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  1. Sep 4, 2022 · Andrew Strong was 16 years old and on his summer holidays from the Patrician Brothers National School in Newbridge, Co Kildare, in 1990 when he got a call about singing in The Commitments. He...

  2. May 26, 2022 · After The Commitments, the band’s lead singer took a step away from acting but continued working in the music world. Dublin born Andrew Strong actually grew up in County Tyrone.

  3. May 14, 2021 · However, he was replaced in that role by Andrew Strong, and went on to play the band’s manager Jimmy Rabbitte. Originally from Drumcondra, Robert has been a professional musician since he was 15. After the release of The Commitments, he moved back into music and signed a record deal with MCA Records in 1993 but didn’t finish recording the ...

  4. Andrew Strong: Life After The Commitments. It is difficult to think back to the Irish film The Commitments without remembering the stunning vocals by Andrew Strong playing the character Deco Cuff, the lead singer in the film’s eccentric Dublin band.

  5. May 17, 2021 · Andrew Strong was cast by accident. Dubliner Andrew Strong went on to play the pivotal role of the band's lead singer, Declan “Deco” Cuffe. However, he took an unusual path to the role.

  6. Andrew Strong (born 14 November 1973) is an Irish singer and the son of Irish musician and singing coach Robert (Rob) Strong. He grew up in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, (where his father lived while performing with showbands), and Blessington, Co. Wicklow.

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  8. Jun 3, 2016 · Gravel-voiced Andrew Strong, who in his teens took the world by storm in the Oscar-nominated movie The Commitments, has talked of how the film which made his name 25 years ago also held him back...