Lloyd Cole
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lloyd cole
The 44-year-old singer and songwriter was best known for being in Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from the mid to late 80s. Last year, to mark the 20th anniversary of the release of their critically-acclaimed debut album,
Rattlesnakes, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions reformed to perform a one-off, sell-out tour in the UK and Ireland. Cole is currently working on another solo album and will be playing a few accoustic sets across England next month
Simon Le Bon
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simon le bon
The 47-year-old singer and lyricist for
Duran Duran started out as an actor, but the quick success of the band meant he never went back (save for a few choice videos). The band went through a bit of a hiatus in the mid-90s, when only Le Bon and keyboardist Nick Rhodes were left, but they reformed with the original line-up in 2001 and a year ago released
Astronaut. Le Bon is currently working on his novel, titled Hungry Like Virginia Woolf, and last year Dutch trance DJ
Ferry Corsten released a track with vocals by Simon Le Bon called Fire
Nick Rhodes
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nick rhodes
The 43-year-old keyboard player for
Duran Duran was renowned for his androgynous and flamboyant image, but he wasn\'t just a pretty face - he studied production techniques in the studio, helping to mix several tracks on the
Rio album, and was a co-producer on many of the band\'s later albums. Three years ago he produced some keyboard tracks on the Dandy Warhols album
Welcome To The Monkey House
Mick Jagger
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mick jagger
Sir Michael Philip \'Mick\' Jagger (who last year celebrated his 62nd birthday) has been the snake-hipped singer of the Rolling Stones for over 40 years. The band has just released its 25th studio album,
The Bigger Bang, with fans proclaiming it to be the \'best Stones album ever\'. Mick has seven children to four different women, and is currently seeing fashion stylist L\'Wren Scott
Michael Jackson
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michael jackson
The last 20 years have been a rollercoaster for the King of Pop. Now aged 47,
Michael Jackson is rebuilding his life after being acquitted of child molestation charges; however, another suit alleging abduction and sexual assault is pending in Louisiana. Musically, Michael Jackson\'s last release was
Invincible in 2001. He has also had cameo appearances in Men In Black (2001) and Miss Castaway (2004). Legal disputes have left the singer\'s finances in tatters and may lead to his bankruptcy
Adam Ant
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adam ant
Adam And The Ants had several huge hits in the early \'80s, including Stand And Deliver, Prince Charming and Ant Rap. Adam Ant\'s colourful persona and wacky New Romantic look proved a hit on MTV and it was only when he became too pop-oriented that his original punk fan base left him. Only last year,
six remastered CDs were released, spanning the Adam And The Ant years 1979 through 1985. Currently, Adam Ant (real name Stuart Goddard) is writing an autobiography, no doubt covering his ongoing battle with depression
Jim Kerr
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jim kerr - simple minds
The 46-year-old is the frontman for
Simple Minds, who enjoyed success in the \'80s. Don\'t You Forget About Me crossed the Atlantic to become a hit in the US, thanks to the movie
The Breakfast Club. Just last month, Simple Minds released a new album called
Black & White 050505. A fan wrote on Amazon: \'I can\'t believe how poorly this release is being marketed, I couldn\'t find it in Virgin and it isn\'t even in the charts! If U2 had released this it would instantly sell millions and become one of their best albums.\' Read the handbag
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Gary Kemp
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gary kemp spandau ballet
Spandau Ballet were initially inspired by a mixture of funk and synthpop, and they eventually mellowed into a mainstream pop act. Gary Kemp, now 46, was the group\'s guitarist and songwriter. They split up in 1989 and Gary went on to do some acting, as well as releasing a solo album,
Little Bruises, in 1996. In the 1990s three of the band launched a failed court case against Gary Kemp for a share of royalties. The three non-Kemp members toured as a trio called \'Hadley, Keeble and Norman, ex-Spandau Ballet\', as Gary owned the rights to the name of Spandau Ballet
Howard Jones
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howard jones
The now 50-year-old
Howard Jones was known as the respectable face of pop, combining innovative synthesiser music with strong feelings on animal rights and life\'s excesses. This led to some people dubbing him \'boring\'. Howard had his last UK Top 40 hit in 1986 and afterwards concentrated on production, songwriting and running a vegetarian restaurant. Recently he competed on the American TV show Hit Me Baby One More Time, losing to Irene Cara. Although he lost the studio vote to Cara, he won the online poll vote
David Sylvian
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david sylvian
The androgynous lead singer of \'80s ambient electronic pioneers
Japan is now 47 years old. Japan\'s final show was on 16 December 1982 in Nagoya, Japan. David embarked on a solo career and his debut solo album,
Brilliant Trees (1984), met with critical acclaim. This month
Snow Borne Sorrow is being released from Nine Horses, David\'s collaboration with his brother Stephen Jansen, who was originally in Japan, and a number of others, including Ryuichi Sakamoto
Nick Cave
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nick cave
The Australian singer, poet, songwriter and actor is now 48 years old. He started out with The Birthday Party in the late \'70s and in 1984 formed
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. Last year Cave & The Bad Seeds released
B-Sides & Rarities, a comprehensive 56-track collection. The Proposition, a film written by Cave, has just premiered to mostly positive reviews. The generally ambient soundtrack for
The Proposition was recorded by Nick Cave and band member Warren Ellis and was released a week before the film
George Michael
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George Michael
The 42-year-old singer found fame with boy duo
Wham! (when he used to dress like Colonel Sanders, ho ho), when hits such as Careless Whisper and Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go made us drool over him... in 1986
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley parted company, and George embarked on a solo career. In 1998 he was arrested on a lewd behaviour charge in LA and it was this incident that made him finally come out about his sexuality. Currently George is working on music at home and he told BBC1 that he may tour this year
David Bowie
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David Bowie
The 48-year-old actor and singer was known early in his career as a chameleon, and has had a profound effect on popular music over the past 30 years. In the 1980s
Bowie released Under Pressure, Let\'s Dance and Blue Jean. In 2005 he suffered from a heart attack and has only recently begun performing live again. Rumours are circulating about the possibility of a new album, but no official announcements have been made
Sting
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Sting
The 54-year-old singer (real name Gordon Sumner) worked as a ditch digger and a music teacher before forming the rock/pop band
The Police in 1977. The group had several chart-topping albums and won six Grammy Awards in the early 1980s. Their last album,
Synchronicity was released in 1983. The Police attempted a reunion in 1986 with a re-recording of their song Don\'t Stand So Close To Me, but did not stay together. Sting\'s solo career spans 20 years, and in 2005 he completed the
Sacred Love tour
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Matt Goss
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matt goss bros
The 39-year-old was a member of \'80s boy band
Bros, along with his twin brother Luke. Their claim to fame was introducing barmy ripped jeans and Grolsch bottle tops to their DMs along with chart topping singles such as I Owe You Nothing and When Will I Be Famous, just two of their 11 Top 40 singles. Matt was back in the limelight again when he became a popular contestant contestant on the ITV reality show Hell\'s Kitchen a couple of years ago. Most recently he\'s been in LA recording a new album that will be released this year
Nik Kershaw
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Nik Kershaw
Nik was 26 when he released
Human Racing in 1984, and a short time later
The Riddle came out, making him a household name and heartthrob dispite his considerable lack of height. He turns 50 this year and will be performing this summer on the
Here & Now Tour alongside other \'80s artists
Boy George
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Boy George
When George Alan O\'Dowd, aka Boy George, burst onto the music scene in 1982, the general public were truly amazed by his androgynous look and ambiguous sexual orientation - how times have changed! The 46-year-old former
Culture Club singer now makes a successful living as a house-music DJ. He was arrested in 2005 in New York on possession of cocaine and was ordered to do community service in August 2006, which consisted of cleaning the streets of NYC followed by a hoard of paparazzi. In late 2007 he had more trouble with the law when he was charged with falsely imprisoning a Norwegian man!
Dave Gahan
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Dave Gahan
\'80s synthesizers kings Depeche Mode\'s charismatic 45-year-old frontman has been to hell and back battling addiction but has now been clean for 11 years. He released his first solo album, Paper Monsters, in 2003 and his second Hourglass came out last year. He currently lives in New York with his third wife and their daughter
