Nick Gilder

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Nick Gilder (born December 21, 1951 in London, England) first came to prominence as frontman for the Canadian glam rock band Sweeney Todd. They had a number one hit, "Roxy Roller", which held on to the top spot in the Canadian music charts for 3 weeks in 1975. It went on to win a Juno Award for Best Selling Single the following year.

Feeling they had international scope, Gilder and fellow band member, guitarist and songwriting partner, James McCulloch left the band and signed an American record deal.

It wasn't until his second solo album, which spawned the smash hit "Hot Child in the City", that Gilder finally had chart success in the United States. That song went to No.1 both in Canada and the US. It also earned him two more Juno Awards: Best Selling Single and for Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year in Canada as well as a People's Choice Award in the US.

Gilder has also been successful as a songwriter for artists such as Patty Smyth, Bette Midler, Joe Cocker and Pat Benatar. In 1984, the band Scandal had a number one hit with "The Warrior," which was written by Gilder and Holly Knight, and it earned him a BMI Airplay Award.

Gilder's songs have been used in several movies such as Youngblood with Rob Lowe and The Wraith with Charlie Sheen, and in TV series like Sex and the City and That '70s Show.

Returning to Canada in the mid-1990s, Gilder quickly became a favorite in the classic rock music festivals across Canada, where he continues to record and tour.

Testifying to Gilder’s musical influence, today artists are still recording and using his music. Most recently, Armand Van Helden's cleverly sampled "Rockaway" into their 2005 club hit, "When the Lights Go Down." The following year Jacob and Joshua recorded “Hot Child in the City,” for their 2006 debut CD, "Rise Up" and Rocketrecorded, “Backstreet Noise” for their CD, "Girls With Candy Hearts."

[edit] Discography

1975: Sweeney Todd London Records (w/Sweeney Todd)
1977: You Know Who You Are, Chrysalis Records
1978: City Nights, Chrysalis Records
1979: Frequency, Chrysalis Records
1980: Rock America, Casablanca Records
1981: Body Talk Muzik, Casablanca Records
1985: Nick Gilder, RCA Records
1997: Stairways, Spinner Music Group/Gilder Records
1999: Longtime Coming, Page Music/Oasis/Orchard
2001: The Best Of Nick Gilder, EMI- Capital Music/Razor & Tie Entertainment (The Chrysalis Years)