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Spike Dawbarn
Dawbarn (right) performing live with 911 in Glasgow on 7 May 2013.
Background information
Birth name	Simon James Dawbarn
Born	(1974-08-05) 5 August 1974 (age 50)
Origin	Warrington, England
Genres	Pop, dance-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, dancer
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1988–present

Simon James "Spike" Dawbarn (born 5 August 1974) is an English singer and dancer. He was a member of the boy band 911, who were originally active between 1995 and 2000 and had ten consecutive top 10 hits before splitting up in 2000. In 2012, 911 reformed for the ITV2 documentary series The Big Reunion, along with other bands from their time including Five, B*Witched and Atomic Kitten.

Biography

Early life

Spike Dawbarn was born in Warrington, Cheshire. His secondary education was at Beamont Collegiate Academy.

The Hit Man and Her and 911

Dawbarn went on to become a dancer on the ITV late night dance show The Hit Man and Her. In this role he worked alongside Jimmy Constable and Jason Orange. In 1995, Dawbarn and Constable formed a partnership and teamed up with frontman Lee Brennan to form 911. Their first hit got to number 38 on the UK Singles Chart. Dawbarn choreographed a number of the band's dance routines.

PopSkool and after

Since 911's split in February 2000, Dawbarn has made a career joining the other band members in reunion tours. He was also director of a pop academy youth programme, PopSkool. PopSkool started in his home town of Warrington and has spread across the UK. It taught afternoon programmes in modern dance and vocal training to children between the ages of eight and sixteen. Dawbarn provided choreographic expertise and voice coaching is provided by Brennan.

Dawbarn had several 911 reunions for touring and TV appearances, including in 2008, 2012 and 2019.

On 15 October 2009, Dawbarn appeared on Never Mind the Buzzcocks's identity parade round.

Personal life

Dawbarn has three sons, Phoenix, Teddy and Neo. His niece, Lexy Dawbarn performed on stage with Justin Bieber and was on ITV1's Little Big Shots.

He is a fan of Manchester United.

Filmography

References

1. ^ Morgan, David (11 June 2021). "Warrington 911 star Spike shows he's still got it, aged 46, with back flip at first gig since pandemic". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
2. Fitzpatrick, Katie (27 March 2016). "Review: 911 at The Ritz Manchester". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
3. "Please sir, weren't you in a boy band?". Manchester Evening News. 5 December 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
4. "911 singer Jimmy Constable saved from depression by love of St Neots woman - Latest News - Hunts Post". huntspost.co.uk. 5 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
5. Harvey, Joanna (18 October 2012). "It's pop music heaven - Atomic Kitten, 5ive, Liberty X, 911 all to reunite for new TV show". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
6. "911 reveals reason for holding a concert in Malaysia after nearly 2 decades". uk.movies.yahoo.com. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
7. "Simon Dawbarn, aka Spike". Warrington Guardian. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

External links

• PopSkool
• Spike Dawbarn at IMDb
• Spike Dawbarn on Twitter

• 1974 births
• 911 (English group) members
• English male dancers
• English pop singers
• Living people
• Musicians from Warrington