Tim Royes

Royes directed and produced several videos in the 1990s and 2000s. Some of these centered on adult content, occasionally creating a sizable media stir, the central one being Holly Valance's video "Kiss Kiss", where she appeared in a flesh-coloured body suit to appear naked. Something similar happened in 2007, when Melanie C's music video of the '80s hit "I Want Candy" showed the singer in a skin-tight cat suit and featured a sexually suggestive dance routine with half-naked bodybuilders in crowd-controller uniforms. The video instantly grabbed the number one spot on YouTube with 200,000 hits on its first day. ==Death==

Royes died at the age of 42, after being struck by the driver of a vehicle in Manhattan, New York City in the early hours of the morning of 13 August 2007. ==Dedications==

Sugababes dedicated their 2007 music video "About You Now", directed by Marcus Adams, to Royes' memory, with a black screen saying, "In Memory of Tim Royes – 25.12.1964–13.08.2007 RIP" at the end of the video. As a tribute to Royes, Melanie C filmed her new video for the title track for her album This Time in September 2007 Adrian Moat, who was a good friend of Royes. Darren Hayes posted his 2004 video "Darkness" in 2018 recalling Royes having shot the video just a few years before his death. Enya dedicated the song "Journey of the Angels" to Royes, as mentioned in the album booklet for her 2008 album And Winter Came.... ==Videography==

• Tasmin Archer - "Lords of the New Church" (1993) • Eternal – "So Good" (1994) • Eternal – "Oh Baby I..." (1994) • Adiemus – "Adiemus" (1995) • Louise – "In Walked Love" (1996) • Faith No More – "Ashes to Ashes" (1997) • Elton John – "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) • Mica Paris - "Carefree" (1998) • B*Witched – "Jump Down" (2000) • Five featuring Queen – "We Will Rock You" (2000) • Girl Thing – "Girls on Top" (2000) • Alsou – "Before You Love Me" (2001) • Louise – "Stuck in the Middle with You" (2001) • Honeyz – "Talk To The Hand" (2001) • Holly Valance – "Kiss Kiss" (2002) • Romeo - "Romeo Dunn" (2002) • Will Young & Gareth Gates – "The Long and Winding Road" (2002) • Holly Valance – "Down Boy" (2002) • Will Young – "You and I" (2002) • Emma Bunton – "Free Me (2003) • Appleton – "Don't Worry" (2003) • Lisa Maffia – "In Love" (2003) • Rachel Stevens – "Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex" (2003) • Skin – "Faithfulness" (2003) • Westlife – "Mandy" (2003) • Shaznay Lewis - "Never Felt Like This Before" (2004) • Beverley Knight – "Not Too Late for Love" (2004) • Darren Hayes – Darkness (2004) • Green Day – "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (2004) (editor, won MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing) • Enya – "Amarantine" (2005) • Enya – "It's in the Rain" (2005) • Texas – "Getaway" (2005) • Green Day - Bullet in a Bible (editor, 2005) • Sugababes – "Red Dress" (2006) • Lee Ryan – "When I Think of You" (2006) • Bananarama – "Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (2006) • Sugababes – "Easy" (2006) • Melanie C – "The Moment You Believe" (2007) • Melanie C – "I Want Candy" (2007) • Melanie C – "Carolyna" (2007) ==References==