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Peter Nicholls (born 13 February 1959) is the lead singer of the progressive rock band IQ. Nicholls left the band briefly in the late 1980s to form the alternative rock band Niadem's Ghost but returned in 1990.
The band's musical style, especially earlier in their career, was reminiscent of Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett era Genesis because of singer Peter Nicholls' vocal and stage-presence similarities to Gabriel and keyboardist Martin Orford's grandiose keyboarding.
Lead Vocal. IQ&A - Peter Nicholls. First single bought: My Mum and Dad were both music lovers when I was growing up. Andy Williams, Shirley Bassey, Vic Damone and Val Doonican were my Mum’s favourites. My Dad was the record-buyer, though, and his musical tastes were pretty eclectic.
May 3, 2023 · IQ frontman Peter Nicholls is only half joking when he recounts the logistical headaches involved in keeping his band’s show on the road, and indeed in the studio, as they prepare to release their 10th album.
The group was formed in 1981 by guitarist Mike Holmes and keyboard player Martin Orford. They recruited bassist Tim Esau that year, followed by vocalist Peter Nicholls and drummer Paul Cook in 1982, when they released their first cassette album ‘Seven Stories Into Eight’.
Jun 10, 2020 · The band’s domestic cabin fever was partially alleviated when Peter Nicholls moved back to his home town of Manchester from London in early 1985. Yet although that might have solved one predicament, it led to the singer feeling increasingly remote from the band during the writing of The Wake and was the origin of a rift within IQ ...
Peter, "The Road Of Bones" was released in 2014 and it is considered by many as the best IQ album. Do you see it the same way? Are you still proud of the album? Yes, I think it’s a very strong album.
