Birth Name: Michael James Hucknall
Place of Birth: Manchester, England
Date of Birth: 8 June 1960
Ethnicity: English, Irish
Mick Hucknall is an English singer and songwriter. He is known as a singer for the pop band Simply Red. He is recognisable for his smooth, distinctive voice, and wide vocal range, as well as for his red curly hair.
Mick is the only child of Reginald Hucknall and Maureen Gibbons. He has English and Irish ancestry.
Mick’s mother left him when he was three. He was raised by his father. It was not until the mid-1990s that he finally reconnected with her. She was by then living in Dallas.
Mick’s paternal grandparents’ surnames were “Hucknall” and “Graham”.
Mick is sometimes described as having Jewish ancestry from his mother’s side. This appears not to be correct.
Sources: Mick’s parents’ marriage record – https://familysearch.org
Mick’s father’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
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