The music of the 80’s and its artists were one thing above all else: beautifully weird! An absolute figurehead of this era is Boy George of the British pop band Culture Club. With his long, often colourful hair, the striking make-up and the extravagant outfit, his look was more than eye-catching.
Boy George & Culture Club – A Statement
With his look, he made a statement and influenced the fans of an entire decade. Just like his female counterparts like Cyndi Lauper or Madonna, suddenly all young people wanted to look like Boy George from Culture Club. His outfit was casual and extremely provocative and that pleased both the female and male fans of this in the 80s.
For he was well received by both men and women, as his look can be called androgynous and invites both camps to imitate. With his thinly plucked eyebrows, the red lipstick and the colorful kohl, his outfit was truly legendary and at many parties of the eighties, many doubles of Boy George ran across one’s path.
“Do you really want to hurt me?”
With this song, Boy George & Culture Club played themselves into the hearts of so many fans and left a lasting mark on the music of the 80s. Their big hit “Karma Chameleon” is also unforgotten and a must for every eighties party. In total, Boy George & Culture Club have released six studio albums as well as numerous compilation albums.
More than 16 hits were released as singles – and with great success. The British pop band was able to secure, among many other nominations and awards, the Brit Awards in the categories “Best Selling Single” and “Best British Group” and received the Grammy for “Best New Artist” in 1984.
Foundation and career
The pop band was formed in 1981 and, after various reshuffles of the group, from 1982 consisted in its familiar formation of Boy George as the lead singer, from guitarist Roy Hay, the drummer Jon Moss and Mikey Craig as the bassist and songwriter of the band. Culture Club had their big breakthrough in 1982 with their hit “Do you really want to hurt me?”, which took them to No. 1 in the British charts and a total of another 23 countries.
Boy George in particular, as the frontman of Culture Club, soon gained cult status in the international pop scene with his shrill performances, and female fans in particular broke out in hysterical shrieks at the sight of him. The hit “Karma Chameleon” took Boy George & Culture Club to No. 1 in the U.S. charts in 1983 and went down in history as one of the most successful hits in 80s music. In 1986, the pop band split up after some internal squabbles, but recorded another album three years later.
After another split, Culture Club then reunited in 1998 without Boy George, but was disbanded a short time later due to lack of success. Without the whimsical appearance of the frontman, the pop band did not have the necessary success – Boy George was and is the face of the group Culture Club.
A success story continues
For this reason, the old line-up was reunited in 2014. At a concert of the US-American concert series of the Today Show, the successful pop band of the 80s played some of their big hits and brought themselves back to the international stage of pop stars. This was also the starting signal for their subsequent tour through the USA and Great Britain. Since then, the four British musicians have been busy writing new songs and recording albums. Boy George & Culture Club are also touring together again and playing their old hits as well as many new songs from their album in international concert halls.
Since then, the four British musicians are again busy writing new songs and recording albums. Boy George & Culture Club also go on tour together again and play in international concert halls their both old hits and many new songs from their album.
Charity-Engagement
Many artists of the 80s got together in 1984 at the instigation of Bob Geldof and Midge Ure of Ultravox in the band project Band Aid. These numerous singers released a single together, the proceeds of which were to help fight famine in Africa. Band Aid was an amalgamation of an extremely impressive array of the most popular and biggest stars of the time.
Big names like Phil Collins, Paul Young, Simon Le Bon from Duran Duran, George Michael, David Bowie and Paul McCartney were all at the banquet. Of course, Boy George & Culture Club were not to be missed. The hit “Do they know it’s Christmas?” has been an absolute classic at every Christmas since then.
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Weitere Interpreten und Bands mit Hits aus den 80er Jahren sind zum Beispiel
Other artists and bands with hits from the 80s include Kim Wilde – Kim Wilde Kool and the Gang – Kool & the Gang Matt Bianco – Matt Bianco
A list with a selection of the 80s artists who still perform can be found here.
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