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Joe Fagin (December 1939 – 5 September 2023) was an English pop/rock singer-songwriter. He was best known for the 1984 chart hit "Breakin' Away / That's Livin' Alright", and for singing a version of "As Time Goes By" for the 1990s BBC sitcom of the same name starring Judi Dench and Geoffrey Palmer.
By the 1970s, Fagin had returned to England and worked in advertising, writing jingles. He also worked as a session musician.
In 1985, he was part of the charity supergroup the Crowd, who released the charity single "You'll Never Walk Alone" for the Bradford City stadium fire which reached number one in the UK.
"Get It Right" and "Back with the Boys Again", the two songs for the second series of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, were also released as a single, reaching number 53 in 1986.
Fagin sang the version of "As Time Goes By" used as the theme of the sitcom of the same name.
"Breakin' Away" / "That's Livin' Alright" was re-released when Auf Wiedersehen, Pet was repeated on Channel 4 in 1996.
A reworked version of "That's Living Alright" was released on 5 June 2006 for the World Cup. However, "That's England Alright" was an unofficial song, since Embrace were chosen to record the official song for the World Cup, "World at Your Feet".
Fagin and his wife, Valerie, had five children. He died on 5 September 2023, at the age of 83.
Chart successes and TV themes
In 1982, Fagin had his only U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charting single, "Younger Days". It was released there on Millennium Records and peaked at No. 80. He was musical director for Jim Davidson, including his 1983 Falkland Islands tour. In January 1984, the single "Breakin' Away / That's Livin' Alright", which were the opening and closing to the first series of the comedy-drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
Later years
Fagin released a greatest hits album in 1996, which included a cover of the Beatles song "She's Leaving Home".
Personal life and death
Fagin was born in Kirkdale, Liverpool in 1940, and trained as an electrician before beginning his music career. In adulthood, he was a longtime resident of Brixton.
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Categories: 1940 Births, 2023 Deaths, 20th-century English Male Singers, 21st-century English Male Singers, English Male Singer-songwriters, English Rock Guitarists, English Singer-songwriters, Musicians From The London Borough Of Lambeth, People From Brixton, Musicians From Liverpool, Place Of Death Missing, Singers From The London Borough Of Lambeth, Singers From Liverpool
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