Erasure – English duo, consisting of Andy Bell and founding member of Depeche Mode, Vince Clarke who split with Yazoo partner Alison Moyet after releasing two hit albums. Erasure formed in London and entered the music scene in 1985 with debut single “Who Needs Love Like That”. Following the Read more…
Bad Boys Blue are a multinational pop group that was formed in Cologne, Germany. The group performed many international hits including “You’re a Woman”, “Pretty Young Girl”, “I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat”, and “Come Back and Stay”. Bad Boys Blue band was formed in the summer of 1984 in Cologne Read more…
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic pop duo, consisting of Neil Tennant (main vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar), and Chris Lowe (keyboards, occasional vocals). Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records worldwide,and are listed as the most successful duo in UK music history by The Guinness Book Read more…
Culture Club are an English band that were formed in 1981. The band comprised Boy George (lead vocals), Mikey Craig (bass guitar), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards) and Jon Moss (drums and percussion). In the UK they had twelve Top 40 hit singles between, including the number ones “Do You Read more…
Dead or Alive band were a British new wave group from Liverpool, England. The Dead or Alive found success in the 1980s and had seven Top 40 UK singles and three Top 30 UK albums. They were the first group to have a number one single under the production team Read more…
The Power Station band was a 1980s group made up of singer Robert Palmer, former Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John Taylor (bass) and Andy Taylor (guitar). Bernard Edwards, also of Chic, was involved on the studio side as recording producer and for a short time also Read more…
Europe band is a Swedish rock group formed in Upplands Väsby, Stockholm in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum, bassist Peter Olsson and drummer Tony Reno. Since its formation, Europe band has released nine studio albums, three live albums, three compilations and nineteen videos. Read more…
Arcadia were a pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, as a side project during a break in that band’s schedule. The Arcadia band recorded just one album, the platinum-selling So Red the Rose that peaked at Number 30 in Read more…
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are a British new wave group formed in 1978, whose founding members, Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals), are originally from Wirral, England. While steadily eschewing pop star status, the band cultivated a fanbase in the United Kingdom from 1978–1980. Read more…
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980. The band consists of Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham and Tom Chapman. The band was formed in 1980 by Sumner (vocals, guitars, keyboards and synthesisers), Peter Hook (bass and vocals) and Morris (drums, electronic drums, keyboards and Read more…