The Beautiful South

The Beautiful South were an English pop band. They were started in Hull in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway. Heaton and Hemingway had been members of The Housemartins. The Beautiful South released their first album in 1989. The first single "Song for Whoever" reached number two in the UK Singles Chart. In 2007 they broke up. In 2008 Dave Hemingway, Dave Stead, and Alison Wheeler started The New Beautiful South. In 2010 they changed their name to The South.

Albums
Welcome to the Beautiful South (1989)
Choke (1990)
0898 Beautiful South (1992)
Miaow (1994)
Blue Is the Colour (1996)
Quench (1998)
Painting It Red (2000)
Gaze (2003)
Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs (2004)
Superbi (2006)

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Category:1988 establishments in England
Category:1980s British music groups
Category:1990s British music groups
Category:2000s British music groups
Category:2007 disestablishments in England
Category:British pop rock bands
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2007
Category:Musical groups established in 1988
Category:Musical groups from Yorkshire