About Andy McCluskey
George Andrew McCluskey is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and bassist of the electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), which he founded alongside keyboardist Paul Humphreys in 1978: McCluskey has been the group's sole constant member. He has sold over 40 million records with OMD, and is regarded as a pioneer of electronic music in the UK. McCluskey is noted for his frenetic onstage "Trainee Teacher Dance". McCluskey also founded the pop girl group Atomic Kitten, for whom he served as a principal songwriter and record producer, and has collaborated with various acts. McCluskey has sold over 40 million records with OMD, and is regarded as a pioneer of electronic music in the UK. He later worked at Stanlow Oil Refinery, which enabled OMD to record the industrial sounds featured on "Stanlow" (1980).
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