Background
Neil Buchanan was born in Aintree, Liverpool.
Neil Buchanan was born in Aintree, Liverpool.
He attended Barlows Lane primary school. He attended Liverpool Institute High School, now the Paul McCartney-sponsored Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts.
He has also presented Finders Keepers (1991–1996) and lieutenant"s a Mystery (1996–2000), and produced and appeared in ZZZap! as Smart Arty (1993–1998). He then enrolled at Liverpool Art College but was turned down. Buchanan was in a heavy metal band called Marseille which formed in 1976.
They were part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene.
The band has released four albums and six singles, and have also provided backing vocals for Des"ree and Gary"s Guitars. He had attended the original audition, having met the Number.
73 producers when his band Marseille appeared on Southern "s Saturday Banana. In 1991, he hosted the British version of Finders Keepers, a room-raiding game show for both TVS and Scottish when TVS lost their licence to broadcast.
He also presented Animal Crazy with co-host Jenny Powell for two series between 1994 and 1995 which was produced by the Media Merchants for Granada, and lieutenant"s a Mystery alongside Sophie Aldred, from 1996 to 1999.
