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The Manchester quintet Alfie (singer Lee Gorton, guitarist Ian Smith, cellist Matt McGeever, bassist Sam Morris, and drummer Sean Kelly), came about in the late '90s after Gorton became increasingly fed up with the local music scene -- when most bands at the time were merely rehashing Oasis songs. The band caught a break with their very first show when the U.K. publication NME was doing an article on several different British music scenes, and happened to come upon the new group, reviewing the show and printing a picture of the band. The band soon befriended Damon Gough (better-known as Badly Drawn Boy), who promptly signed the group to his newly founded Twisted Nerve label. Shortly after, Alfie issued several singles/EPs -- The Alfie EP, Bookends, and Montevideo, while their full-length debut, If You Happy With You Need Do Nothing, saw the light of day in 2001.
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Alfie is a nickname (though it can also be a given name) in English-speaking countries, a variant on or shortened version of Alfred (Old English) or Alphonse (Old German).
Alfie may refer to:
Alfie (play), a 1963 play by Bill NaughtonAlfie (1966 film), a film based on the play by Bill Naughton starring Michael CaineAlfie Darling (aka Oh, Alfie!), a 1975 sequel to the 1966 filmAlfie (2004 film), a 2004 remake of the 1966 filmMusic
Alfie (album), a Sonny Rollins album, the soundtrack album to the 1966 filmAlfie (band), English indie rock band"Alfie" (Lily Allen song), a 2007 Lily Allen song"Alfie" (song), a 1968 much recorded Burt Bacharach and Hal David songAlfie (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 2004 film remakeThe Alfee, Japanese rock band formerly named Alfie"Becoming More Like Alfie", a song from The Divine Comedy's 1996 Casanova (album)Sport
Athletes nicknamed "Alfie":
Daniel Alfredsson (born 1972), Swedish professional ice hockey playerCameron Hitchcock, an Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football LeagueAllan Langer (born 1966), Australian Rugby League playerJustin Langer (born 1970), former Australian cricketerAdam le Fondre (born 1986), English football playerGareth Thomas (rugby) (born 1974), former Welsh rugby union team captain
