The Beautiful South

The Beautiful South are a British pop group formed at the end of the 1980s, from the ashes of Hull group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul

The Beautiful South are a British pop group formed at the end of the 1980s, from the ashes of Hull group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by Sean Welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray (Guitar). Rotheray also co-writes the songs with Heaton.

In The Beautiful South, Heaton remained lead singer but was joined by Hemingway and female singer Briana Corrigan to create a trio of lead vocalists. This set-up helped to characterize the bittersweet kitchen sink dramas played out in Heaton's often barbed songs.