Chesney Hawkes
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Chesney Hawkes debuts his first new music in over a decade with the release of Get A Hold Of Yourself.

The singer, best known for the 1991 hit single The One And Only, wrote Get A Hold Of Yourself with producer, the BRIT Award winner and Grammy nominee Jake Gosling (Ed Sheeran, One Direction) and songwriter Adam Coltman.

Chesney says, “It’s really strange experiencing this all again – three decades later and with three decades worth of growing up. It’s taken a long time to feel confident enough to really throw myself back into a project but growing up and feeling much more comfortable and freer within myself has allowed that to happen.

“That’s what Get A Hold Of Yourself is about, getting hold of yourself and being free and not giving a f*ck what people think! I think people are going to be surprised that this is a Chesney track – I hope you enjoy it!”

Listen below:

The One And Only

Chesney Hawkes’ story began when the then 19-year-old starred alongside Roger Daltrey in the film Buddy’s Song. Its main song, The One And Only, quickly became a huge hit, spending five weeks at No.1 in the UK as well as climbing the charts in America and Europe. Seemingly overnight, Chesney had become the next big thing. He soon landed a second hit, A Man Not A Boy, and saw his debut album (Buddy’s Song in the UK and The One and Only in the US) follow his singles into the upper reaches of the charts.

Chesney continued to record, releasing another three albums to date, all of which were compiled in the 2022 boxset The Complete Picture.  He would resurface for occasional but always popular forays into select reality shows and in nostalgic, flashback-to-the-90s documentaries.

Recent years have seen the singer step back into the spotlight, with countless festival sets, often featuring fun takes on songs from the likes of The Killers, The Kaiser Chiefs and his old friend Nik Kershaw.

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