Harry Enfield

Harry Enfield

3 songs1 albums
Songs3
Albums1
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About the artist

Harry Enfield is a British comedian, actor and writer best known for his sketch television work rather than for music as such. He rose to prominence in the UK in the late 1980s and became a household name through «Harry Enfield's Television Programme» and its successors, creating a string of catchphrase-driven characters including Kevin the Teenager, Wayne and Waynetta Slob, and the Old Gits.

His connection to music comes primarily through novelty comedy singles tied to his television characters, most notably «Loadsamoney (Doin' Up the House)», built around his topical «Loadsamoney» persona, a brash, cash-flashing tradesman who became a satirical symbol of excess in late-1980s Britain. The single and its variants, including a remix version, were commercial novelty hits that translated his television popularity directly into the singles charts, a common crossover for British TV comedians of that era.

Enfield's musical output remains a small, tightly character-driven offshoot of his primary career in sketch comedy and acting, rather than an ongoing recording career. His work is remembered less for musical innovation than for capturing a specific moment in British pop-cultural satire, with «Loadsamoney» in particular standing as a lasting reference point for Thatcher-era social commentary in British comedy.

Born1961
OriginEngland, UK

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Harry Enfield is from England, UK.
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Harry Enfield is associated with Rap.
What are the most popular songs by Harry Enfield?+
Among the most popular are «Loadsamoney (Doin’ Up the House)».
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Lyricser features 1 popular Harry Enfield songs with lyrics and line-by-line translations into five languages.

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Discography

Loadsamoney (Doin’ up the House)

Loadsamoney (Doin’ up the House)

1988