Chris Collingwood

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Chris Collingwood, born in 1968 in Pennsylvania, is a founding member of the power pop band Fountains of Wayne. His roles in the group include lead vocal, guitar, and keyboard. Chris also writes songs for the band. Collingwood's major influences are The Beatles, The Zombies, The Hollies, Aztec Camera, Squeeze, and Blue Öyster Cult.

His side project is the alt-country band The Gay Potatoes. He also toured with Ben Lee in 2005. He is credited on "A Telephone Built For Two" (2008), a record by indie-pop group School for the Dead, as singing vocals.

Collingwood grew up in Sellersville, Pennsylvania. He lives with his wife Linda in Northampton, Massachusetts. The couple married in 1996.

Collingwood's grandfather served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. The song "Imperia" on the Fountains of Wayne album 'Out-of-State Plates' is dedicated to Collingwood's grandfather.

According to Cry One Tear, a Chris Collingworth Fan Site, Chris has material readied (and even recorded) for a solo album, outside of the Gay Potatoes and FoW. There is no confirmed release date for the solo project.

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