Richard Coles

British musician, writer, presenter and priest (born 1962)

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Born 1962
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Long Hot Summers: The …
2020

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Richard Keith Robert Coles is an English writer, radio presenter and Church of England priest. After playing in the 1980s band Bronski Beat, he came to prominence as the multi-instrumentalist who partnered Jimmy Somerville in the band the Communards. They achieved three UK top-10 hits, including the No. 1 record and best-selling single of 1986, a cover version of "Don't Leave Me This Way".