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New Wave band during the late 1970s and early 1980s
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Original vocalist. Was replaced by Rob Halford in 1973
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She is a classically trained pianist
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American
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Real name Andrew Taylor
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Died of a heroin overdose on 19th March 1990
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The Korgis had a UK Top 5 hit in 1980 with "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime"
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German death metal vocalist fronting a Swedish band
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Real name Ana Lynch
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Real name Myant Myant Aye. Lwin created some controversy by posing nude for the cover of See Jungle! (the group's first full-length album) in a re-creation of "The Luncheon on the Grass" by Édouard Manet
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Ex-Sisters Of Mercy guitarist Gary Marx formed the band, recruiting Anna-Marie Hurst from fellow 'goth' band the Skeletal Family
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Had two UK Top Ten hits in the early 80's - "D.I.S.C.O." in 1980 and "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" in 1981
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English progressive rock vocalist
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Has used the pseudonym Cole Dammett
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Had a UK Number 6 with "Tobacco Road" in 1964
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Real name William Bailey
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Had several UK Top Forty hits in the 80's including "Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed" (No. 15)
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Real name Bernard Dicken
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Real name Bernard Dicken
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Beyoncé is named after her mother's maiden name, Beyincé
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In 1978 the punk band The B-Sides split, with several members (Andy Warren, Max and David Tampin, and Stuart Goddard) forming Adam And The Ants. The remaining members (singer Bid and guitarist Lester Square), along with J.D. Haney and Charlie X formed The Monochrome Set
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Real name Deryck Whibley
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Or Björk
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Real name Charles Michael Kitridge Thompson IV
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Real name Robert Gubby
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Former drummer with the Jesus and Mary Chain
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UK Top Twenty hits in the early 80's with "Tom Hark" (Number 6 in 1980) and "Zambesi" (Number 17 in 1982)
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Bono
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has been a vocalist in
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U2
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Real name Paul Hewson
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Bon died on 20th February 1980 and was replaced by Brian Johnson later that year
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Real name George O'Dowd
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The Motors had a UK Number 4 in 1978 with "Airport"
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Replaced by Jacqui Abbot in 1994
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Replaced Bon Scott following his death in 1980
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Australian singer, Amercian band
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Replaced Paul Di'Anno in 1982
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Real name Douglas Trendle
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Caleb Followill is the middle brother
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Grunge band from Seattle 1990-1994
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Had UK top ten hits with "Big Fun" and "Oops Up Side Your Head"
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Italian gothic metal band
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Real name Carlton Ridenhour
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Later joined Bad Brains
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Also an actress; appeared in 'Gregory's Girl' opposite John-Gordon Sinclair and had a recurring role in 'Red Dwarf'
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Had a Top Five hit in the UK with "Shattered Dreams" in 1987
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Men at Work were an Australian reggae-influenced rock band of the early 1980s.
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British sophisti-pop group
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Real name Michelle Harrison
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Son of Hayley Mills and grandson of Sir John Mills
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Pop / New Wave band 1980's
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Created the band with Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the comic book Tank Girl. Comprises the animated characters 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel.
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Real name Daniel O'Connor. House Of Pain had a UK Top Ten hit with "Jump Around" in 1993
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Canadian
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Ex-Metallica guitarist
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Real name Dave Letts
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Replaced Ian Gillan
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Linx had a UK Number 7 hit with "Intuition" in 1981. Grant went on to have a UK Number 5 hit in 1985, a duet with Jaki Graham of "Could It Be I'm Falling In Love". Later become a vocal coach on the BBC talent show Fame Academy
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Had a UK Number One in 1987 with a cover of the Ritchie Valens, "La Bamba"
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Monaco were the side project of Peter Hook, bassist with Joy Division and New Order
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Real name David Batt
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"Japan" under a different name
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Had a UK Number One in 1992 with "Please Don't Go", a cover of the KC and the Sunshine Band UK Number 3
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Had a UK number 1 in 1964 with "Have I The Right"
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Had a UK Number One in 1982 with "Pass The Dutchie"
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Real name Brian Hines
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This band featured Eddy Grant on guitar
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Real name Bryan Keith Holland. Had a UK Number One in 1999 with "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)"
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Real name Tyler Spencer
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Jo Boxers had a couple of UK Top Ten hits in 1983, the most memorable of which, "Boxer Beat" made Number 3. "Beat, beat, beat, the boxer beat"
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Formed 1994-
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Had several UK Top 40 hits in the early-nineties, the single "Pretend We're Dead" peaking at Number 7.
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German heavy metal
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1968
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Real name Bruce Robert Howard
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Real name Richard Palmer
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Had a UK Top Ten hit in 1973 with "Love Train"
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Real name Edward Tudor-Pole. Replaced Johnny Rotten in the Sex Pistols (he sang on "Who Killed Bambi?", "The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle" and "Rock Around The Clock"). He's also an actor and TV Presenter
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Sister of Shane Lynch (Boyzone)
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Liquid Gold has two UK Top Ten hits in 1980, "Substitute" (No. 8) and "Dance Yourself Dizzy" (No. 2)
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Real name Erik Schrody. House Of Pain had a UK Top Ten hit with "Jump Around" in 1993
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Formed 1976, punk band
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Real name Derek William Dick
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Real name William Drayton
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It Bites had a UK Top Ten hit with "Calling All The Heroes" in 1986
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Real name Farrokh Bulsara. Died from AIDS on 24th November 1991
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Replaced by Michael J Mullins in 1982. Deane went on to be a TV scriptwriter, writing (amongst other things), episodes of "Birds Of A Feather", "May To December" and "Chef!"
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Band renowned for its encyclopedia repetoire of cover songs
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Formed 1967, she a London born Sorbonne professor
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Had several UK Top Forty hits in the late 70's / early 80's including "When You Ask About Love" (No. 4) and "Rockabilly Rebel" (No. 18)
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Replaced Ronnie James Dio in 1979
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Hipsway were formed by ex-Altered Images guitarist Johnny McElhone. He later left to form the band Texas
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Had several UK Top Forty hits in the late 70's / early 80's including "When You Ask About Love" (No. 4) and "Rockabilly Rebel" (No. 18)
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An original member of the band Santana. Rolie combined vocals in Journey with keyboards. Concentrated purley on keyboards in 1977 when Fleischman joined the band as lead vocalist
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Vanda formed the band with George Young, both formerly members of the Easybeats. George Young is the brother of AC/DC guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young
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British
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Austrian band that had a UK Top Ten hit in 1985 with "Live Is Life"
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Real name William Johnson
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Replaced by Pete Shelley
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Former Buzzcocks singer
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Real name Tracy Morrow
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Hanged himself on 18th May 1980. The remaining members became New Order
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This is the 80's Scottish band H2O, not the 90's American punk group of the same name. Has a UK Top Twenty hit with "Dream To Sleep" in 1983
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Replaced Rod Evans (who joined Captain Beyond)
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British based 3 piece pop rock, she Brazilian
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UK Number 6 in 1983 with "The Safety Dance"
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Replaced Briana Corrigan in 1994
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Real name Jason Sellards
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The Korgis had a UK Top 5 hit in 1980 with "Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime"
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American
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Real name Jason Pierce
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Replaced by Shelley Preston in 1985
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Real name Jason Kay
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Real name Eric Boucher
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American
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Had two UK Top Ten hits in the early 80's - "D.I.S.C.O." in 1980 and "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" in 1981
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Had a UK Number 7 in 1980 with a cover of Leiber and Stoller's "Poison Ivy"
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Had a UK Number Five single with "Since Yesterday" in 1985
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Had a UK Number 3 with "I Won't Let You Down" in 1982. Diamond also had a couple of solo UK Top Five hits; "I Should Have Known Better", Number One in 1984 and "Hi Ho Silver", Number 5 in 1986
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Had a UK top 25 hit with "Brilliant Mind" in 1986
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Replaced Graham Bonnet in 1980
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Had a UK Top Twenty hit in 1986 with "Driving Away From Home (Jim's Tune)"
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American, alternative rock group
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UK Top Twenty hits in the early 80's with "Tom Hark" (Number 6 in 1980) and "Zambesi" (Number 17 in 1982)
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Real name Joachim F. Krauledat
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Heatwave had a UK number 2 in 1977 with "Boogie Nights"
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Real name John Lydon, the name he used in his later band, PIL
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Had a UK number 2 single with I.O.U. in 1983
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Real name John Bongiovi
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Replaced Denny Laine in 1966
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New York Punk
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Daughter of Brian Poole (and the Tremeloes)
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Formed late 90's in New York
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Sister of Shane Lynch (Boyzone)
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Heatwave had a UK number 2 in 1977 with "Boogie Nights"
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Play a mixture of jazz, R & B, rock and soul
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80's group best known for "(Feels Like) Heaven"
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Had highest UK chart success with the "St Valentines Massacre" EP (with Motorhead) in 1981
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Southern Californian
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On 5th March 1994, Cobain overdosed while on holiday in Italy and went into a coma. He recovered from this, but committed suicide a month later.
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Larry Blackmon was the leader/drummer/producer/principal songwriter of the funk band Cameo. Blackmon's funky vocals can be heard on the hits "So Strange," "Word Up" and "Candy"
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Real name Lauren Gofton
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Real name Lee Collinson
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Replaced Nic Bullen in 1987. Vocals on the second half of the debut album, "Scum" and on the album "From Enslavement To Obliteration". Was replaced in 1989 by Mark 'Barney' Greenway
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There really are 3 e's in the spelling of Leee. Real name John Lesley McGregor. Imagination had a number of UK Top Ten hits in the 80's including "Magic and Lights", "Body Talk" and the UK Number 2, "Just An Illusion"
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Lead vocals on "Silver Machine"
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Real name Ian Kilmister. Ex-Hawkwind bassist
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Had a string of UK Top Twenty hits in the 70's, including 3 Number One's ("Tiger Feet", "Lonely This Christmas" and "Oh Boy")
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UK based indie rock band formed late 1980's, split 1993
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Real name Levi Stubbles
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Real name Christopher Hamill (Limahl is an anagram of his surname)
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Australian
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Provided vocals for Massive Attack's 1998 single 'Teardrops'
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Had a UK Number 7 with "Heartache Avenue" - the song was sampled in 2005 by Roll Deep for their UK Top 20 hit, "The Avenue"
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Real name Erick Lee Purkhiser
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American, sister of R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe
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Real name Máire Ní Bhraonáin
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Replaced Chuck Moseley in 1988
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Industrial band
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Replaced Lee Dorian in 1989. Left the band briefly in 1996 (replaced by Phil Vane), but returned in 1997
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Had several UK Top Forty hits in the 80's including "Get Out Of Your Lazy Bed" (No. 15)
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Had a number of UK Top Forty hits including "The Motive (Living Without You)" (Number 18 in 1987) and "Big Area" (Number 13 in 1989)
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There was another Martha in the band, Martha Ladly, but the Martha from the band name was Martha Johnson. Had a UK Top Ten hit with "Echo Beach" in 1980
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Reached number 12 in the UK charts in 1984 with "Closest Thing To Heaven"
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Brother of comedian / actor Steve Coogan. The Mock Turtles had a UK Top Twenty single in 1991 with "Can You Dig It?"
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The band featured Shirley Manson (later of Garbage) on keyboards. They went on to form the band "Angelfish".
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Real name Martin Murphy. Mental As Anything had a UK Number 3 in 1987 with "Live It Up"
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