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{{Other people|Brian Harvey}}
{{short description|English musician and former lead singer of East 17}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}}
{{Infobox musical artist
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| name = Brian Harvey
| caption = Harvey in 2021
| birth_name = Brian Lee Harvey
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|8|8}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| origin = [[London]], England
| genre = {{hlist|[[pop music|Pop]]|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| occupation = Singer
| years_active = 1991–present
| label = [[Edel SE & Co. KGaA|Edel]]
| past_member_of = [[East 17]]
| website = {{URL|bhtv.uk}}
}}

'''Brian Lee Harvey''' (born 8 August 1974) is an English singer from [[London]]. He was the lead vocalist of the pop boy band [[East 17]]. The later incarnation of the band, E-17, had two top 20 singles on the [[UK singles chart]] between 1998 and 1999, with their fourth studio album ''[[Resurrection (East 17 album)|Resurrection]]'' peaking within the top 50 of the [[UK Albums Chart]]. After leaving E-17, Harvey signed a recording contract with [[Edel SE & Co. KGaA|Edel Records]] and had two singles released in 2001, "Straight Up (No Bends)" and "Loving You (Ole Ole Ole)".

==Career==
Harvey's vocal style emulated [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[new jack swing]] vocalists from the United States.{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}} His vocals put him into a position of the group's frontman, or main member, which was shared with the group's creator, songwriter, instrumentalist, rapper and singer [[Tony Mortimer]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

In 1997, Harvey was sacked from East 17 after making comments in a radio interview that appeared to condone the use of the drug [[ecstasy (drug)|ecstasy]], in which he claimed to have taken 12 pills in one night,<ref>{{Cite news |date=18 January 1997|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/east-17-singer-sacked-for-making-ecstasy-remarks-1283668.html|title=East 17 singer sacked for making ecstasy remarks|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=20 August 2024 }}</ref> causing an uproar in the press and the matter being raised by Member of Parliament [[Barry Legg]] during [[Prime Minister's Questions]].<ref>
{{cite hansard |jurisdiction=United Kingdom|title=Prime Minister's Questions|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=1997-01-16a.449.6#g450.0|house=House of Commons|date=16 January 1997|column=450 |speaker=[[Barry Legg]]|quote=What is his reaction to the comments made today by Brian Harvey of East 17, who says that Ecstasy makes people feel better and that he takes up to 12 tablets a day?}}
<br />{{cite hansard |jurisdiction=United Kingdom|title=Business of the House|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=1997-01-16a.455.0#g463.5|house=House of Commons|date=16 January 1997|column=463 |speaker=[[Nigel Evans]]| quote=Brian Harvey and East 17 are idolised by many thousands of youngsters, some as young as 12. All the campaigning that has been done by voluntary bodies and others may now be jeopardised by the fact that Brian Harvey has come up with those stupid remarks.}}
<br />{{cite hansard |jurisdiction=United Kingdom|title=Public Entertainments Licences (Drug Misuse) Bill|url=https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=1997-01-17a.526.0#g526.2|house=House of Commons|date=17 January 1997|column=526 |speaker=Barry Legg| quote=We heard some dreadful remarks from Mr. Brian Harvey of East 17. [...] However, there was also a promising sign yesterday. I spoke to a 12-year-old schoolgirl in my constituency, who said that she would be taking down the posters of East 17. [...] Incidentally, I was pleased yesterday to note that many radio stations and record companies said that they would ban the music of East 17.}}</ref> Mortimer left East 17 several months later. Harvey eventually rejoined the group under the rebranded name of E-17.<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4598937.stm|title=Life of troubled pop star Harvey|publisher=bbc.co.uk|date=1 June 2005 | access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref> As E-17, the group had two top 20 singles on the [[UK Singles Chart]] between 1998 and 1999, with the album ''[[Resurrection (East 17 album)|Resurrection]]'' reaching the UK Top 50.

In 2000, Harvey collaborated with [[True Steppers]] with the song "[[True Step Tonight]]" featuring [[Donell Jones]], which peaked at number 26 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

After E-17, he signed a record deal with [[Edel AG|Edel Records]] and had two singles released in 2001, "Straight Up (No Bends)" (No. 26 UK) and "Loving You (Ole Ole Ole)" (No. 20 UK).{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

In 2004, Harvey appeared in the [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British series 4)|fourth series]] of ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!]]'' Harvey left the show after six days.<ref>{{cite book |last=Busk-Cowley |first=Mark |title=I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!: The Inside Story |publisher=[[Bantam Press]] |date=2014 |pages=142, 218 |isbn=978-0593073483}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/nov/26/broadcasting.realitytv |title=An ill-wind blows no good for Harvey |work=The Guardian |date=26 November 2024 |first=John |last=Plunkett}}</ref>

On 17 March 2007, Harvey performed a song entitled "I Can" for ''[[Eurovision: Your Country Needs You|Making Your Mind Up]]'', the United Kingdom's national final for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]]. The song was written by singer [[Conner Reeves]]. Harvey was eliminated after the first round of voting and the eventual winners were [[Scooch]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://brian-harvey.net/en/brian/biography.html |title=Brian-harvey.net |access-date=1 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120704043842/http://brian-harvey.net/en/brian/biography.html |archive-date=4 July 2012 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In 2014, he released a new single, "Invisible".{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}

In 2019, he was making music with rapper Cryptik Soul. He was featured in the song "A Ghetto Luv Story"<ref>{{Citation |title=A Ghetto Luv Story | date=26 April 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qhC9gJXb8k&list=PLvnW_f0MjqeIkxZhnI7LJaM0vbGPtodN7&index=9 |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en}}</ref> on Cryptik Soul's album ''Killer's Blood''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvnW_f0MjqeIkxZhnI7LJaM0vbGPtodN7&si=x___u3dBJcK7rVbZ | title=Killer's Blood - YouTube | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> The album was supported by the singles "Come & Save Me"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/album/505LiMnA1QMNTlFfpSXz1o?si=tN3qEK_NSauEsQmKqnZwVA | title=Spotify | website=[[Spotify]] }}</ref> and "Bang 'Em Up"<ref>{{Citation |title=Bang 'Em Up (feat. The Styles Of L, Kryptic & Brian Harvey) - Single by Cryptik Soul on Apple Music |date=2019-12-13 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/bang-em-up-feat-the-styles-of-l-kryptic-brian-harvey-single/1726475377 |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref> which also featured Harvey.

==Personal life==
In the 1990s, Harvey had a relationship with actress [[Danniella Westbrook]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Amelia |date=2024-11-17 |title=Danniella Westbrook was 'broken' and 'really ill' after split from Brian Harvey |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/danniella-westbrook-reveals-emotional-turmoil-34128445 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Daily Record |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ward |first=Amelia |date=2024-11-17 |title=Danniella Westbrook left 'broken and really ill' after Brian Harvey split |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/danniella-westbrook-broken-really-ill-34127371 |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=Daily Mirror |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2001-12-11 |title=Pop star Brian Harvey attacked |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1703657.stm |access-date=2025-07-01 |work=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> Harvey was married to dancer Natasha Carnegie with whom he has a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/brian-harvey-im-giving-six-3502069 |title=Brian Harvey: I'm giving it six months, if it doesn't work out I'm doing a plumbers' course. I'll be round your house fixing your U-bend - Liverpool Echo |access-date=26 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126124929/https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/brian-harvey-im-giving-six-3502069 |archive-date=26 January 2020 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 12 December 2001, Harvey was attacked with a knife in a club car park in [[Nottingham]].<ref name="BBC1" /> In May 2005, after being diagnosed with [[Major depressive disorder|clinical depression]], Harvey was hospitalised after an alleged suicide attempt.<ref name="BBC1" /> On 31 May 2005, he was re-admitted to hospital in a critical condition after falling under the wheels of his own car.<ref name="BBC2">{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4599035.stm|title=Singer wakes briefly after crash|date=1 June 2005|website=Bbc.co.uk | access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="BBC Online">{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4130812.stm|title=Singer Harvey hopes to walk again | work=BBC News | date=8 August 2005 | access-date=31 December 2009}}</ref> In an interview with [[GMTV]], Harvey described reversing his [[Mercedes-Benz]] and suddenly feeling sick as the result of eating too many [[jacket potatoes]], and after opening the door to vomit he accidentally stepped on the accelerator pedal instead of the brake, which resulted in him being thrown under the moving car and running over himself.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 January 2013|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/brian-harvey-blames-potato-for-accident-1079622|title=Brian Harvey blames potato for accident
|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|access-date=20 August 2024 }}</ref>

In March 2019, Harvey was arrested and later released by Metropolitan Police at his home after he made comments about "threatening to self-harm" on a live YouTube video.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/22/east-17s-brian-harvey-arrested-and-hospitalised-after-self-harm-threat |title=East 17's Brian Harvey arrested and hospitalised after self-harm threat |work=The Guardian |date=22 March 2019 |first=Laura |last=Snapes}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
====East 17====
* 1992 – ''[[Walthamstow (album)|Walthamstow]]''
* 1994 – ''[[Steam (East 17 album)|Steam]]''
* 1995 – ''[[Up All Night (East 17 album)|Up All Night]]''

==== E-17 ====
* 1998 – ''[[Resurrection (East 17 album)|Resurrection]]''

====Solo====
*2001: ''Solo'' <ref>{{cite web | title=Brian Harvey - Solo | website=[[Discogs]] | date=2001 | url=https://www.discogs.com/master/964927-Brian-Harvey-Solo }}</ref>

===Singles===
*2000: "[[True Step Tonight]]" ([[True Steppers]] featuring Brian Harvey and [[Donell Jones]]) – No. 25 [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums 2">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 568}}</ref>
*2001: "[[Straight Up (No Bends)]]" – No. 26 UK<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/>
*2001: "[[Loving You (Ole Ole Ole)]]" (Brian Harvey and [[Wyclef Jean|The Refugee Crew]]) – No. 20 UK<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 245}}</ref>
*2002: "Senorita"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/release/14521140-Brian-Harvey-Senorita | title=Brian Harvey - Senorita | website=[[Discogs]] | date=2002 }}</ref>
*2007: "I Can"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11306594-Brian-Harvey-I-Can | title=Brian Harvey - I Can | website=[[Discogs]] | date=12 March 2007 }}</ref>
*2010: "Going Backwardz"<ref>{{Citation |title=Going Backwardz - Single by Brian Harvey on Apple Music |date=2010-03-07 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/going-backwardz-single/695801358 |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*2019: "Come & Save Me" (Cryptik Soul featuring Brian Harvey and Shotti)<ref>{{Citation |title=Come & Save Me (feat. Brian Harvey & Shotti) - Single by Cryptik Soul on Apple Music |date=2019-06-21 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/come-save-me-feat-brian-harvey-shotti-single/1725383424 |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*2019: "Bang 'Em Up" (Cryptik Soul featuring The Styles Of L, Kryptic and Brian Harvey)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://open.spotify.com/album/7DqzHkXduCj4WChru1Wwvg?si=PIZts8kMT92S3sPJiWABOw | title=Spotify | website=[[Spotify]] }}</ref>
*2023: "Imitation Love" (Rocket Dubz featuring Brian Harvey)<ref>{{Citation |title=Imitation Love (feat. Brian Harvey) - Single by Rocket Dubz on Apple Music |date=2023-08-31 |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/imitation-love-feat-brian-harvey-single/1703155271 |access-date=2024-02-09 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*2024: "NyteRidaz" (Cryptik Soul featuring Shotti and Brian Harvey)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/nyteridaz-feat-shotti-brian-harvey-single/1740320750 | title=NyteRidaz (Feat. Shotti & Brian Harvey) - Single by Cryptik Soul on Apple Music }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{East 17}}

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[[Category:1974 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English male singers]]
[[Category:English pop singers]]
[[Category:East 17 members]]
[[Category:Singers from London]]
[[Category:Sony Music Publishing artists]]
[[Category:English contemporary R&B singers]]
[[Category:People educated at Sir George Monoux College]]

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