"Desmond Bernard \"Des\" O'Connor, CBE (born 12 January 1932) is an English comedian, broadcaster and singer. A former chat show host, he was the presenter of the long-running Channel 4 gameshow Countdown for two years. He has also recorded 36 albums and has had four top-ten singles, including a number-one hit with \"I Pretend\", with global sales of more than ten million records."@en . . "Desmond Bernard O'Connor"@en . . "0640300" . . "1956Z"^^ . "1932-01-12Z"^^ . "(CBE)"@en . "Singer, entertainer, presenter" . "O'Connor, Des"@en . "1932Z"^^ . "Des O'Connor"@en .