Martin Kitcher (born 1962 April 23rd) is a singer songwriter from Bournemouth Dorset.

Martin wrote the soundtrack for the documentary "The Last Word" about the Frank Bruno v Joe Bugner 1987 boxing match for the British Commonwealth championship held in White Hart Lane London.

A known character in his home county of Dorset most recently in the local news for declaring Dorset as independent from the UK with it's own entry for the Eurovision Song Contest[1] as a protest against Andrew Lloyd Webber's song to be the only entry from the UK to be considered [2]

History

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During the punk era in the UK at the age of 15 he formed the “Comic action Heroes”.

In 1979, Martin joined Program, a band from New Milton in Hampshire, originally called Product 109. They gained notoriety and interest but unfortunately Martin received a severe electric shock while performing onstage which stalled his career and indeed the growing cult band's too.

In 1982 Martin Kitcher formed a band called “Agagaga” and released 2 albums, “Greenworld” (1987Blitz records) and “Agamemnon” (1990Dew Records), whilst at the time Martin also wrote theme music including a number one theme tune for a video featuring Frank Bruno.

The Martin Kitcher Band recorded a cover of Suspicious Minds for the charity Julia's House.

Martin is a busy family man and continues to tour and write original music. He also runs MKM Digital which currently has 70+ releases and manages, produces and arranges many acts.

References

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  1. ^ "Bournemouth Daily Echo - Euro ding-dong".
  2. ^ "Andrew Lloyd Webber to compose Britain's next Eurovision song".