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Steve Lillywhite

Stephen Alan Lillywhite CBE (born 15 March 1955) is an English record producer. Since he began his career in 1977, Lillywhite has been credited on over 500 records, and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including new wave acts XTC, Big Country, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Simple Minds, Ultravox, the Psychedelic Furs, Beady Eye, Toyah, David Byrne, Talking Heads, and Kirsty MacColl, as well as U2, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, the Rolling Stones, the Pogues, Blue October, Steel Pulse, the La's, Peter Gabriel, Morrissey, the Killers, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Guster, Counting Crows, and Joan Armatrading. He has won six Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2006. In 2012, he was made a CBE for his contribution to music.

Known for

BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
BP Fallon: Rock'n'Roll Wizard
2025 • Self
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024 • Self (archive footage)
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Artifact
2012 • Self
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
The Story of 'Fairytale of New York'
2005 • Self
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
Kirsty: The Life and Songs of Kirsty MacColl
2001 • Self
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
Classic Albums: U2 - The Joshua Tree
1999 • Self
XTC at the Manor
XTC at the Manor
1980

Full filmography

Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
Kirsty MacColl at the BBC
2024 • Self (archive footage)
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Artifact
2012 • Self
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Steve Lillywhite – Biography, Known For & Filmography