Guide Note

Along with fellow Brits Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet was one of the more successful bands to emerge from the New Romantic subgenre of New Wave 1980s pop. Their crowning achievement was the smash single "True," which went to No. 1 in their homeland and was also a Top Ten hit in America.

Fast Facts

Origin: London, England
Years active: 1979-1989
Record label: Chrysalis Music
Members: Tony Hadley (vocals), Gary Kemp (guitar), Martin Kemp (bass), Steve Norman (sax), John Keeble (drums)
Gary Kemp was the band's main songwriter
Kemp is also an actor who appeared in The Bodyguard with Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner
Band contributed to the Band Aid charity album and performed at the first Live Aid charity concert at Wembley Arena in London
December 2007: Reunited for a one-off concert in Las Vegas that netted them almost five million pounds

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Spandau Ballet

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Album Review: True | Buy
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Video: "True" (Time: 5:17)

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