Tim_Royes References

Tim Royes (December 25, 1964 – August 13, 2007, New York City) was a British music video director and editor, producing videos for artists such as Westlife (" Mandy"), Melanie C (" I Want Candy", " The Moment You Believe", " Carolyna"), Emma Bunton (" Free Me"), the Sugababes (" Easy" and " Red Dress"), Rachel Stevens (" Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"), and Enya (" Amarantine"). He died at the age of 42 after being struck by the driver of a vehicle in Manhattan in the early hours of the morning.

Videos

Many of Royes' videos centered on adult content, with some creating a sizable media stir, the central one being Holly Valance's video " Kiss Kiss", where she appeared in a flesh-coloured body suit to appear naked. Something similar happened in 2007, when Melanie C's music video of the '80s hit " I Want Candy" showed the singer in a skin-tight cat suit and featured a sexually suggestive dance routine with half-naked bodybuilders in crowd-controller uniforms. The video instantly grabbed the number one spot on YouTube with 200,000 hits on its first day.

Sugababes dedicated their 2007 music video " About You Now", directed by Marcus Adams, to Royes' memory, with a black screen saying, "In Memory of Tim Royes – 25.12.1964–13.08.2007 RIP" at the end of the video.

As a tribute to Royes, Melanie C filmed her new video for the title track for her album This Time in September 2007 Adrian Moat, who was a good friend of Royes.

Videography

Eternal – " So Good" (1994)
Eternal – " Oh Baby I..." (1994)
Louise – " In Walked Love" (1996)
Faith No More – " Ashes to Ashes" (1997)
Elton John – " Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997)
B*Witched – " Jump Down" (2000)
Five featuring Queen – " We Will Rock You" (2000)
Girl Thing – "Girls on Top" (2000)
Alsou – " Before You Love Me" (2001)
Louise – " Stuck in the Middle with You" (2001)
Honeyz - "Talk To The Hand" (2001)
Holly Valance – " Kiss Kiss" (2002)
Romeo - "Romeo Dunn" (2002)
Will Young & Gareth Gates – " The Long and Winding Road" (2002)
Holly Valance – " Down Boy" (2002)
Will Young – " You and I" (2002)
Emma Bunton – " Free Me (2003)
Appleton – "Don't Worry" (2003)
Lisa Maffia - "In Love" (2003)
Rachel Stevens – " Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" (2003)
Skin – " Faithfulness" (2003)
Westlife - "Mandy" (2003)
Beverley Knight – "Not Too Late for Love" (2004)
Green Day – " Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2004) (editor, won MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing)
Enya – " Amarantine" (2005)
Enya – " It's in the Rain" (2005)
Texas – "Getaway" (2005)
Green Day - Bullet in a Bible (editor, 2005)
Sugababes – " Red Dress" (2006)
Lee Ryan – "When I Think of You" (2006)
Bananarama – "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (2006)
Sugababes – " Easy" (2006)
Melanie C – " The Moment You Believe" (2007)
Melanie C – " I Want Candy" (2007)
Melanie C – " Carolyna" (2007)

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