Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the new wave synthesizer bands of the early 80s but later branched out into mainstream rock Read more…
a-ha was a Norwegian band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket (vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards) and Pål Waaktaar (guitars). A-ha group initially rose to fame during the mid-1980s after being discovered by musician and producer John Ratcliff, and had continued global success in the Read more…
Camouflage is a German new wave trio consisting of lead singer Marcus Meyn, Heiko Maile and Oliver Kreyssig. Their only Billboard Hot 100 hit was “The Great Commandment” which climbed to No. 59 in 1988, though it did spend three weeks at No. 1 on the US dance chart. They Read more…
Nena (Gabriele Susanne Kerner) is a German singer and actress who rose to international fame in 1983 with the New German Wave song “99 Luftballons.” In 1984, she re-recorded this song in English as “99 Red Balloons.” Nena was also the name of the band with whom she released the Read more…
Alphaville is a German synthpop group which gained popularity in the 80s. The founding members were lead singer Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd and Frank Mertens. The band was at first named “Forever Young” before changing to “Alphaville”. They achieved chart success with the singles, “Big in Japan”, “Jet Set”, Dance Read more…
Bros was a British band active in the late 80s and early 90s, consisting of twin brothers Matt Goss and Luke Goss, and Craig Logan. Formed in 1986, they were managed by former Pet Shop Boys manager Tom Watkins. Their first single, “I Owe You Nothing”, was released Read more…
Fancy (Manfred Alois Perilano) is a German Italo disco singer who was very popular in the mid to late 1980s. He first recorded in the German schlager style under the name of Tess Teiges before having his first hit as Fancy called “Slice Me Nice” in 1984. He was successful Read more…
Den Harrow was an Italian new wave project fronted by Stefano Zandri an italian fashion model from Milan. The name Den Harrow was conceived by the project’s producers Turatti and Chieregato, who based it on the Italian word denaro (money). Stefano Zandri uses the name Den Harrow as his stage Read more…
Gazebo (Paul Mazzolini) is an Italian musician. He has a legend status among fans of the Italo disco music style, a variation of 1980s Eurodisco.Mazzolini was born in Beirut, Lebanon, the son of an Italian diplomat and an American singer. As a rather cosmopolitan teenager Mazzolini began a career in Read more…
Sandra (Sandra Ann Lauer) was born in the German town of Saarbrücken In 1979, now seventeen, Sandra joined Arabesque, a disco group consisting of Michaela Rose and Jasmine Vetter, and would become the band’s lead singer. At that time Sandra met a keyboardist named Michael Cretu. Arabesque became successful with Read more…