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Charlie Winston (born Charlie Winston Gleave, 14 September 1978, Cornwall) is an English singer-songwriter.
Music career
Early career
Winston started performing under the moniker "Charlie Winston and the Oxymorons" after recording and touring with Tom Baxter on Baxter's Feather and Stone album. The Oxymorons consisted of harmonicist Benjamin 'Gob Iron' Edwards, bass guitarist Elf Lord Taylor, and drummer Jamie Morrison.
Make Way
Winston's debut album, Make Way was recorded at Real World Studios in 2006. Described as "inspired and seductive". Winston supported Peter Gabriel. on his 2007 European tour.
Hobo
His second album, Hobo, entered the French charts at #3 on 31 January 2009, and peaked at #1 in its 25th charting week where it stayed for 4 weeks and, as of 5 July 2011 (2011 -07-05), spent 30 weeks in the Top 10. His debut album has also been certified as being platinum.
The first single, "Like a Hobo", also topped the French SNEP charts for one week on 11 April 2009.
In 2010, Winston won an European Border Breakers Award for 'Best UK artist in Europe'.
Running Still
Winston's third album Running Still was released in France on 21 November 2011.
In 2012, Winston contributed the track "This Wheel's On Fire" to the compilation CD set for Amnesty International titled "Chimes of Freedom - The Songs of Bob Dylan".
US television
On November 10, 2011, the track "She Went Quietly" was used over the ending of the mid-season finale of Grey's Anatomy (Season 8, Episode 9 "Dark Was The Night").
Controversy
In 2008, his cover of The Spencer Davis Group song "I'm a Man" appeared on a television advertisement for Volkswagen Polo. The ad featured a dog miming the words to the track, and was banned after complaints from the RSPCA and over 750 viewers.
Personal life
Winston was born to parents Jeff and Julie Gleave. At an early age he moved to Bungay, Suffolk where his parents owned the King's Head Hotel. His older brother, Tom Baxter, and younger sister, Vashti Anna, are also musicians and all use their middle name as a stage surname. Charlie Winston lives in Paris, France.
