Chris Collingwood

Chris Collingwood (born October 3, 1967) is an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead vocalist and founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne.

Early life and education Collingwood was born on October 3, 1967 and grew up in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

He graduated from The Hill School in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, and then attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he met future Fountains of Wayne bandmate Adam Schlesinger. The two collaborated several times prior to forming Fountains of Wayne in 1995.

Fountains of Wayne

In 1995, Collingwood and Schlesinger formed Fountains of Wayne. They recorded one album, Fountains of Wayne, before recruiting Jody Porter and Brian Young in 1997.

Though Collingwood and Schlesinger shared cowriter credit for all original Fountains of Wayne material, for most of their career together, they wrote their songs separately. The band was nominated for a Grammy Award for their song "Stacy's Mom", in 2004, which charted at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100.

In 2006, the band was touring in Tokyo, Japan, when Collingwood experienced a mental breakdown. Prior to his breakdown, he had been experiencing hallucinations for two days, and was sleep deprived and mentally unstable to the point that he did not believe he was actually in Japan. The performance was cancelled, and Collingwood spent time recovering in hospitals in both Japan and the United States. He later recalled the event, saying:

After many years as an alcoholic, Collingwood became sober by 2011. He would become more involved in the production of their album, Sky Full of Holes, although, it would end up being the hardest for the group to make, collectively:

In 2019, Collingwood participated in a tour entitled "Songs & Stories: an evening with Art Alexakis of Everclear, Chris Collingwood of Fountains of Wayne, Max Collins of Eve 6, and John Wozniak of Marcy Playground". Some of the 32 tour dates included Walla Walla, Pasadena, London, Cleveland, and Sioux Falls.

Influences Collingwood's major influences are The Beatles, The Zombies, The Hollies, Aztec Camera, Squeeze, and Blue Öyster Cult.

Discography With Fountains Of Wayne

Studio albums TitleDetailsFountains of Wayne Release date: October 1, 1996 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LPUtopia Parkway Release date: April 6, 1999 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, LPWelcome Interstate Managers Release date: June 10, 2003 Label: S-Curve/Virgin Formats: CD, music downloadTraffic and Weather Release date: April 3, 2007 Label: S-Curve/Virgin Formats: CD, music downloadSky Full of Holes Release date: August 2, 2011 Label: Yep Roc/Lojinx Formats: CD, LP, music download

Singles TitleYear"Radiation Vibe"1996"Sink to the Bottom"1997"Survival Car""Barbara H.""I Want an Alien for Christmas""Leave the Biker"1998"Denise"1999"Red Dragon Tattoo""Troubled Times""The Valley of Malls"2000"Stacy's Mom"2003"Mexican Wine"2004"Hey Julie""Maureen"2005"Someone to Love"2007"'92 Subaru""Richie and Ruben"2011"Someone's Gonna Break Your Heart"

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