Fred James Koch of Sri Lankan origin smashes his way into the UK Charts
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Alston Koch
By Sanath Weerasuriya
Sri Lankan born Fredrick James Koch has been recognised in the United Kingdom with major music chart success.
The song ‘Paralysed’ sung by Fred Koch with the legendary Australian Dance/Pop producer Geoff Sturre has breaks into the UK Club Charts Commercial Top Pop 30 last week.
Fredrick James Koch was born to iconic Sri Lankan parents -singer-songwriter, award winning actor and entrepreneur Alston Koch and former Miss Ceylon Yolande Ahlip.
Fred James Koch known as ‘James’ to his many friends and fans in Sri Lanka, Australia and America was informed of his recent musical foray into the U.K music last week and at this stage it looks like a two-way battle between Australian pop icon Kylie Minogue and Fred James Koch.
James Koch has been based in Hollywood for some years playing major roles in films with Sir Ben Kingsley and Ben Cross in ‘A Common Man’ with Mickey Rourke and Sean Stone in ‘Night Walk’. He is one of the most prolific young actors seen in TV commercials worldwide for BUPA, TOYOTA and REPCO.
‘It’s extremely rare for any pop singer to enter a British Pop Music Chart especially of Asian parentage. The legendary Engelbert Humperdink and Cliff Richard (EMI Records) come to mind’ said Alston Koch.
However it must also be noted that Alston Koch (RCA Records) with his many original hits like ‘Disco Lady’, ‘Try Again’ and ‘20 Miles’ lead the way in the late 70s in Australia and the Southern hemisphere of Asia.
Alston Koch also worked alongside Bollywood superstar Jacqui Fernandez in the award winning film ‘According To Matthew’, which won him a ‘Best Actor’ award and was the unanimous winner of The Sri Lankan of the title in 2018. Also Alston was bestowed with Special US Senate recognition for his work in the USA in addition to the special award recognition afforded him by The Speaker of the House of Representatives of the current Australian Federal Government.
Alston stated that his son singer Fred James Koch was also commended and felicitated in Hollywood by the President Of the California Film and Motion Picture Council Randal Malone as one of the most attractive and interesting talents out of Australasia in recent times.
Fredrick Koch With Jacqui Fernandez in Hollywood
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