Sal Solo


Sal Solo is an English singer.

Career

Solo began his career with a band called The News, which released one 7" single on GTO Records. He was briefly in the unsigned punk band Rigormortis alongside drummer Johnnie HaHa who went on to form Alien Sex Fiend, before forming the pop group Classix Nouveaux, which became associated with the burgeoning New Romantic movement. They released three albums with EMI Records. Classix Nouveaux had number one hits in Poland, Portugal, Israel, Iceland and other countries in the early 1980s. They also had one Top 20 and various other Top 50 hits in the United Kingdom, including "Is It a Dream", which reached No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart. The band split in 1985. Between 1984 and 1982 he provided lead vocals for the French space rock group Rockets.
Following a pilgrimage to San Damiano in Italy, Solo embraced the Roman Catholic faith of his childhood. He had a solo hit with "San Damiano " which reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart, and went to No. 1 in Poland. The song has since been recorded by several artists, including Aled Jones for his 2003 album Higher, which remained in the UK Albums Chart Top 40 for several weeks, and earned a silver disc.
In 1987 Solo became active in youth ministry in the Catholic Church in the UK. During this time, he continued to write and perform new music. In the early 1990s, he released three albums of Christian music through the Christian record label, Word Records, followed by several more released independently. In 1999 he moved to Chicago, where he works with Catholic teens in the United States and other parts of the world, speaking on matters of faith and justice, and giving concerts and youth retreats.

Discography

Albums