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Andy Gibb (March 5, 1958 – March 10, 1988)
was an United Kingdom|Anglo-Australian singer and
teen idol, and the younger brother of Barry
Gibb|Barry, Robin Gibb|Robin and Maurice Gibb,
also known as the Bee Gees.

He was born Andrew Roy Gibb in Manchester,
England, to Hugh and Barbara Gibb. His family
emigrated to Australia within months of his birth,
settling in Redcliffe, Queensland|Redcliffe,
Queensland near Brisbane. Gibb began playing at
tourist clubs around Spain's coastal Island of
Ibiza, and later the Isle of Man, as a young
teenager. The idea of his joining the Bee Gees was
often mooted, but the age gap between him and his
elder brothers (more than 11 years younger than
Barry, slightly more than eight years younger than
twins Robin and Maurice) made this difficult to
achieve. Instead, he embarked on a successful solo
career. After returning to Australia in 1975 to
hone his craft as a singer and songwriter, Gibb
began recording a series of his own compositions,
one of which was released as a single on the ATA
label, owned by veteran Australian performer, Col
Joye. "Words and Music" would eventually reach Top
Five on the Sydney music charts in 1976. This
breakout would pave the way to an even greater
milestone later that year — an invitation
from Robert Stigwood (who, at the time, was also
the Bee Gees' manager) to launch his international
career signed to his label, RSO Records. Gibb soon
moved to Miami Beach to begin working on songs
with his brother Barry, and co-producers Albhy
Galuten and Karl Richardson.

Prior to leaving Australia, Gibb had married his
girlfriend, Kim Reeder. They had one child, a
daughter named Peta, before their marriage ended
in 1978, his work and family commitments having
come between them. Notwithstanding, Gibb's
personal trials were soon overshadowed by fame and
recognition. In the United States, Gibb became the
first male solo artist to chart three consecutive
Number One singles on the Billboard Hot 100. In
July of 1977, he had his first major hit, "I Just
Want to Be Your Everything", a song written by his
brother Barry, just as his first album Flowing
Rivers broke into the US Top 20, on its way to
selling over a million copies. The album's second
single "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" broke in
early 1978 amidst the commercial explosion caused
by his brothers' contributions to the Saturday
Night Fever soundtrack, replacing "Stayin' Alive"
at the top of the US charts, and then submitting
to "Night Fever" when it reached the summit in
mid-March.

Continuing the momentum of his first successes,
Gibb began work with the Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
production team on his second album Shadow
Dancing. The title track, written by all four Gibb
brothers, was released as a single in the US in
April 1978, and in mid-June began a seven week run
at Number One, achieving platinum status. Two
further Top Ten singles, "An Everlasting Love" and
"(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" were
extracted from the album, which became another
million seller. Despite his impressive
accomplishments, the pressures and excesses of
such rapid success began to consume Gibb, and
eventually he would succumb to drug addiction and
the reality of a career in decline.

In 1979, Gibb returned to the studio to begin
recording sessions for his final full studio
album, After Dark. With drugs impeding his
previous ability to write and even fully sing the
tracks on his own record, Gibb was only able to
forge his performance with nearly intrusive
support from brother Barry. In March of 1980 the
last of Gibb's Top Ten singles charted just ahead
of the album's release. "Desire", was recorded for
the Bee Gees' 1979 album Spirits Having Flown, and
featured their original track with Gibb's lead
vocal dubbed in. A second single, "I Can't Help
It", a duet with family friend Olivia Newton-John,
reached the Top Twenty. Later in the year, Andy
Gibb's Greatest Hits was released as a finale to
his contract with RSO Records, with two new songs:
"Time Is Time" (number 15 in January 1981) and "Me
(Without You)" (Gibb's last Top Forty chart entry)
shipped as singles. 

A well publicised affair with actress Victoria
Principal ensued, while Gibb signed to several
projects outside of the recording studio,
including acclaimed performances in Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Broadway, The
Pirates of Penzance in Los Angeles, and a
short-term stint as co-host of a TV's Solid Gold.
However, as Gibb's drug use intensified, he was
unable to commit to regular performances and
tapings, and was eventually removed from each of
these endeavours. His romance with Principal also
ended a short time later, but not before recording
and releasing a vanity duet of the Everly
Brothers' classic "All I Have To Do Is Dream".
This would be Gibb's last official single, and his
last US chart entry, peaking at number 51.

After seeking treatment for his drug addiction at
the Betty Ford Clinic in the mid-1980s, Gibb
toured small venues with a stage show of his
greatest hits and covers, and appeared in
guest-starring roles on several television
situation comedies and game shows. Although his
performances were well-received, they failed to
return him to the height of his past successes. In
1987, with his debts far outweighing his income,
Gibb was forced to declare bankruptcy.  

Determined to revive his recording career, Gibb
returned to work alongside brothers Barry and
Maurice. They produced a series of demo
recordings, which would eventually secure him a
contract with the UK branch of Island Records (one
of the demos, "Man On Fire", was released
posthumously on the 1991 Polydor anthology, Andy
Gibb). Gibb travelled to England to fulfil the
label's request for more songs, moving into
brother Robin's estate in Oxfordshire. Isolated
and underinspired, he turned to drinking heavily,
and fell ill. On March 7, 1988, Gibb was taken to
the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford complaining
of stomach pains. Hidden even from those who were
closest to him, Gibb's illness was tempered by a
previously diagnosed heart condition. Three days
later, on the morning of March 10, 1988, Gibb died
of myocarditis — an inflammation of the
heart muscle at the age of 30. His body was
brought back to Los Angeles, California for
interment in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills
Cemetery.

==Albums==
US chart positions follow parenthetically, if
applicable
* Flowing Rivers, RSO, 1977 (US #19)
* Shadow Dancing, RSO, 1978 (US #7)
* After Dark, RSO, 1980 (US #21)
* Andy Gibb's Greatest Hits, RSO, 1980 (US #49)
* Andy Gibb, Polydor, 1991
* Andy Gibb: Millenium, Polydor, 2001

==Singles==
US chart positions follow parenthetically, if
applicable
* "Words and Music / Westfield Mansions"
(Australia), ATA, 1976 
* "I Just Want To Be Your Everything, RSO, 1977
(US #1, 4 weeks)
* "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water", RSO, 1978 (US
#1, 2 weeks)
* "Shadow Dancing", RSO, 1978 (US #1, 7 weeks)
* "An Everlasting Love", RSO, 1978 (US #5)
* "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away", RSO, 1978
(US #9)
* "Desire", RSO, 1980 (US #4)
* "I Can't Help It" (Duet with Olivia Newton-John,
RSO, 1980 (US #12)
* "Time Is Time", RSO, 1980 (US #15)
* "Me (Without You)", RSO, 1981 (US #40)
* "All I Have To Do Is Dream" (Duet with Victoria
Principal), RSO, 1981 (US #51)

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Andy Gibb (March 5, 1958 – March 10, 1988)
was an United Kingdom|Anglo-Australian singer and
teen idol, and the younger brother of Barry
Gibb|Barry, Robin Gibb|Robin and Maurice Gibb,
also known as the Bee Gees.

He was born Andrew Roy Gibb in Manchester,
England, to Hugh and Barbara Gibb. His family
emigrated to Australia within months of his birth,
settling in Redcliffe, Queensland|Redcliffe,
Queensland near Brisbane. Gibb began playing at
tourist clubs around Spain's coastal Island of
Ibiza, and later the Isle of Man, as a young
teenager. The idea of his joining the Bee Gees was
often mooted, but the age gap between him and his
elder brothers (more than 11 years younger than
Barry, slightly more than eight years younger than
twins Robin and Maurice) made this difficult to
achieve. Instead, he embarked on a successful solo
career. After returning to Australia in 1975 to
hone his craft as a singer and songwriter, Gibb
began recording a series of his own compositions,
one of which was released as a single on the ATA
label, owned by veteran Australian performer, Col
Joye. "Words and Music" would eventually reach Top
Five on the Sydney music charts in 1976. This
breakout would pave the way to an even greater
milestone later that year — an invitation
from Robert Stigwood (who, at the time, was also
the Bee Gees' manager) to launch his international
career signed to his label, RSO Records. Gibb soon
moved to Miami Beach to begin working on songs
with his brother Barry, and co-producers Albhy
Galuten and Karl Richardson.

Prior to leaving Australia, Gibb had married his
girlfriend, Kim Reeder. They had one child, a
daughter named Peta, before their marriage ended
in 1978, his work and family commitments having
come between them. Notwithstanding, Gibb's
personal trials were soon overshadowed by fame and
recognition. In the United States, Gibb became the
first male solo artist to chart three consecutive
Number One singles on the Billboard Hot 100. In
July of 1977, he had his first major hit, "I Just
Want to Be Your Everything", a song written by his
brother Barry, just as his first album Flowing
Rivers broke into the US Top 20, on its way to
selling over a million copies. The album's second
single "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" broke in
early 1978 amidst the commercial explosion caused
by his brothers' contributions to the Saturday
Night Fever soundtrack, replacing "Stayin' Alive"
at the top of the US charts, and then submitting
to "Night Fever" when it reached the summit in
mid-March.

Continuing the momentum of his first successes,
Gibb began work with the Gibb-Galuten-Richardson
production team on his second album Shadow
Dancing. The title track, written by all four Gibb
brothers, was released as a single in the US in
April 1978, and in mid-June began a seven week run
at Number One, achieving platinum status. Two
further Top Ten singles, "An Everlasting Love" and
"(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" were
extracted from the album, which became another
million seller. Despite his impressive
accomplishments, the pressures and excesses of
such rapid success began to consume Gibb, and
eventually he would succumb to drug addiction and
the reality of a career in decline.

In 1979, Gibb returned to the studio to begin
recording sessions for his final full studio
album, After Dark. With drugs impeding his
previous ability to write and even fully sing the
tracks on his own record, Gibb was only able to
forge his performance with nearly intrusive
support from brother Barry. In March of 1980 the
last of Gibb's Top Ten singles charted just ahead
of the album's release. "Desire", was recorded for
the Bee Gees' 1979 album Spirits Having Flown, and
featured their original track with Gibb's lead
vocal dubbed in. A second single, "I Can't Help
It", a duet with family friend Olivia Newton-John,
reached the Top Twenty. Later in the year, Andy
Gibb's Greatest Hits was released as a finale to
his contract with RSO Records, with two new songs:
"Time Is Time" (number 15 in January 1981) and "Me
(Without You)" (Gibb's last Top Forty chart entry)
shipped as singles. 

A well publicised affair with actress Victoria
Principal ensued, while Gibb signed to several
projects outside of the recording studio,
including acclaimed performances in Joseph and the
Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat on Broadway, The
Pirates of Penzance in Los Angeles, and a
short-term stint as co-host of a TV's Solid Gold.
However, as Gibb's drug use intensified, he was
unable to commit to regular performances and
tapings, and was eventually removed from each of
these endeavours. His romance with Principal also
ended a short time later, but not before recording
and releasing a vanity duet of the Everly
Brothers' classic "All I Have To Do Is Dream".
This would be Gibb's last official single, and his
last US chart entry, peaking at number 51.

After seeking treatment for his drug addiction at
the Betty Ford Clinic in the mid-1980s, Gibb
toured small venues with a stage show of his
greatest hits and covers, and appeared in
guest-starring roles on several television
situation comedies and game shows. Although his
performances were well-received, they failed to
return him to the height of his past successes. In
1987, with his debts far outweighing his income,
Gibb was forced to declare bankruptcy.  

Determined to revive his recording career, Gibb
returned to work alongside brothers Barry and
Maurice. They produced a series of demo
recordings, which would eventually secure him a
contract with the UK branch of Island Records (one
of the demos, "Man On Fire", was released
posthumously on the 1991 Polydor anthology, Andy
Gibb). Gibb travelled to England to fulfil the
label's request for more songs, moving into
brother Robin's estate in Oxfordshire. Isolated
and underinspired, he turned to drinking heavily,
and fell ill. On March 7, 1988, Gibb was taken to
the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford complaining
of stomach pains. Hidden even from those who were
closest to him, Gibb's illness was tempered by a
previously diagnosed heart condition. Three days
later, on the morning of March 10, 1988, Gibb died
of myocarditis — an inflammation of the
heart muscle at the age of 30. His body was
brought back to Los Angeles, California for
interment in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills
Cemetery.

==Albums==
US chart positions follow parenthetically, if
applicable
* Flowing Rivers, RSO, 1977 (US #19)
* Shadow Dancing, RSO, 1978 (US #7)
* After Dark, RSO, 1980 (US #21)
* Andy Gibb's Greatest Hits, RSO, 1980 (US #49)
* Andy Gibb, Polydor, 1991
* Andy Gibb: Millenium, Polydor, 2001

==Singles==
US chart positions follow parenthetically, if
applicable
* "Words and Music / Westfield Mansions"
(Australia), ATA, 1976 
* "I Just Want To Be Your Everything, RSO, 1977
(US #1, 4 weeks)
* "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water", RSO, 1978 (US
#1, 2 weeks)
* "Shadow Dancing", RSO, 1978 (US #1, 7 weeks)
* "An Everlasting Love", RSO, 1978 (US #5)
* "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away", RSO, 1978
(US #9)
* "Desire", RSO, 1980 (US #4)
* "I Can't Help It" (Duet with Olivia Newton-John,
RSO, 1980 (US #12)
* "Time Is Time", RSO, 1980 (US #15)
* "Me (Without You)", RSO, 1981 (US #40)
* "All I Have To Do Is Dream" (Duet with Victoria
Principal), RSO, 1981 (US #51)