John Edward McInerney (born 7 September 1957)[1] is a British-German singer, songwriter, and the frontman of German band Bad Boys Blue.

[2] McInerney's mother Agnes died when he was four and a half years old, leaving him and his younger brother to be brought up by their grandmother.

[3] Bad Boys Blue was formed in the summer of 1984 by German producer Tony Hendrik and his lyricist wife Karin van Haaren.

[4] The producers looked for band members in London, but they were eventually referred to Thomas who lived in Cologne.

From that moment, McInerney gradually began singing more lead parts, and Taylor's voice became less present.