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Badly Drawn Boy (b. October 2 , 1970 ) is an independent singer/songwriter, born '''Damon Gough''' in Dunstable , England . Gough chose his stage name from the title character in the show 'Sam and his Magic Ball', which he saw on TV at a party in Trafford , Manchester in 1995. Before he thought of using this name he made some ' Business Card s', each one unique, with a printed picture of a drawing by his nephew, and a small Collage by Gough. This was then Laminate d and given out to friends and people at Clubs in Blackburn and Manchester. The '''Twisted Nerve''' empire was later spawned after a chance meeting with Andy Votel at the Generation X Bar in Manchester. His friends Scott Abraham and Damon Hayhurst were contributing to an exhibition held by the Space Monkey Clothing Company at the bar and Votel was DJ ing that evening. Their first seven-inch Single , ''EP1'', was pressed about a year later to Critical acclaim, although only 500 copies were made. In 2002 , ''Q'' Magazine named Badly Drawn Boy in their list of the " 50 Bands To See Before You Die ", although this was as part of a sub-list of "5 Bands That Could Go Either Way". ALBUMS His 2000 album '' The Hour Of Bewilderbeast '' won a prestigious Mercury Prize . He also composed the Soundtrack to the movie '' About A Boy '' (starring Hugh Grant ), based on the Nick Hornby book of the same name. His third album, '' Have You Fed The Fish? '', was released in 2002 . '' One Plus One Is One '', his fourth album, was released in 2004 . TRIVIA Badly Drawn Boy sponsors Buxton Ladies FC. On January 31 , 2001 , Gough bought his own hat at an Auction , raising £1,500 for a Kosovan children's Charity . Gough is a self-confessed Bruce Springsteen fan. He is parodied in the adult comic '' Viz '' as "Badly Overdrawn Boy", a pop singer who fails to sell any records and resorts to busking outside his local bank. "All Possibilities" is the theme song (and the slogan) for US retailer Target's current ad campaign. DISCOGRAPHY Albums
Singles and EPs
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