Jimmy Constable
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| Birth name | James Michael Constable |
| Born | 21 September 1971 |
| Origin | Toxteth, Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Pop, dance-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, dancer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Associated acts | 911, B*Witched |
James Michael "Jimmy" Constable (born 21 September 1971 in Toxteth, Liverpool, England) is an English pop singer and dancer. He is the oldest member of the pop band 911.
Constable was born in the Liverpool Maternity Hospital (now Liverpool Women's Hospital) in Toxteth, Liverpool, Merseyside to parents Margaret and James "Jimmy" Matthews.
He is a fan of Liverpool F.C..
Constable began his career in the early 1990s as a dancer on the late-night ITV dance music show The Hit Man and Her.
Whilst on the show, Constable met Simon "Spike" Dawbarn and Jason Orange. Having seen how successful the latter went on to become with his band Take That, Constable and Dawbarn (who had become even more popular than the acts they were dancing for) decided to put their own band together, and 911 was born. Lee Brennan, who was a fan of both the boys and The Hit Man and Her, agreed to join Constable and Dawbarn and they became a trio.
911 spent several months building up a fanbase from scratch, performing gigs in schools and small public venues. After independently releasing two singles which both made the UK top 40, "Night to Remember" and "Love Sensation", 911 were signed up by Virgin Records after a major label bidding war.
911 were extremely successful, selling over 10 million singles and six million albums worldwide before splitting up in 2000. Constable was the one who announced the split live on Radio 1. In a 2005 interview with The Guardian, Constable: "I didn't have any time to get my head around it. I had a lump in my throat saying it, then we came out of Radio 1 and the other two guys went to the pub. I got in my car and took off and I never saw them for two years."
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