English rock keyboardist, born 21 June 1948 in Sunderland. He has been recording with a lot of hard rock and heavy metal projects since 1974, including names like Ozzy Osbourne, Cozy Powell, Gary Moore, Rainbow and Thin Lizzy. Also worked in commercial projects and solo albums. Airey orchestrated and conducted the winning UK Eurovision entry ’Love Shine a Light’ by Katrina & The Waves in 1997. He is the brother of guitarist Keith Airey and keyboardist Paul Airey.