Ultravox
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Ultravox (previously styled as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven top ten albums and seventeen top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which was their 1981 hit "Vienna".
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- Ultravox at the end of a concert in Berlin in 2012 (L–R): Warren Cann, Chris Cross, Midge Ure, Billy Currie
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- London, England
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- Visage
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- Chris Cross John Foxx Stevie Shears Warren Cann Billy Currie Robin Simon Midge Ure Tony Fenelle Sam Blue Vinny Burns Tony Holmes Gary Williams
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- Instance of
- musical group
- Has part
- Midge Ure
- Participant in
- Live Aid
- Genre
- new wave
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Record label
- Island Records
- Official website
- www.ultravox.org.uk
- Image
- Ultravox Duisburg 2009.jpg
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- Ultravox
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- Category:Ultravox
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- Ultravox
- inception
- 1973-00-00
- location of formation
- London
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- member category
- Category:Ultravox members
- name
- Ultravox
- social media followers
- 25458
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- Template:Ultravox
- end of work period
- 2017-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Early years – Tiger Lily: 1974–1976
- Experimental years: 1976–1979
- ''Ultravox!''
- ''Systems of Romance'' and split with John Foxx
- Midge Ure years: 1979–1987
- Currie's own Ultravox: 1992–1996
- Reunion: 2008–2013
- Legacy
- Band members
- Lineups
- Timeline
- Discography
- Studio albums
- References
- External links
Ultravox (previously styled as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in April 1974 as Tiger Lily. Between 1980 and 1986, they scored seven top ten albums and seventeen top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which was their 1981 hit "Vienna".
From 1974 until 1979, singer John Foxx was the frontman and the main driving force behind Ultravox. Foxx left the band in March 1979 to embark on a solo career. Midge Ure took over as lead singer, guitarist and frontman after he and keyboardist Billy Currie worked on the studio project Visage. Ure revitalised the band and steered it to commercial chart success lasting until 1987, at which time the group disbanded.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ultravox” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.