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- Birth nameAdrian Hill
- Ronnie Hilton was born on January 26, 1927 in Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK. He was married to Chrissy and Joan. He died on February 21, 2001 in Hailsham, East Sussex, England, UK.
- SpousesChrissy(1989 - February 21, 2001) (his death, 1 child)Joan(? - 1985) (her death, 3 children)
- Romantic balladeer who had a number 1 hit in Britain in 1956 with "No Other Love", which went on to become his signature tune.
- His only ever success on the album charts was a recording of the songs from the film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang which was a budget release on the specialist MFP label and thus only eligible for the separate budget charts in 1970.
- He continued to appear in variety shows and summer seasons and by the 1990s he had developed a new career on radio as the voice of BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the Fifties series, a nostalgic look back at the decade which even gave him the opportunity to play several of his own records.
- He died on the 21st of February, 2001, aged 75, but not forgotten by everyone as in 2007, his old label, EMI Gold (which had formally been the MFP label) released a double CD of his work, Ultimate Collection with 50 tracks including most of his hits.
- After the war, he began working in a sewing-machine plant in Leeds, but singing was always his first love and he managed to get a second job, performing in the evenings with the Johnny Addlestone Band at the club the Starlight Roof.
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