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New Order
When Joy Division’s Ian Curtis committed suicide in May 1980 the three remaining…
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Nick Beggs
Nick Beggs is currently the bass player for Steven Wilson and Kim Wilde.…
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are an international rock band formed in…
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Nik Kershaw
Nik Kershaw exploded onto the UK pop scene in 1984 as a solo…
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OMD
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic band formed in…
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Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar’s polished mainstream pop/rock made her one of the more popular female…
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Paul Simon
Paul Simon is an American singer and songwriter. His 1986 album Graceland blended…
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Paul Weller
Paul Weller is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist whose career began with…
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Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer,…
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Pepsi & Shirlie
Former backing singers to WHAM!, PEPSI & SHIRLIE embarked on a solo career…
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Pet Shop Boys
Neil and Chris meet by chance in an electronics shop on the Kings…
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician,…
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Peter Murphy
Peter John Joseph Murphy (born 11 July 1957) is an English singer, songwriter,…
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Phil Collins
Phil Collins is an English singer, songwriter and drummer with a solo career…
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Pixies
The Pixies are an American alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Boston,…
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Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout were formed as far back as 1978 by Newcastle born Patrick…
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Primal Scream
Primal Scream are a Scottish rock band led by Bobby Gillespie. Their music…
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Prince
Prince’s early music career saw the release of Prince, Dirty Mind and Controversy, which drew…
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Propaganda
Propaganda are a German synth-pop band formed in Düsseldorf in 1982. Signed to…
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Public Image Limited
When the Sex Pistols split in January 1978 John quickly moved onto Public…
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Queen
Queen formed in 1971 and in 1973 signed their first recording contract for…
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R.E.M
R.E.M. founding members Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe played…
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Red Box
Red Box are a British pop group founded by Simon Toulson-Clarke and Julian…
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