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One area on which disabled people have made a strong contribution is in music, particularly pop music.
In addition, let's not forget the inventor of the record player, Thomas Edison
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All artists - alphabetical lists
(by surname or group name)
Gareth Gates
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Disability: Stutter (source) Despite coming second in ITV's Popstars programme, Gareth Gates went on to be hugely popular, with a string of hits including Unchained Melody, Anyone of Us, and Spirit In The Sky. |
Barry Gibb
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Disability: arthritis (source) member of pop / disco band the Bee Gees |
Billy Joel
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Pop / rock artist with several hits in the 1970s, 80s and early 90s. Hits include Uptown Girl (as covered by Westlife), We Didn't Start The Fire, and River Of Dreams |
John Lydon
 source of photo: CNN.com article
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Disability: scoliosis (source: Scoliosis World) Most famous as Johnny Rotten in controversial punk band The Sex Pistols. Founder member of post-punk band PiL (Public Image Ltd) |
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Disability: asthma (source)
hits include "So Sorry I Said" and "Don't Drop Bombs" |
Mike Nolan
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Disability: Epilepsy (source) Singer in Buck's Fizz Bucks Fizz website: Susan's Bucks Fizz Page |
Gary Numan
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Disability: Aspergers (source: Wikipedia list of autistic people) One of the pioneers of the "futurist" electronic music style, Gary Numan had a number of hits in the early 1980s - notably "Cars" and "Are Friends Electric" |
Merrill Osmond
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Disability: diabetes one of The Osmonds, pop band from early 1970's
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 image source: musicweb.cz |
Disability: Dyslexia (source: Wikipedia article on Daniel Powter) Most famous for his hit single "Bad Day" in 2005. |
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Scott Robinson Disability: dyslexia (source: CBBC News article) A former member of Five (sometimes spelt 5ive), a boy band popular at the turn of the 20th/21st century.
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Disabilities: Had a number of hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including "When I Need You", "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and "How Much Love". Returned to the charts in 2006, when a remix of "Thunder In My Heart" reached number 1. |
 Image source: Musicians' Friend |
Disability: dyslexia (source: Wikipedia
article on Joss Stone) R&B singer, hits include You Had Me and Spoiled. |
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