Ex Meols Cop pupil Marc Almond receives OBE

30th December 2017
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Southport self confessed anti establishment singer Marc Almond has accepted an OBE from the Queen.

Marc Almond has insisted he is still a “little bit” anti-establishment, despite accepting an OBE for services to arts and culture.

The former Meols Cop singer, who rose to fame in the 1980s as one half of electric duo Soft Cell, has been included in the 2018 New Year Honours list.

The 60-year-old still insists he is anti establishment however despite agreeing to accept the honour.

Almond, a self-described “maverick” who has “not always fitted in to the music business”, told the Press Association that his anti-establishment streak was outweighed by the honour of being recognised.