Mal Ryder
Ryder in 2018
Ryder in 2018
Background information
Birth namePaul Bradley Couling
Born (1944-02-27) 27 February 1944
Llanfrenchfa, Wales, United Kingdom
GenresBeat
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1962present
LabelsPye, RCA Victor, Carosello, Ricordi, Baby Records

Paul Bradley Couling (born 27 February 1944 in Llanfrechfa, Wales), known by his stage name Mal Ryder, is a British singer who achieved popularity in Italy in the late 1960s, singing with his band Mal and the Primitives.[1] In 1989 he became a naturalized Italian citizen.[2] One of his biggest hits was the Italian theme of the Fury (American TV series). Mal lives in Pordenone.

References

  1. Burt Bacharach, Song by Song: 0825672805 Serene Dominic - 2003 "The Italian pop groups I Corvi and Mal and the Primitives (“Mal” actually being British expatriate Paul Bradley Couling) managed to transmute “my wild beautiful bird” into “a little baby doll” (bambolina), but perhaps the oddest cover version of ..."
  2. "Mal nell'Enciclopedia Treccani".


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