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The Second British Invasion consisted of acts that came mainly out of the synthpop and new wave genres. These acts received exposure in the United States on the cable music channel MTV which launched in 1981. British artists, unlike many of their American counterparts, had learned how to use the music video early on.
Abingdon. Radiohead; Accrington. Diana Vickers; Andover. The Troggs; Anstey. Molly Smitten-Downes; Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The Young Knives; Ashford. Oliver Sykes; Aylesbury
British boy bands (4 C, 5 P) British dream pop musical groups (60 P) D. British pop music duos (1 C, 10 P) E. British electropop groups (14 P) G. British pop girl ...
ABC is an English pop band that originated in Sheffield in 1980, evolving from the earlier ensemble Vice Versa.The band's classic formation featured Martin Fry as the lead vocalist, Mark White on guitar and keyboards, Stephen Singleton playing the saxophone, and David Palmer behind the drums.
Several genres of rock and pop originated in London throughout the 1960s to the 1990s including British blues, psychedelia, mod, prog, glam, hard rock, punk rock, New Romantic and Britpop. [1] This page includes bands formed and based in London. [2] Below is a list of music artists and bands from London. These are separated by genre.
Five Star (also styled as 5 Star) were a British pop group, formed in 1983 and comprising siblings Stedman, Lorraine, Denise, Doris, and Delroy Pearson.From 1985 to 1988, Five Star had four top-20 albums and 15 top-40 singles in the UK, including the top-10 hits "System Addict" (1986), "Can't Wait Another Minute" (1986), "Find the Time" (1986), "Rain or Shine" (1986), "Stay Out of My Life ...
Kate Bush became the first British female artist to have a No.1 album, and The Police finished the year as the top selling act. "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders became the first number 1 single of the 80s (not counting "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd" which was a holdover from 1979).
The influential composer quickly got them a contract with a small British record label, Ember. [4] Their first single was "Yesterday's Gone", a Stuart composition that became their only hit record in the UK, [5] reaching No. 37 in December 1963. [6] As the duo recorded this song, they developed their trademark singing style: "whispering".