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Martin John Kemp (born 10 October 1961) is an English musician and actor, best known as the bassist in the new wave band Spandau Ballet and for his role as Steve Owen in EastEnders. He is the younger brother of Gary Kemp , who is also a member of Spandau Ballet and an actor.
Spandau Ballet (/ ˈ s p æ n d aʊ ˈ b æ l eɪ / SPAN-dow BAL-ay) were an English new wave band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Inspired by the capital's post-punk underground dance scene, they emerged at the start of the 1980s as the house band for the Blitz Kids, playing "European Dance Music" as "The Applause" for this new club culture's audience.
In this second and final part of Kate's chat with Martin Kemp, he talks candidly about his care-free days in Spandau Ballet and their rivaly with Duran Duran, the highs of his 90s Hollywood career ...
Spandau Ballet reunited for a tour in 2009 after being apart for almost thirty years. The success of the tour led to the re-recording of their hits for an acoustic album titled Once More . Two new songs were included, [ 1 ] one of which, the title track , reached number 82 on the UK Singles Chart , making it their first chart appearance there ...
Former Spandau Ballet musician Martin Kemp has predicted that he will die within 10 years.. Kemp, 62, made the admission during a podcast recorded alongside his son, former Capital Breakfast radio ...
During the making of Spandau Ballet's 1986 album Through the Barricades, brothers and band members Gary and Martin Kemp were approached with the idea of starring in a film about twin gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray. [2]
After recording Spandau Ballet's final album Heart Like a Sky, in 1989, Kemp and his brother returned to acting. He earned criticism from his fellow band members Tony Hadley, Steve Norman and John Keeble, but received good reviews for his performance as Ronnie Kray in The Krays (1990). [19] The success of this film was the death-knell for ...
Martin Kemp of Spandau Ballet reveals how his happy marriage to wife of 34 years, Shirlie, all began –and shares a hidden side of personality.