It was unheard of in those days! But he was just a cheeky little lad with a heart of gold. Producer and film director Tom Kennedy described Andy's personality in his childhood:Īndy was always around-he was this cheeky little lad, Hugh and Barbara doted on him, so he would have a limo to go around London with his pals and twenty quid to go to the cinema. He'd wander back home around lunchtime smelling of horse manure, yet he'd swear he had been at school. I'd send him off to school, but he'd sneak off to the stable and sleep with his two horses all day. In his childhood, his mother, Barbara, described Andy as "A little devil, a little monster. After moving several times between Brisbane and Sydney, Andy returned to the United Kingdom in January 1967 as his three older brothers began to gain international fame as the Bee Gees. He had four siblings: his sister, Lesley Evans and three brothers- Barry and fraternal twins Robin and Maurice.Īt the age of six months, Andy Gibb emigrated with his family to Queensland, Australia, settling on Cribb Island just north of Brisbane. His mother was of Irish and English descent, and his father was of Scottish and English descent. He was the youngest of five children born to Barbara and Hugh Gibb. Life and career 1958–1975: Early life and first recordings Īndrew Roy Gibb was born on 5 March 1958 at Stretford Memorial Hospital in Stretford, Lancashire. He died on 10 March 1988, five days after his 30th birthday. Gibb would later have issues with drug addiction and depression. He also performed in a production of The Pirates of Penzance and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
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In the early 1980s, he co-hosted the American music television series Solid Gold. Gibb came to prominence in the late 1970s through the early 1980s with eight singles reaching the Top 20 of the US Hot 100, three of which went to number-one: " I Just Want to Be Your Everything" (1977), " (Love Is) Thicker Than Water" (1977), and " Shadow Dancing" (1978). He was the younger brother of Barry, Robin, and Maurice, who went on to form the Bee Gees.
Andrew Roy Gibb (5 March 1958 – 10 March 1988) was an English singer and songwriter.
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