Albert McIntosh is a singer, dancer, and actor known for starring in his mother’s lead single, Deeper Understanding (2011). Although Albert is an entertainer of his own rights, he is mostly known for being the celebrity son of Kate Bush; an English singer, instrumentalist, and record producer who became the first British solo female artist to top the UK album charts and the first female artist to enter the album chart at number one in 1978.
Prior to his starring in his mother’s 2011 hit single, Albert notably maintained a very private life. The world was able to see more of him and his incredible artistic prowess in 2014 during his mother’s comeback concert tagged Before the Dawn.
Albert McIntosh is Kate Bush’s Son who Became Popular During His Mother’s Comeback Concert
Albert is the only child Catherine Bush had with her husband Danny McIntosh who is a musician himself. He was born in May 1998 and is currently 26 years old.
His existence was unknown to the outside world for over 5 years after he was born for reasons best known to his parents. However, the singer Peter Gabriel was the one who disclosed that Catherine Bush actually had a son named Albert.
Even with the announcement, Catherine still managed to keep her son under the shadows for a long time. However, she revealed him to the world during her 2014 comeback concert which took place at Hammerstein Apollo in London.
Albert also starred as a singer dancer and actor in the live show. His mother later said that without him, the show would not have been possible.
According to Catherine, her son has been working quietly with her over the years and notably gave her the push she needed to perform live after 35 years.
Catherine is famously known to be reclusive. Although she has dropped several albums, the last time she had a live show was in 1979.
All of Albert’s Parents are Musicians
It is no longer news that Albert’s mother, Kate Bush is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, and dancer known to have produced at least 10 studio albums since the start of her career. However, her husband Danny McIntosh is not as famous as she is. Interestingly, Danny is a guitarist who has appeared on several of Kate’s songs in the past.
Albert’s father was born in London in the year 1956 and took formal training to play the guitar when he turned 10. He later became the guitarist for bands like Bandit and The Quick. He also runs a record label called and has recorded an album titled Dave.
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His Nickname ‘Bertie’ is the Title of a Song His Mother Wrote For Him
Albert is also known as ‘Bertie.’ Bertie is actually a song his mother wrote and released in her eighth studio album.
According to Catherine Bush, Albert is such a big part of her life and it was wonderful for having such a lovely son. She made sure the song was specially performed in a way that will reflect how special her one and only child is to her. the song’s lyrics read;
Here comes the sunshine
Here comes that son of mine
Here comes the everything
Here’s a song and a song for him
Sweet kisses
Three wishes
Lovely Bertie
The most wilful
The most beautiful
The most truly fantastic smile
I’ve ever seen
Sweet kisses
Three wishes
Lovely Bertie
You bring me so much joy
And then you bring me
More joy
Albert McIntosh is Working on a Musical Career of His Own
Just like his parents, music is obviously Alberts’s real passion, and he is taking a leap to carve a niche for himself in the entertainment industry while he rides on the success of his mother.
More so, Catherine has confirmed Albert to be a very talented actor and singer who brought something special to her Before The Dawn concert in 2014. Furthermore, Albert’s impressive solo performance at his mother’s Tawny Moon concert sets him up as a star going forward.
