Paul Weller Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Paul Weller is an English singer and songwriter who has earned universal critical acclaim for his work with the punk rock/mod revival band The Jam (1976–1982), the blue-eyed soul music group The Style Council (1983–1989), and as a solo artist (1992-Present). He is widely considered as the greatest contributor towards mod revival, a music genre and subculture that had started in England in 1978. As of September 2020, he has won 4 Brit Awards, including the ‘Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music’ in 2006.

Born Name

John William Weller

Nick Name

Paul, The Modfather

Sun Sign

Gemini

Born Place

Sheerwater, Woking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Residence

Maida Vale, Paddington, London, England, United Kingdom

Nationality

Education

Paul had started attending the Maybury County First School, in his hometown of Woking, Surrey, in 1963. He had then joined the Sheerwater County Secondary School in 1970.

Occupation

Singer, Songwriter

Family

• Father – John Weller (Taxi Driver, Builder) (d. April 2009)
• Mother – Ann Weller (née Craddock) (Part-Time Cleaner)
• Siblings – Nicky Weller (Sister)

Genre

Punk Rock, New Wave, Mod Revival, Blue-Eyed Soul

Instruments

Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bass, Hammond Organ

Labels

• Go! Discs
• Island Records
• Independiente
• V2 Records
• Yep Roc Records
• Parlophone Records
• Polydor Records

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 11 in or 180.5 cm

Weight

70 kg or 154.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Paul has dated –

1. Dee C. Lee (1983–1998) – Paul began dating British soul, R&B, and pop singer Dee C. Lee in 1983, soon after the inception of his band The Style Council where Dee was a backing vocalist. They got married in 1987 and have 2 children together – a son named Nathaniel ‘Natt’ Weller (Musician) and a daughter named Leah Weller. The couple got divorced in 1998.
2. Mary McCartney (1995)
3. Lucy Halperin – Paul, through his relationship with make-up artist Lucy Halperin has a daughter named Dylan Weller.
4. Samantha Stock – Paul, through his relationship with Samantha Stock, has a daughter named Jesamine ‘Jessie’ Weller and a son named Stevie Weller.
5. Hannah Andrews (2008–Present) – Paul started dating Hannah Andrews, a backing vocalist, in October 2008 and they got married in September 2010, in Capri, Italy. They have 3 children together – twin sons named John Paul Weller and Bowie Weller (b. 2012), and a daughter named Nova Weller (b. 2017).

Race / Ethnicity

White

He is of English descent.

Hair Color

Blonde

Eye Color

Green

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Lanky frame
• Center-parted, neck-length hair
• Clean-shaven look

Paul Weller Facts

1. Although his birth name was John William Weller, he was nicknamed Paul by his parents and later decided to use Paul as his stage name.
2. In 2014, he had sued Associated Newspapers, a British media conglomerate, for publishing photographs on MailOnline, one of its subsidiaries; of his family while they were out shopping without asking them for permission. He had described the acts of the publishers as ‘plainly voyeuristic’ and won £10,000 in damages through the lawsuit.
3. As of August 2020, 12 of his 15 solo studio albums had peaked within the ‘Top 2’ of the UK charts. The other 3 albums – Paul Weller (1992, 8th), As Is Now (2005, 4th), and A Kind Revolution (2017, 5th) – too had peaked within the ‘Top 10’ of the UK charts.
4. He holds the rare distinction, along with and , of publishing albums that made it to number 1 on the UK charts in 5 consecutive decades.

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