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Alan Breeze
Alan Breeze, the featured vocalist in Billy Cotton's band.
Alan Breeze
Born9 October 1909
West Ham, London, England[1]
Died15 January 1980(1980-01-15) (aged 70)
Norwich, Norfolk, England[2]
OccupationSinger
SpouseIrene May Breeze (née Murdoch)
ChildrenOlivia Breeze
Graham Breeze
Melodie Breeze
Michele Breeze
Parent(s)Louis & Isobel Breeze
WebsiteOfficial Alan Breeze website

Alan Louis Breeze (9 October 1909 – 15 January 1980) was an English singer of the British dance band era and regular entertainer on the post-war BBC radio programme the Billy Cotton Band Show.

He was born in West Ham, London, to Louis Breeze, a concert and oratorio singer and a member of the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, and his wife Isobel, who taught with the old London County Council.

At the beginning of his career, Breeze sang in working men's clubs, restaurants and even theatre queues. He made a number of recordings, such as "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts". He also dubbed the singing voice at film studios for actors.

Breeze's meeting with the band leader Billy Cotton was to change his career. Breeze started with Cotton in 1932, without a contract, and stayed for 36 years. He became one of the most popular UK vocalists, on radio, television and in theatres around the United Kingdom.

In 1968, Breeze, Hylda Baker, and John Neville starred in the musical Mr. and Mrs., which opened at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, before transferring to The Palace Theatre, London. An LP and single were released from the show.

Breeze latterly lived in Hingham, Norfolk, in The Thatched Cottage, a Grade II-listed building.[3][4] He died on 15 January 1980 in Norwich, Norfolk, aged 70.

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  1. ^ GRO Register of Births DEC 1909 4a 21 W. HAM
  2. ^ GRO Register of Deaths MAR 1980 10 1905 NORWICH
  3. ^ Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
  4. ^ "The Thatched House, Hingham - 1171148 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
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