Derry’s very own Peter Cunnah and D:Ream are to play the final note in the City of Culture year with a special concert in St Columb’s Hall on New Year’s Eve.
Peter Cunnah.
Looking ahead, the Derry singer said he was looking forward to playing in the city and the event was a “great way to end the City of Culture” year.
D:Ream were hugely successful in the early 1990s. They had a number one hit with “Things Can Only Get Better” in 1993 as well as eight more top 40 hits. They released two albums, both of which reached the top five.
The group had an all-male line-up which varied in number, but mainly centred on lead singer Peter Cunnah. One of their former members was Brian Cox who is now a professor of physics and a television presenter.
D:Ream first came to prominence with the euphoric single “U R The Best Thing” in the summer of 1992.
“Things Can Only Get Better,” released in the Spring the following year, gave the group their first chart success and thanks to the Labour Party election campaign of 1997 became their best known success. “U R The Best Thing” was eventually re-released in April 1993 and gave the group their second chart hit.
The band were nominated for Best Dance act in the MTV Europe Music Awards in 1994 and for Best Single in the Brit Awards in 1995.
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