Christopher Hamill (born 19 December 1958) is a English pop rock, dance vocalist. He is better known by his stage name Limahl (an anagram of his own surname), and was the lead singer of the 1980s synth-pop, rock, new wave band Kajagoogoo,
Before embarking on a briefly successful solo career, which reached its peak with the soundtrack hit "NeverEnding Story", main theme from the The NeverEnding Story, based upon the book titled The Neverending Story. Hamill was born in Pemberton, near Wigan Lancashire, United Kingdom. He attended Mesnes High School, in Wigan, before eventually enrolling at the Westcliff-on-Sea Palace Theatre Repertory Company. Despite some success touring with Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, he formed a short-lived punk band called Vox Deus. Next he joined Crossword, but left to form Brooks, with Mike Nolan. He adopted his stage name at the time he was recruited by the existing members of Kajagoogoo, who were then an instrumental quartet, called Art Nouveau, who had scored a minor hit with the experimental single titled "The Fear Machine".
Solo albums
* 1984 - Don't Suppose (EMI) (UK #63, U.S. #41)
* 1986 - Colour All My Days (EMI)
* 1992 - Love Is Blind (Bellaphon/Jimco)
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