Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock, November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Turner…
80s Music
Look back and reminisce on the broad spectrum of the 80s music scene, everything from boybands (Bros, Wham!, Duran Duran) and Rock (Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Def Leppard) to Punk (The Damned, The Cure) and Indie (Jesus and Mary Chain, Echo and The Bunnymen) and loads more inbetween. Our dedicated Music section has a full rundown on all things 80s music and is well worth a look.
Haircut 100
Haircut One Hundred were a British new wave group formed in 1980 in Beckenham, London by Nick Heyward. In 1981 and…
Genesis
Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey in 1967. The most successful and longest-lasting line-up consisted…
The Style Council
The Style Council were an English band formed in 1983 by Paul Weller, the former singer, songwriter, and guitarist with…
Nik Kershaw
Nicholas David Kershaw (born 1 March 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Kershaw…
Dexys Midnight Runners
Dexys Midnight Runners (currently officially Dexys, their former nickname, styled without an apostrophe) are an English pop band…
Midge Ure
James “Midge” Ure OBE (born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter and producer. His stage name, Midge, is…
Deacon Blue
Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop rock band formed in Glasgow during 1985. The line-up of the band consists of vocalists Ricky…
Rick Astley
Richard Paul Astley (born 6 February 1966) is an English singer, songwriter and radio personality. His 1987…
The Human League
The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in…
Toyah
Toyah was an English new wave band fronted by Toyah Willcox between 1977 and 1983. The only other consistent band member…
Terence Trent D’Arby
Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard, March 15, 1962), better known by his former stage name Terence Trent D’Arby,…
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.…
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. Her career has…