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The Buggles are an English new wave band formed in London in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes. They are best known for their 1979 debut single " Video Killed the Radio Star ", which topped the UK singles chart and reached number one in 15 other countries and was chosen as the song to launch MTV in 1981.
Trevor Charles Horn was born on 15 July 1949 to John and Elizabeth Horn in Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, England, and grew up in Durham City. [4] [5] [6] The second of four children, he has two sisters, including the novelist Marjorie DeLuca, [7] and a brother, the television producer Ken Horn.
"Video Killed the Radio Star" is a song written by Trevor Horn, Geoff Downes and Bruce Woolley in 1979. It was recorded concurrently by Bruce Woolley and the Camera Club (with Thomas Dolby on keyboards) for their album English Garden and by British new wave/synth-pop group the Buggles, which consisted of Horn and Downes (and initially Woolley).
On 28 September 2010, he reunited with Bruce Woolley and Trevor Horn as the band the Buggles, performing "The Lost Gig" to raise funds for the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. On 22 March 2011, he performed at the Roundhouse, London with Trevor Horn and Producers , along with Spandau Ballet and Alison Moyet to raise funds for a music ...
The Buggles. The Age of Plastic (1980) Adventures in Modern Recording (1981) Art of Noise. Into Battle with the Art of Noise (EP, 1983)
"Living in the Plastic Age" (on some releases simply listed as "The Plastic Age") is a synth-pop song written, performed and produced by the Buggles. It was released as the second single from their debut album The Age of Plastic on 14 January 1980.
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Geoff Downes formed the Buggles in 1977 in Wimbledon, South West London with Trevor Horn and Bruce Woolley. [9] The trio had recorded rough demos of early compositions such as "Video Killed the Radio Star", "Clean, Clean" and "On TV", a track later included on their second album, Adventures in Modern Recording. [9]