Duran Duran
Duran Duran are a Breetish pop rock baund frae Birmingham, Ingland formed in 1978. They wur one o the successful baunds o the 1980s an a leading baund in the MTV-driven "Second Breetish Invasion" o the Unitit States. Since the 1980s, they hae placed 14 singles in the Top 10 o the UK Singles Chart an 21 in the Billboard Het 100, an accordin to the Sunday Mercury, they hae sauld mair nor 100 million records. While they wur generally considered part o the New Romantic scene along with baunds such as Spandau Ballet, Japan an Visage when tae first emerged, the baund later shed this image. The baund worked with fashion designers tae build a sharp an elegant image. The baund hae won a nummers o awairds throughout their career includin twa Grammy Awards, twa BRIT Awards – receivin the awaird for Outstanding Contribution to Music, an MTV Music Video Award for Lifetime Achievement, an wur awairded a starn on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The group wur formed by keybuirdist Nick Rhodes an bassist John Taylor, with the later addition o drummer Roger Taylor an aifter numerous personnel chynges, guitarist Andy Taylor an lead sangster Simon Le Bon.
| Duran Duran | |
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 Duran Duran live in Toronto in 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Oreigin | Birmingham, Wast Midlands, Ingland |
| Genres | Synthpop, new wave, pop rock, new romantic, dance-rock, alternative rock, electronic rock, electronic pop |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Labels | EMI, Captiol, Parlophone, Epic, Hollywood |
| Associate acts | Arcadia, Power Station, Neurotic Outsiders, The Devils, Nile Rodgers, Chicanery, Mark Ronson, Justin Timberlake, Colin Thurston, Timbaland, TV Mania, Missing Persons |
| Wabsteid | duranduran |
| Members | Simon Le Bon John Taylor Nick Rhodes Roger Taylor |
| Past members | Andy Taylor Warren Cuccurullo Sterling Campbell Stephen Duffy Andy Wickett Simon Colley Alan Curtis Jeff Thomas |
Members eedit
Current members eedit
- Simon Le Bon - Lead Vocals (1980–present)
- John Taylor - Bass Guitar, Backin Vocals (1979–1997, 2001–present), Guitar (1978–1979)
- Nick Rhodes, Keybuirds, Backin Vocals (1978–present)
- Roger Taylor - Drums (1979–1985, 1994, 2001–present)
Umwhile members eedit
- Andy Taylor - Guitar, Backin Vocals (1980–1986, 2001–2006)
- Warren Cuccurullo - Guitar, Backin Vocals (1989–2001)
- Sterling Campbell - Drums (1989–1991)
- Stephen Duffy - Lead Vocals (1978–1979)
- Andy Wickett - Lead Vocals, Piano (1979–1980)
- Alan Curtis - Guitar (1979–1980)
- Simon Colley - Bass Guitar, Clarinet (1978–1979)
- Jeff Thomas - Lead Vocals (1980)
Session members eedit
- Dom Brown - Session Guitar, Backin Vocals (2006–present)
Tourin members eedit
- Dom Brown - Guitar, Backin Vocals (2006–)
Tours eedit
- Early Gigs, 1979–1980
- The Faster Than Light Tour, 1981
- Careless Memories Tour, 1981–1982
- The Rio Tour, 1982
- Sing Blue Silver Tour, 1983–1984
- The Strange Behaviour Tour, 1987–1988
- The All You Need Is Now Tour, 2011–2012
Discografie eedit
- Duran Duran (1981)
- Rio (1982)
- Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983)
- Notorious (1986)
- Big Thing (1988)
- Liberty (1990)
- Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) (1993)
- Thank You (1995)
- Medazzaland (1997)
- Pop Trash (2000)
- Astronaut (2004)
- Red Carpet Massacre (2007)
- All You Need Is Now (2010)
- Paper Gods (2015)
- Future Past (2021)
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