Once part of a chart-topping pop band, he became a heartthrob who travelled the world and graced magazine covers.
Now, Prime Minister Andy Burnham has appointed former Clean Bandit musician Neil Amin-Smith to be his top economic adviser.
Before his successful political career began in 2019, Amin-Smith, 36, was a violinist in the Grammy Award-winning band.
The British electronic music group was formed in Cambridge in 2008 and also consisted of members Grace Chatto and brothers Jack and Luke Patterson.
The band is best known for its hits Rather Be, which spent four weeks at number one in the UK and sold over 1.1million copies,
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