Mal Ryder Explained

Mal Ryder
Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Paul Bradley Couling
Birth Date:27 February 1944
Birth Place:Llanfrenchfa, Wales, United Kingdom
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:Beat
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1962–present
Label:Pye, RCA Victor, Carosello, Ricordi, Baby Records

Paul Bradley Couling (born 27 February 1944 in Llanfrechfa, Wales), known by his stage name Mal Ryder, is a British singer who achieved popularity in Italy in the late 1960s, singing with his band Mal and the Primitives.[1] In 1989 he became a naturalized Italian citizen.[2] One of his biggest hits was the Italian theme of the TV series Fury. Mal lives in Pordenone.

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Notes and References

  1. Burt Bacharach, Song by Song: 0825672805 Serene Dominic – 2003 "The Italian pop groups I Corvi and Mal and the Primitives (“Mal” actually being British expatriate Paul Bradley Couling) managed to transmute “my wild beautiful bird” into “a little baby doll” (bambolina), but perhaps the oddest cover version of ..."
  2. Web site: Mal nell'Enciclopedia Treccani.