Philip Oakey

Film & TV

Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, UK

Philip Oakey (born 2 October 1955) is an English singer-songwriter who is the frontman and co-founder of the synth-pop band the Human League. Aside from the Human League, he has enjoyed an extensive solo music career and has collaborated with numerous other artists and producers. Oakey was among the most visually distinctive music artists of the early 1980s. At the height of their success, the…

Known for

• Synth Britannia — Self2009
• The Human League: Live at the Dome — Himself2004
• The Human League: The Very Best Of — Phil Oakey2003
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Musical Guest2003
• Hunting Venus — Phil Oakey1999
• The Weekenders — Specialist Meat Seller1992
• Human League - Greatest Hits — Phil Oakey1989
• O.T.T.1982
• Riverside — Self1982

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1955-10-02

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

9,140

Total plays

32,436

Philip Oakey (aka Phil Oakey, born 2 October 1955, in Hinckley, Leicester, England), is a singer best-known as the frontman and co-founder of the popular synthpop band, The Human League. He also collaborated with record producer Giorgio Moroder on the album Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder which included the hit single "Together in Electric Dreams". He was educated at King Edward VII School in Sheffield. In the early 1980s, Oakey (along with the rest of the group) had a highly distinctive visual

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Philip

Gender

male

Citizenship

United Kingdom

Place of birth

Leicestershire

Occupation

songwriter

Languages spoken

English language

Genre

electronic music

Instrument

voice

Official website

www.philipoakey.com

Image

Philip Oakey 2014.jpg

Voice type

baritone

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