1 The millionaire singer was in the news last week after offering to pay eight-year-old Heidi Pennells's bus fare to her primary school in Crudie, Aberdeenshire, after the local council ruled that she wasn't eligible for free transport. So the Lady In Red hit-maker's heart is in the right place, but what else do we really know about CdeB?
2 Born in Argentina on October 15, 1948, de Burgh's childhood was spent in Malta, Nigeria, Zaire and finally Ireland, where he still lives with his wife, Diane, and their three young children.
3 He has a new album out on June 27 entitled Chris de Burgh: Live In Dortmund 2004. It's a double CD solo album, recorded during his Road To Freedom European Tour.
4 He's recently written songs for a movie called Through These Eyes which should start filming later this year.
According to his official website, a "leading European playwright" also wants him involved in his musical.
5 He has written, recorded and released 165 original songs spread across 16 studio albums. International album sales recently passed 45m.
6 De Burgh is an avid sports fan - from rugby to Formula 1, golf to football. He regularly visits Anfield to watch his favourite footie team, Liverpool FC.
7 Still want to know more? You can put a question to the man himself at his website www. cdeb. com - just click on the Man On (The) Line section.
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