Tony Christie

Tony Christie (born Anthony Fitzgerald, 25 April 1943) is an English male singer from Conisbrough, South Yorkshire. His mother was English and his father came from Ireland.

He had two Top Twenty hits in the UK Singles Char

Tony Christie (born Anthony Fitzgerald, 25 April 1943) is an English male singer from Conisbrough, South Yorkshire. His mother was English and his father came from Ireland.

He had two Top Twenty hits in the UK Singles Chart in 1971 with "I Did What I Did For Maria", which reached #2 and "Is This the Way to Amarillo", which peaked at #18. He also had a minor hit with "Avenues & Alleyways" which reached #37, the theme to the television series The Protectors. His early songs were dramatic big-voiced numbers, many of which were written by Mitch Murray and Peter Callendar.