Think you know David Essex, have him pinned down as a ... segues into the jolly granny-favourite "Hold Me Close" remains one of the most startling in pop. But Out On The Street (1976) is his ...

David Essex is the only artiste in the world ... How could we forget chart toppers such as ‘Hold Me Close’, ‘Silver Dream Machine’, ‘Oh What A Circus’ from Evita?

David Essex was born David Albert Cook in Plaistow ... Singles Chart Number 1s with Gonna Make You A Star in 1974 and Hold Me Close in 1975. He scored 19 UK Top 40 singles and has appeared ...