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When the New Romantic wave swept through Europe and later through the USA in the early 1980s, Duran Duran were among its most important representatives.

When the New Romantic wave swept through Europe and later the and later through the USA, Duran Duran were among its most important representatives. The band was founded the band in 1978 in Birmingham. Their name was inspired by the villain Dr. Durand Durand from the SiFi film “Barbarella”. Duran Duran sold over 100 million records. The band owes its popularity to the the band’s popularity was also due to the elaborate video productions which MTV played on a continuous loop.

Duran Duran – The Beginnings

Duran Duran was founded by Nick Rhodes (keyboards), John Taylor (guitar) and Stephen Duffy (vocals). A little later they were joined by bassist Simon Colley joined the band. Duffy, who later produced Robbie Williams, and Colley quickly left the group. In They were replaced by Roger Taylor (drums) and Andy Taylor (guitar). The three Taylors are not related to each other.

Andy Wicket took over the vocals for a short time. He co-wrote the first Top 10 success “Girls on Film”. In 1980, Duran Duran presented Simon Le Bon as singer. He still sings for the group today. microphone. Critics first took notice of the group when they opened for Hazel O’Connor in 1980. opening act for Hazel O’Connor. After that the musicians got their first record deal with EMI.

Great successes

The debut album was called “Duran Duran” and hit the in record shops in 1981. It went straight to the top 10 in the UK and the USA. in the UK and the USA. The first single “Planet Earth” went straight to number 12 in the British charts. Girls on Film” attracted was “Girls on Film”.

To accompany the song, Godley & Creme produced a video especially for nightclubs, which showed half-naked women performing various fetishes. fetishes. The video was defanged for television, but was still banned by the BBC banned it. MTV only showed it in the night programme.

Like the first album, the second album “Rio” went platinum in the UK and the USA. In the States it even went platinum twice. The first number 1 hit appeared in 1983 with “Is There Something I Should Know? The third album “Seven and the Ragged Tiger” was released in the same year.

This was Duran Duran’s breakthrough in the German-speaking world. German-speaking countries. “The Reflex” was a must at every party in 1984. The song “The Wild Boys” from the live album “Arena” released in the same year “The Wild Boys”, released the same year sold almost a million copies. It is the band’s most commercially the band’s most commercially successful hit to date.

Princess Diana declared Duran Duran to be her favourite band. The musicians took advantage of their fame and got involved in the Band Aid charity project in 1984. They were involved in the production of the single “Do They Know It’s Christmas? In 1985, the artists were allowed to record the theme song for the James Bond film “A View To A Kill”.

The second half of the 1980s

Roger and Andy Roger once explained his decision to leave the band with the incredibly intense the incredibly intense time that burnt him out. The remaining trio looked for new for new musicians, which they found in guitarist Warren Cuccurullo and drummer Steve Ferrone. “Notourius” hit the charts again in 1986. The single of the same name became a Top 10 hit again.

However, the big success did not materialise any more. come. In the meantime, the fans had outgrown their teenage years and the musicians musicians wanted to change their style. With the album “The Big Things they surprised with influences from house music and rave. The singles “I Don’t Want Your Love” and “All She Wants Is” again landed high in the charts.

Searching for the right style

The 1990s were marked by many reshuffles. reshuffles. Duran Duran tried to reinvent themselves and were only moderately successful. successful. One exception was the album “Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)”, which sold over a million records in 1993. million copies sold. The single “Ordinary World” made it into the Top 10 in Great Britain and the USA. After that it became quieter around the band.

Reunion and success as a live band

At the beginning of the new millennium, the two remaining original members Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes approached John, Roger and Andy Taylor for a reunion. Taylor for a reunion. After three years of work, a new album was released. “Astronaut” sold two million copies worldwide and made the and reached number three in the British at number three.

At the same time, the group started an extremely successful world tour to celebrate their 25th anniversary. band’s anniversary. More than four million fans came to the concerts of the year-long tour. In 2006, the artists got involved with Amnesty International. For the “Make Some Noise” campaign, they played a cover of John Lennon’s “Instand Karma! “Instand Karma!” for the “Make Some Noise” campaign. Other major performances followed at the Winter Olympics and the Winter Olympics and the Nobel Prize ceremony.

Andy Taylor left the band in the autumn of 2006 after a dispute with the band management. Andy was later diagnosed with depression. Since the end of Dom Brown has been playing guitar since the end of 2006. In 2007, the group played with him at a memorial concert for for Lady Diana at Wembley Stadium. Later, the band became involved in environmental protection and performed at a Live Earth concert in London.

Duran Duran received an honour in Milan in 2011 as as style icons of the 20th century. Century and had to take a break afterwards. Simon Le Bon suffered from laryngitis. In 2012, the group played during the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. Nick Rhodes’ viral infection Rhodes’ viral infection led to the cancellation of a tour in North America.

In 2015, the artists achieved another chart success with the album “Paper Gods”. the artists once again achieved considerable chart success. After a successful world tour the band played festivals in 2017. Even more than 40 years after their formation, the quintet continues to thrill large audiences, especially live.

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