Editing Del Amitri (section)

{{Short description|Scottish alternative rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Del Amitri
| image           = Del Amitri 2002.JPG
| caption         = The 1997–2002 Del Amitri line-up on stage at the Guildhall in [[Southampton]] on 16 May 2002
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| alias           =
| origin          = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative rock]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Armstrong |first1=Julia |title=The Hollies, Del Amitri and Ru Paul's Drag Race UK are all coming to Sheffield City Hall |url=https://www.thestar.co.uk/whats-on/things-to-do/the-hollies-del-amitri-and-ru-pauls-drag-race-uk-are-all-coming-to-sheffield-city-hall-3198688|access-date=February 17, 2022 |work=The Star |date=April 13, 2021}}</ref>
* [[pop rock]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Milward |first1=John |title=Del Amitri |url=https://www.salon.com/1998/10/07/review_80/ |access-date=February 17, 2022 |work=salon |date=October 7, 1998}}</ref>
* [[jangle pop]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Monger |first1=James Christopher  |title=Del Amitri Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/del-amitri-mn0000815537/biography |access-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref> 
* [[roots rock]]<ref name="washingpost">{{cite news |title=Del Amitri Back to Folk-rock|last=Jenkins|first=Mark|newspaper=Washington Post |date=March 31, 1995|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1995/03/31/del-amitri-back-to-folk-rock/3f883565-dfcb-4398-9d73-ef625ae79533/|access-date=February 17, 2022}}</ref>
* [[folk rock]]<ref name="washingpost"/>
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| years_active    = {{flatlist|
* 1980–2002
* 2013–present
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| label           = {{flatlist|
* NoStrings
* [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
* [[A&M Records|A&M]]
* [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]
* [[Cooking Vinyl]]
}}
| spinoffs        = [[The Uncle Devil Show (band)|The Uncle Devil Show]]
| website         = {{URL|delamitri.org}}
| current_members = [[Justin Currie]]<br />[[Iain Harvie]]<br />Andy Alston<br />Jim McDermott<br />[[Kris Dollimore]]
| past_members    = [[Kevin McDermott (singer-songwriter)|Kevin McDermott]]<br />Donald Bentley<br />James M Scobbie<br />Paul Tyagi<br />Bryan Tolland<br />[[Mick Slaven]]<br />[[David Cummings (musician)|David Cummings]]<br />Brian McDermott<br />Jon McLoughin<br />[[Mark Price (musician)|Mark Price]]<br />[[Ash Soan]]
}}

'''Del Amitri''' is a Scottish [[alternative rock]] band formed in [[Glasgow]] in 1980.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 149}}</ref> 
They are best known for their 1990 single "[[Nothing Ever Happens]]" which reached No. 11 in the UK, and their 1995 hit "[[Roll to Me]]", which charted in the top 10 in both Canada and the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://northernlifemagazine.co.uk/justin-currie-del-amitri/|title=Exclusive interview with Justin Currie of Del Amitri » Northern Life|first=Chloe|last=McLaughlin|date=3 July 2018|website=Northernlifemagazine.co.uk|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref> They have released seven studio albums, five of which have reached the UK top 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/scottish-rockers-del-amitri-make-12596685|title=Scottish rockers Del Amitri to return with song about Princess Diana's death|first=John|last=Dingwall|date=26 May 2018|website=Dailyrecord.co.uk|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref> Del Amitri has sold over six million albums worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/del-amitri-well-play-hometown-3008628|title=Del Amitri: We'll play our hometown for first time in 12 years but it's not a reunion.. we never split up|first=Paul|last=English|date=12 January 2014|website=Dailyrecord.co.uk|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref>