Culture Club is an English band that formed in London in 1981. The band comprises Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss. They are considered one of the most representative and influential groups of the 1980s. Led by singer and frontman Boy George, whose androgynous style of dressing caught the attention of the public and the media in the early 1980s, the band have sold more than 50 million records including over 6 million BPI certified records sold in the UK and over 7 million RIAA certified records sold in the US. Their hits include "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "Time", "I'll Tumble 4 Ya", "Church of the Poison Mind", "Karma Chameleon", "Victims", "Miss Me Blind", "It's a Miracle", "The War Song", "Move Away", and "I Just Wanna Be Loved".
Origin | London, England |
Genres | New wave, pop, soul, blue-eyed soul, dance-rock, sophisti-pop |
Years active | 1981–1986, 1998–2002, 2011–present |
Labels | Virgin, Epic (US), BMG |
Associated acts | Helen Terry |
Members | Boy George, Roy Hay, Mikey Craig |
Past members | Jon Moss |
Over Culture Club
Led by Boy George, they won Best New Artist at the Grammy Awards in 1984. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ranked their song "Time (Clock of the Heart)" as one of the 500 songs that shaped rock music.
Prestaties van Culture Club
The band took a hiatus from 1986 to 1998 and 2002 to 2011. Their name is rooted in the fact that each of the band's members is a part of a different culture.
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