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Jimi Jamison · 1951

Jimi Jamison

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

August 23, 1951Birth⭐⭐⭐⭐

Description

American rock singer Jimi Jamison was born in Durant, Mississippi. He became famous as the frontman of Survivor, Target and Cobra. With Survivor, he had the 1982 US and UK number-one single “Eye of the Tiger” and was also the voice and co-writer of the title song for the “Baywatch” TV series.

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  1. Jimi JamisonSeptember 1, 2014
    Death⭐⭐⭐⭐
    Jimi Jamison, lead singer of Survivor, died at the age of 63 from a heart attack. He joined the group in 1984 and sang on "The Moment of Truth", "High on You", "I Can't Hold Back", "The Search Is Over", "Burning Heart" and "Is This Love". Together with other writers, he also wrote and sang the theme song "I'm Always Here" for the television series "Baywatch".