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Brian Nash (born 20 May 1963 in Liverpool
Liverpool

Liverpool [] is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a History of borough status in England and Wales in 1207 and was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1880....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
) was the guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
 for 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Frankie Goes to Hollywood were an England dance-pop band that were extremely popular in the mid 1980s. The Liverpool group was fronted by Holly Johnson , supported by Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole and Brian Nash ....
. He was otherwise known as Nasher.

Nash was an apprentice electrician when he formed the band Sons of Egypt with Peter Gill
Peter Gill

Peter Gill , known by the nickname Pedro or Ped, was the drummer with 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood .Gill started out as a guitarist but decided to switch instruments because his hands were too small....
 and Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson is an England artist, writer and musician....
. In 1980, Gill and Johnson left the band to form Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Nash joined sometime later. The group's first single, "Relax
Relax (song)

"Relax" is the debut single by United Kingdom Dance music group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome ....
" reached Number 1 on the UK charts in 1984, despite (or perhaps because of) controversy about the lyrics.






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Brian Nash (born 20 May 1963 in Liverpool
Liverpool

Liverpool [] is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a History of borough status in England and Wales in 1207 and was granted City status in the United Kingdom in 1880....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
) was the guitarist
Guitarist

A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres....
 for 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Frankie Goes to Hollywood were an England dance-pop band that were extremely popular in the mid 1980s. The Liverpool group was fronted by Holly Johnson , supported by Paul Rutherford , Peter Gill , Mark O'Toole and Brian Nash ....
. He was otherwise known as Nasher.

Nash was an apprentice electrician when he formed the band Sons of Egypt with Peter Gill
Peter Gill

Peter Gill , known by the nickname Pedro or Ped, was the drummer with 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood .Gill started out as a guitarist but decided to switch instruments because his hands were too small....
 and Holly Johnson
Holly Johnson

Holly Johnson is an England artist, writer and musician....
. In 1980, Gill and Johnson left the band to form Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Nash joined sometime later. The group's first single, "Relax
Relax (song)

"Relax" is the debut single by United Kingdom Dance music group Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the UK by ZTT Records in 1983. The song was later included on the album Welcome to the Pleasuredome ....
" reached Number 1 on the UK charts in 1984, despite (or perhaps because of) controversy about the lyrics. The group disbanded in 1987 after Holly Johnson's departure.

Nash released a solo album entitled Ripe in 1999. He has released a second album called Le Grande Fromage in 2002 - both albums are available from his website. He declined to take part in a 2004 Frankie reunion. In 2008 he released this third album, A Lo Minimo. He has three children, Lois, Lucy Moon and Taylor. He was significantly influenced to first pick up a guitar by his idol Richard Davies, of whom he has remained a lifelong fan.

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