Peter Skellern (born 14 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and pianist. Born in Bury, Lancashire, Skellern attended Derby Grammar School (now More

Peter Skellern (born 14 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and pianist. Born in Bury, Lancashire, Skellern attended Derby Grammar School (now Derby High School) and studied piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He later joined pop groups called Harlem and March Hare. Skellern's first hit song was "You're a Lady" in 1972. The record reached number three in the UK Singles Chart and number 50 in the United States. He followed this three years later with "Hold On To Love" which reached number 14 in the UK singles chart. He also sang the theme to "Billy Liar". In 1978 Skellern also had a minor hit with "Love Is The Sweetest Thing" (which featured backing by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band), winning the Music Trades Association award for best Middle Of The Road album of 1979. In 1981 he wrote, composed and performed in a series of musical playlets for the BBC called Happy Endings. Two years later he hosted the Private Lives TV chat show. He wrote the lyrics for the song "One More Kiss, Dear" from the 1982 movie Blade Runner. He also performed the theme song for the London Weekend Television programme "Me And My Girl", which became a hit single in its own right. In 1984 he formed a group called Oasis group with cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, singer Mary Hopkin and Bill Lovelady. The group released a self-titled album in 1984 on the Warner Brothers label which earned a silver record. The group performed live on television but a planned concert tour was cancelled due to Mary Hopkin becoming ill. They assembled three times to record their music attempting to combine classical and popular music genres. Skellern also provided the voice of Carter Brandon in the BBC Radio adaptations of Peter Tinniswood's Uncle Mort's North Country and Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe. These shows were produced by Pete Atkin. Skellern has collaborated with Richard Stilgoe in live cabaret and musical comedy. Two live recordings are available, "A Quiet Night Out" and "Who Plays Wins". More recently Skellern has been writing choral music, including Waiting for the Word (which was written for the BBC's Songs of Praise programme of 19 August 2001), Six Simple Carols and The Nativity Cantata written for a Hemel Hempstead choir, the Aeolian Singers. The work was first performed by them in 2004 and it has since been recorded.
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Peter Skellern (born 14 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and pianist. Born in Bury, Lancashire, Skellern attended Derby Grammar School (now More

Peter Skellern (born 14 March 1947) is an English singer-songwriter and pianist. Born in Bury, Lancashire, Skellern attended Derby Grammar School (now Derby High School) and studied piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He later joined pop groups called Harlem and March Hare. Skellern's first hit song was "You're a Lady" in 1972. The record reached number three in the UK Singles Chart and number 50 in the United States. He followed this three years later with "Hold On To Love" which reached number 14 in the UK singles chart. He also sang the theme to "Billy Liar". In 1978 Skellern also had a minor hit with "Love Is The Sweetest Thing" (which featured backing by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band), winning the Music Trades Association award for best Middle Of The Road album of 1979. In 1981 he wrote, composed and performed in a series of musical playlets for the BBC called Happy Endings. Two years later he hosted the Private Lives TV chat show. He wrote the lyrics for the song "One More Kiss, Dear" from the 1982 movie Blade Runner. He also performed the theme song for the London Weekend Television programme "Me And My Girl", which became a hit single in its own right. In 1984 he formed a group called Oasis group with cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, singer Mary Hopkin and Bill Lovelady. The group released a self-titled album in 1984 on the Warner Brothers label which earned a silver record. The group performed live on television but a planned concert tour was cancelled due to Mary Hopkin becoming ill. They assembled three times to record their music attempting to combine classical and popular music genres. Skellern also provided the voice of Carter Brandon in the BBC Radio adaptations of Peter Tinniswood's Uncle Mort's North Country and Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe. These shows were produced by Pete Atkin. Skellern has collaborated with Richard Stilgoe in live cabaret and musical comedy. Two live recordings are available, "A Quiet Night Out" and "Who Plays Wins". More recently Skellern has been writing choral music, including Waiting for the Word (which was written for the BBC's Songs of Praise programme of 19 August 2001), Six Simple Carols and The Nativity Cantata written for a Hemel Hempstead choir, the Aeolian Singers. The work was first performed by them in 2004 and it has since been recorded.
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