Spandau Ballet (Official)

Biography

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 Applause, playing "European dance music" as the house band for the "Blitz Kids" club night. They became one of the most successful groups of the New Romantic era of British pop, were members of the new pop movement, 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.

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Emerging from London's underground fashion and club scene of the late 70s, Spandau Ballet pioneered the styles of electronic dance music and white funk, before moving on to huge worldwide commercial success with the blue eyed soul album, 'True'.

Spandau Ballet notched up 20 hit singles, spent an incredible 500 weeks in the UK Charts and achieved album sales in excess of 20 million copies worldwide.

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