Talk:David Essex

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Plaistow is not in Essex. Never was never will be

Gypsy?[edit]

I would also like this to be included in the article. As far as I am aware he is from a Romany Gypsy background which may be useful for the article Any objections?

David Essex is also patron of the Gypsy Council which aims to improve conditions for Gypsies and Travellers in Britain. He narrated and appeared in a video of Gypsy life and traditions early in 1999 - this is to be sold to aid their cause.

ophelia —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.77.78.217 (talk • contribs).

Any source for this information? Jhinman 19:21, 8 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

cleanup required[edit]

Page needs cleanup forNPOV and unencyclopedic style. Would have a crack myself, but unable to be npov. --RedHillian 03:12, 6 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looks pretty clean now, but needs proper sourcing done. --Lendorien 19:10, 28 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It could still use some work. Gingermint (talk) 18:36, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

'Irish Romanies'?[edit]

Are you sure this article doesn't mean Irish Travellers? They are an entirely different ethnic group- native Irish- to gypsies, who have only entered Ireland in recent years. 86.42.81.22 (talk) 15:17, 30 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

David Essex is of Irish stock. His grandfather was an Irish Tinker - I remember David stating that proudly on the 'Late Late Show' in the Seventies. The GF's name was 'Philimore' which David said was a 'strange name for an Irishman' However it is not that strange when you realise that it was more likely 'Philly Mor' - which in Irish means 'Big Philly' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.127.126.110 (talk) 12:23, 12 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Someone has inserted this bit of information into the article, but there is no source. Deleted a portion a not NPOV. Ghost writer's cat (talk) 23:53, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

David doesn't live in St Albans[edit]

Hi,

I'm 100% certain that David Essex doesn't live in St Albans. To the best of my knowledge, he never has, but if he did then it hasn't been for a considerable number of years.

I suggest David is removed from the 'notable people' who live in St Albans.

Sue Carberry —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.254.232.193 (talk) 14:34, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Information is vague and controversial[edit]

In the 1970s, Essex emerged as a performer of some note. Contrary to his own biography his first concert was at East Ham Granada in East London on Saturday 2 November 1974 and not the Odeon. His biggest hits during this decade included two UK Number One singles: "Gonna Make You a Star" (1974) and "Hold Me Close" (1975).

"Contrary to his own biography"? NotYourFathersOldsmobile (talk) 23:25, 12 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I also take issue with this paragraph. There is a citation, but it's a book (so not easily confirmed), and does it apply to all the facts stated in the paragraph or just the one it's adjacent to? It doesn't seem appropriate to come out and contradict something in a person's own biography without a specific verifiable source. Who is this John Tobler (the author of the source cited)? Other than lists of all the books he's written on a whole variety of musicians and eras, there isn't much information about him. Seems like someone who's that "in the know" that they can refute an artist's own statements would be all over the entertainment pages and references. (How do you add that "citation needed" statement?) Ghost writer's cat (talk) 19:51, 3 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

More representative photo?[edit]

The photo shown is neither current, nor of the artist in his heyday. Instead, it’s from an arbitrary time in between which is not representative nor current.

Also it makes him look like Bilbo Baggins.

Can anyone come up with a better photo. Perhaps a less hobbity one?

2601:1C2:5000:8CC7:2542:2D8D:E894:31A8 (talk) 18:28, 12 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]