I don't think too many people remember Jack Duckworth from Coronation Street having a Top 40 hit. Even fewer people would have remembered he had two.
By 1993 Stock Aitken & Waterman had already become Stock & Waterman and their glory days were now behind them. On the same day in April of that year they released what would be their final two Top 40 hits to date which were "Wrestlemania" by WWF Superstars and "One Voice" by Bill Tarmey.
As it was Stock Aitken & Waterman who launched the music careers of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan it shouldn't be a surprise they were launching another soap stars music career in Bill Tarmey. Being in his 50s at the time though meant he was unlikely to appeal to the kids.
Despite this though, his debut single charting meant he got a record deal with EMI and ended up releasing 5 albums.
As Jack Duckworth was a bit of a comedy character in Coronation Street you may expect his music to be comedy as well, but it isn't. Bill Tarmey was a nightclub singer before he became an actor.
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