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Keith decided that Bogdan Kominowski was a bit of a handful, so he came up with a new name, Lee Grant. Unlike Devlin, however, Grant was strictly middle of the road, and his success was somewhat manufactured. He played the part of a Russian in "A View To A Kill". His first was "A Little Love And Understanding"/"I Got To Get You Out Of My Mind" in 1970.
The waters were first tested in Australia, with appearances on various Television shows. The other pop star was Frankie Stephens, who was with a group that were called Southern Auroras, before becoming Sine Waves and then Insect and eventually evolving into the Fourmyula.
To my knowledge he is still based in London and continues to be involved in stage work.
In 2001 EMI released a CD called "The Very Best Of Mr Lee Grant" which contains all his singles and better tracks from his two albums.
Mr Lee Grant can also be found on the following compilations.
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By the time Mr Lee Grant had completed the Animals, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich tour five weeks later, "Opportunity" was at number one on the charts in May 1967. His father was killed, but he and his mother survived and emigrated to New Zealand in 1949, settling in Palmerston North.
He left school in 1963 and enrolled at Palmerston North Teachers College.
He returned to the UK in 1967 and recorded the single for Decca.
To complete a magnificent year, Mr Lee Grant also picked up the NEBOA Award for "Entertainer Of The Year". In June 1968 "The River Runs Dry"/"Walking With My Angel" reached number 5 and "Bless You"/"The Wanderer" reached number 6 in August.
HMV also released a second album called "Mr Lee In London".
There were no more HMV New Zealand singles for Mr Lee Grant.
In his absence, he scored two more Top 10 hits in New Zealand. His ensuing female adoration was due almost entirely to the invaluable exposure he received on "C'Mon".
Towards the end of the first "C'Mon" series HMV released the single "Opportunity"/"Spicks and Specks", which entered the National Charts at number 17.
Dianne secured guest spots at "Teenarama" in Wellington and a recording contract with HMV. She had him dressed by a Wellington fashion mogul and he quickly became New Zealand's Mr Mod.
His first recording for HMV was "Mind How You Go"/"Sounds Of The Big Town" in 1966.
It wasn't a big hit, but shortly afterwards, Dianne managed to get him a spot on the "C'Mon" pilot.
His father was killed, but he and his mother survived and emigrated to New Zealand in 1949, settling in Palmerston North.
He left school in 1963 and enrolled at Palmerston North Teachers College. She decided to become his manager and groomed the 21 year old as a presentable soloist. He even has the honour of being one of two New Zealand pop stars to have appeared in a James Bond movie.
Lee Grant, was a popular and influential early New Zealand pop star. Others included "A Man With No Tomorrow"/"What Am I Gonna Do" in 1971, "You Keep On Dancin"/"Josie" in 1973 and "Come On Dance"/"Makin' Whoopee" in 1974.
In 1972 HMV did release one final single under his name Kominowski called "Mechanical Man"/"Lord Knows".
There was also a UK 1978 Decca single, F 13845, released under the name Bogdan Kominowski.
The tracks are "Blue Angel" and "Something She Said".
Success as a pop star in England was never realised, so he turned to stage, TV and film. TV shows included the revival of Oh Boy and Brushstrokes.