rock disguised as pop or is a master of penning soaring and majestic compositions." The BBC has said of de Burgh: "To his millions of fans, Chris de Burgh is the ultimate romantic singer. But to many others he's a figure of fun." When the staff of Melody Maker were putting together a lampoon edition of a new arts and music magazine, they chose de Burgh for the cover. His signature song, "The Lady in Red", has been repeatedly voted one of the public's most disliked songs. In 2006, Neil Norman, writing for The Independent, described de Burgh as "the world's naffest balladeer". In his favour, Mike DeGagne, writing for AllMusic, has acclaimed de Burgh as "a genuine master of the soft ballad" and "one of the finest mood-invoking artists ever". Awards and nominations {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Nominee(s) ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| |- ! scope="row"|ASCAP Pop Music Awards | 1988 | "The Lady in Red" | Most Performed Song | | Discography Studio albums Far Beyond These Castle Walls (1974) Spanish Train and Other Stories (1975) At the End of a Perfect Day (1977) Crusader (1979) Eastern Wind (1980) The Getaway (1982) Man on the Line (1984) Into the Light (1986) Flying Colours (1988) Power of Ten (1992) This Way Up (1994) Quiet Revolution (1999) Timing Is Everything (2002) The Road to Freedom (2004) The Storyman (2006) Footsteps (2008) Moonfleet & Other Stories (2010) Footsteps 2 (2011) Home (2012) The Hands of Man (2014) A Better World (2016) The Legend of Robin Hood (2021) Filmography The Grand Knockout Tournament (1987) (as Himself) How to Cheat in the Leaving Certificate (1998) (as Petrol Pumper) The Bachelor S26 E07 (2022) (as Himself) References External links Official website Official record store and merchandise site Audio interview at BBC Wiltshire Interview with Akira The Don 1948 births 20th-century British male musicians 21st-century British male musicians 20th-century Irish male singers 21st-century Irish musicians Alumni of Trinity College Dublin A&M Records artists Art rock musicians British pop singers British male singer-songwriters Irish pop singers Living people Musicians from County Wexford People educated at Marlborough College People from General López Department 20th-century British male singers 21st-century British male singers