals after their old band, the Beat, had broken up.
He also was a guest artist on the Ska City Rockers' "Time Is Tight" single.
In 1987, Gift had his first screen role in the film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, and also appeared in Out of Order the same year.
He also appeared as a lounge singer (singing songs that were included in the Fine Young Cannibals' album The Raw and the Cooked) in the 1987 film Tin Men, directed by Barry Levinson.
In 1990, he was named by People magazine as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in the world.
Gift has performed as a solo artist, appearing at the Rewind Festival in Henley.
In 1990 he did his first stage work, playing Romeo in the Hull Truck Theatre's production of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a production which had a brief run in the United States at the Staller Center for the Arts.
In December 1992, he began the first of five appearances as the evil Immortal Xavier St. Cloud in the television series Highlander: The Series, and appeared in a 1993 episode of the Yorkshire Television series Heartbeat (Ser. 2 Ep 5).
He also had a small role as the jazz saxophonist Eddie Mullen in the mini-series Painted Lady (1997), starring Helen Mirren, and appeared in the movie The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife (2001).
In 1997, he appeared in a series of commercials to launch BankDirect, an internet and phone based bank.
On 13 February 2012, Gift appeared on BBC Radio Solent promoting the gigs and announced a potential new album in 2012.
This would be a soundtrack to a film Gift was apparently involved with.
"The Prisoner" was played on the show and Gift said this would probably be included in the soundtrack.
He also appeared in Jools Holland's 20th annual Hootenanny show, which aired overnight on BBC2 on 31 December 2012 / 1 January 2013, the last to be recorded at BBC Television Centre.
Gift sang the Fine Young Cannibals hits "Good Thing" and "Suspicious Minds".
Gift was a guest vocalist on Jools Holland's 2013 tour.
10 years after his first Hootenanny appearance, Gift re-appeared in Jools Holland's annual Hootenanny show again, which aired overnight on BBC2 on 31 December 2022 / 1 January 2023.
Gift sang the Fine Young Cannibals hits "Suspicious Minds" and "Good Thing".
One of Gift's two sons, Louis, was a member of an experimental acrobatic circus company called the Barely Methodical Troupe, which staged a public performance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2016.
His wife Louise died in 2019.
In 2020, he starred as Johnny Holloway, an ex-pop star sent to jail, in the BBC Radio 4 musical drama Return to Vegas. Gift wrote the play and co-composed the music together with Ben Barson, brother of Madness's Mike Barson).
Gift has three sisters, Helga, Ragna and Jay, and one brother, Paul.