James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a solo career. He is known in particular for his falsetto singing voice and that he was openly gay during a period of increasing socio-political debate and conflict in the UK regarding lesbian and gay rights. Somerville's latest album, Suddenly Last Summer was released in May 2009 by Connor Pedersen Studios. James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a solo career. He is known in particular for his falsetto singing voice and that he was openly gay during a period of increasing socio-political debate and conflict in the UK regarding lesbian and gay rights. Somerville's latest album, Suddenly Last Summer was released in May 2009 by Connor Pedersen Studios. false 2024-12-21 04:38:57 0 Synthpop 119141 09bc57df-6fc7-40f7-b7e6-2261481f801e /media/data/media4/Music/Jimmy Somerville/folder.jpg /media/data/media4/Music/Jimmy Somerville/backdrop.jpg