Spandau Ballet were an English pop band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Inspired by the capital's post-punk underground dance scene, they emerged at the start of the 1980s as the house band for the Blitz Kids, playing "European Dance Music" as "The Applause" for this new club culture's audience. They became one of the most successful groups of the New Romantic era of British pop and were part of the Second British Invasion of the Billboard Top 40 in the 1980s, selling 25 million albums and having 23 hit singles worldwide. The band have had eight UK top 10 albums, including three greatest hits compilations and an album of re-recorded material. Their musical influences ranged from punk rock and soul music to the American crooners Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. The band's classic line-up featured Gary Kemp on guitar, synthesiser and backing vocals, his brother Martin Kemp on bass, vocalist Tony Hadley, saxophonist Steve Norman and drummer John Keeble.
| Origin | Islington, London, England |
| Genres | New wave, blue-eyed soul, synth-pop, sophisti-pop |
| Years active | 1979 – 1990, 2009 – 2019 |
| Labels | Chrysalis, Reformation Records, Mercury, Epic, Columbia, Parlophone |
| Past members | Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Steve Norman, Ross William Wild |
关于Spandau Ballet
New wave group inspired by London's post-punk underground dance scene that was the house band for the Blitz Kids. They were one of the most notable groups of the New Romantic era of British pop. They sold more than 25 million albums and had 23 hit singles.
Spandau Ballet的成就
The group won The Sony Award For Technical Excellence at the 1984 BRIT Awards. They disbanded in 1990 and returned for a decade from 2009 to 2019. Roman Kemp is the son of bassist Martin Kemp and forgot the words to his father's iconic song "Gold" while singing karaoke on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here.
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