Martin Kemp
Martin Kemp is a treasured household name with an impressive number of strings to his bow. Martin’s career set off in 1979, when he formed the new romantic band Spandau Ballet playing bass guitar. The group went on to tour the world and had several Top 20 hits in the 80’s. The single ‘True’ made the American Top 10.
Alongside his music career, Martin has had a successful acting career, starring alongside his brother Gary in the film ‘The Krays’, which was a huge success, playing the infamous Steve Owen in BBC’s BAFTA Award winning drama series EastEnders, and starring as Billy Flynn in the West End run of Chicago in 2018.
Martin currently hosts his own show, Greatest Hits, on Hits Radio and for the past 3 years, has toured around the country with his ‘Back to the 80’s’ DJ sets.
Martin is a television regular, and has appeared on numerous shows, notably acting as a Judge on BBC’s entertainment show ‘Let it Shine’, and as a contestant on Channel 4’s ‘Bear Grylls: The Island’. Martin and his son Roman are part of the regular cast for ‘Celebrity Gogglebox’ on Channel 4 and hosted their morning show ‘Weekend Best’ on ITV. Together, they now co-host the podcast ‘FFS! My Dad is Martin Kemp!’
An established author, Martin’s has published several books, both fiction and non-fiction, including ‘True – An Autobiography of Martin Kemp’, ‘A True Love Story’, ‘Ticket to the World: My 80s Story’ and his fiction series, which includes The Game’ and its sequel, ‘The Fall’.
Martin currently has his own clothing collection with TU x Sainsbury’s and has worked with an impressive number of notable brands including L’Oreal, Oreo, Jack Daniels, M&S and Vision Express. He is the current UK Ambassador for Nuance Audio.
