The Divine Comedy

Formed
1989
in Londonderry 
Active Decades
19001020304050607080902000 
 
by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
The Divine Comedy is the alias for Neil Hannon, a British pop singer/songwriter with aspirations of becoming a new wave fusion of Scott Walker, Morrissey, and Electric Light Orchestra. During the early '90s, he built up a strong cult following with a pair of idiosyncratic, critically acclaimed records before his third album, Casanova, became a mainstream success in the wake of Britpop and Pulp's popularity. "Becoming More Like Alfie" and "Something for the Weekend," both pulled from Casanova, became hits after receiving significant airplay from Radio 1 DJ Chris Evans, and The Divine Comedy moved from British indie rock favorites to a minor mainstream cult in their own right.



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