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The Boomtown Rats
Bob Geldof and his band from Dublin are among the defining names of the New Wave era – and their concerts still have the force of that time. In 1978, “Rat Trap” was the first song by an Irish band to reach number one in Great Britain, followed a year later by “I Don’t Like…
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Paul Young
One of the most distinctive soul voices in Great Britain – and a career that leads into the middle of the eighties. In 1983, his version of Marvin Gaye’s “Wherever I Lay My Hat” was at number one for three weeks. “Come Back and Stay” and “Love of the Common People” followed, and in 1985…
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Nina Hagen
An exceptional phenomenon in German music history. Nina Hagen sings like no one else can, turning every concert into an event with an open outcome. Growing up in East Berlin, where she was already known as a young singer, she left the GDR in 1976 and founded the Nina Hagen Band in West Berlin, whose…
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Midge Ure
A man who shaped the eighties in several ways. As the frontman of Ultravox, Midge Ure recorded “Vienna” in 1981 – one of the style-defining pieces of the New Wave era and still a classic today. “Dancing with Tears in My Eyes” and “Hymn” followed, and in 1985 he landed a solo number one hit…
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Michael Bolton
One of the great voices of pop music. Over seventy-five million records sold, two Grammys – and ballads that have shaped an entire decade. He originally wrote “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” for another singer, and in his own version it became a number one hit. “How Can We Be Lovers”, “Said…
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Kim Wilde
One of the great icons of the eighties – and live still a rock singer with full energy. “Kids in America” made Kim Wilde famous overnight in 1981 and has been running continuously in films, series and radio shows ever since. “Chequered Love”, “Cambodia” and “View from a Bridge” followed, and in 1986 she reached…
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Kool & The Gang
“Celebration” – the unofficial anthem for every occasion where people celebrate. And it comes from the original. Kool & The Gang are among the most successful bands in American music history. The funk formation of the seventies with “Jungle Boogie” and “Hollywood Swinging” became a band whose songs have been played at weddings, company parties…
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Katrina
“Walking on Sunshine” is one of the happiest songs ever written – and Katrina Leskanich is the voice that made him immortal. The song from 1985 is one of the most licensed pop songs ever and has been running continuously in films, series and commercials ever since. In 1997, she won the Eurovision Song Contest…
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Grace Jones
There is no one else like her. Grace Jones is a singer, model, actress and, above all, an apparition who changes every room the moment she enters it. At Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas, recordings were made with the rhythm section around Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare that are still copied today: “Pull Up…
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Gipsy Kings by Diego Baliardo
The guitars kick in, and the whole place is in the south of France. Diego Baliardo, founding member of the Gipsy Kings, brings the sound that has sold over twenty million records worldwide. The families of the Gipsy Kings came across the border to the Camargue as Spanish Roma, and from this origin the Rumba…
