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Updated on January 09, 2026

Explore Nick Van Eede net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! An English musician, producer, and songwriter. He is most well-known for his 1986 power ballad, “(I Just)Died in Your Arms”, which he performed alongside his band Cutting Crew. He is also well-known for his work as a producer and musician with The Drivers and Man Doki Soulmates. In this article, we will discover how old is Nick Van Eede? Who is Nick Van Eede dating now & how much money does Nick Van Eede have?

NameNick Van Eede
First NameNick
Last NameEede
OccupationRock Singer
BirthdayJune 14
Birth Year1958
Place of BirthCuckfield
Home TownEngland
Birth CountryUnited Kingdom
Birth SignGemini
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Nick Van Eede Biography

Nick Van Eede is one of the most popular and richest Rock Singer who was born on June 14, 1958 in Cuckfield, England, United Kingdom. He was competing to be the next lead singer of Genesis , but was defeated by Ray Wilson.

While working as a hospital orderly in the late 1970s, Van Eede was discovered playing by ex member of The Animals, Chas Chandler, who sent him on a tour of Poland as support for Slade. Van Eede was only 18 when sent on the road. He recalls, “I went with a kazoo and an acoustic guitar and opened for Slade in amphitheatres in front of 18,000 people. I went down as a storm and had the loudest kazoo in Europe, because Slade took their own PA on the road!” His career continued with tours supporting headliners like David Essex, Hot Chocolate and Alan Price.

During that time, Van Eede released five solo singles on Barn Records between 1978 and 1980, but none of them charted in the UK Singles Chart. The first three were “Rock ‘n’ Roll Fool” b/w “Ounce of Sense”, “All or Nothing” b/w “Hold on to Your Heart” and “I Only Want to Be Number One” b/w “Dicing”.

He was born in Cuckfield West Sussex, England. In June 1966, he married Nikki McFarlane. Lauren is the name of his daughter with Andrea Hodder, his ex-partner.

After the song was featured in The Lego Batman Movie, he received a Broadcast Music Inc Award for 4 Million Plays on US Radio.

Nick Van Eede (born Nicholas Eede, 14 June 1958) is an English musician, producer and songwriter. He is best known for singing and writing the 1986 No. 1 power ballad, “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” for his band Cutting Crew, which saw international success including a top 10 placing in the UK Singles Chart.

Nick Van Eede Net Worth

Nick is one of the richest Rock Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nick Van Eede's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He was a hospital orderly during the 1970s before he became a musician. He began touring in Poland with the band Slade at age 18. He began his career with The Drivers in 1981 and helped to form the band Cutting Crew in 1985.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeRock Singer
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Van Eede married Nikki McFarlane in June 1996. He has a daughter, Lauren (born 13 May 1986).

The next single, “I’ve Been in Love Before” b/w “Life in a Dangerous Time” failed to break the UK in its first release in November 1986 but was quickly released again to reach No. 50 in the charts. The album Broadcast was released shortly, which reached 41 in the UK Albums Chart.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 1985, Cutting Crew staged a showcase at a London recording studio for representatives from numerous record labels, and won a recording contract with Siren Records, part of Virgin Records.

Who is Nick Van Eede Dating?

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The first single to be released by the band was “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” b/w “For the Longest Time”, released in the UK in August 1986. After an appearance on the BBC Television show Top of the Pops, with the song being regularly played on the radio and its music video shown on TV, the single shot up to number 4 in the UK Singles Chart and in May 1987 was number 1 in America for two weeks (Virgin’s first number one single in America). In total, the song went to No. 1 in nineteen countries. This would be their biggest hit single. Van Eede came up with the title and concept for “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” after making love with his then-girlfriend. “I actually remember saying that,” he admitted, and promptly jotted a note on a pad he always kept close at hand.

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Van Eede formed The Drivers with friends Mac Norman and Steve Boorer. In the early 1980s, they signed with a record label in Canada. They had a couple of hits there with “Tears on Your Anorak” and “Talk All Night”, plus an album, Short Cuts. They had a support band called Fast Forward, whose line up included guitarist Kevin MacMichael. Van Eede was impressed with MacMichael’s guitar playing that the former asked MacMichael to form a new band with him, however MacMichael could not commit at that time. After a final single release with “Things”, a Bobby Darin cover, The Drivers split in 1983.

After Cutting Crew’s demise, Van Eede went on to write and produce for other artists, including producing the original demo of Cher’s hit “Believe”. In 1996, he auditioned for the job as the new lead singer of Genesis. After Phil Collins’s departure, he auditioned along with numerous others. After impressing both Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford in earlier auditions, it came down to the last two being Van Eede and the former Stiltskin singer Ray Wilson. Eventually the job was offered to Wilson, who accepted.

Facts & Trivia

Nick Ranked on the list of most popular Rock Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Nick Van Eede celebrates birthday on June 14 of every year.

On the 2001 Marillion album Anoraknophobia, Van Eede is co-credited with writing the song “Map of the World” with singer Steve Hogarth.

Is the Cutting Crew still alive?

Kevin MacMichael, a guitarist and founding member of the 1980s rock band Cutting Crew, has died of lung cancer at age 51. MacMichael died Dec. 31 in a Halifax hospital, the Canadian Press reported.

How did Cutting Crew get its name?

Cutting Crew (1985–1992) Van Eede came up with the band’s name after reading an article in the British rock magazine Sounds, which described the band Queen as a “cutting crew”, meaning a band that does not play concerts and instead stays in the studio recording new songs.

How old is Cutting Crew?

36 years ago Nick van Eede formed Cutting Crew, alongside his dear-departed friend, guitarist and writer, Kevin MacMichael; releasing their multi-million selling debut album Broadcast.

When was the song I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight released?

“(I Just) Died in Your Arms” is the debut single by the English pop rock band Cutting Crew, released in July 1986 as a single from their debut studio album, Broadcast. The song was written by frontman Nick Van Eede, produced by Terry Brown, John Jansen and the band, and mixed at Utopia Studios in London by Tim Palmer.

Is Nick Van Eede married?

Nikki Eede

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