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David Bowie
The 80s Scary Monsters… and Super Creeps was released that same September. Produced by Bowie…
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David Sylvian
The David Sylvian that fronted new wave pop band Japan wore luminescent hair and glam…
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Deacon Blue
Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop-rock band formed in Glasgow in 1985 by songwriter and…
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Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive were an English pop band formed in 1980 in Liverpool. The band…
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Debbie Gibson
For more than 30 years, Debbie Gibson has proven she’s an entertainer of immeasurable talent.…
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Def Leppard
With more than 65 million albums sold worldwide and two prestigious Diamond Awards to their…
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Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. The…
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Dollar
Pop duo consisting of David Van Day and Thereza Bazar, both of whom were previouly…
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Duran Duran
Duran Duran are virtually synonymous with the Eighties. Name a buzz-phrase from that decade –…
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Echo and the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978. The…
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Erasure
Established in London in 1985, enduring alternative dance duo Erasure combine the talents of emotive,…
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Europe
Originally a progressive rock group, Europe didn’t achieve success until they reworked their sound into…
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Eurythmics
One of the most successful pop acts to emerge in the 1980s, the British group…
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Everything But The Girl
Everything but the Girl (occasionally referred to as EBTG) were an English musical duo, formed…
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Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979.Before…
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Fine Young Cannibals
When the English Beat split down the middle in 1983, two groups were formed —…
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Five Star
Five Star was the family group who had a string of soul-pop hit singles in…
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Flock of Seagulls
A Flock Of Seagulls may well be known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as much…
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Frankie Goes To Hollywood was an explosive moment in British pop history , during the…
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Fun Boy Three
The Specials were one of the most popular and influential bands in the U.K., scoring…
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Haysi Fantayzee
Haysi Fantayzee was an avant-garde, new wave pop project emanating from the Blitz Kids street…
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Sam Fox
Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and former…
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Terence Trent D’Arby
D’Arby’s debut solo album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby, released in July…
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The Dream Academy
The Dream Academy were a 1980s British folk rock band, comprising singer/guitarist Nick Laird-Clowes, multi-instrumentalist…
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