Who does not know the Duran Duran group? Her songs were often sounded and sounded from radio stations. For thirty-six years, the world-famous team has been a fan favorite. Many fans know the band's hits.
The creation and composition of the legendary team
Back in 1978, "Duran Duran" began their creative activities. The formation of the team took place in the UK, in the city of Birmingham. The legendary group in the eighties gained stunning popularity. The name of the team "Duran Duran" is borrowed from the film "Barbarella", which was released in the sixties. Thanks to bright and fun synth-pop tunes, the group quickly found a large number of fans.
The group consists of five people: bassist - John Taylor, vocalist - Simon
Le Bon, drummer - Roger Taylor, keyboard player - Nick Rhodes, guitarist - Andy Taylor. These talented guys conquered people from all over the world. Young guys are almost the same age.
Simon Le Bon is older than the rest of the team, he was born on October 27, 1958. Nick Rhodes - June 8, 1962, the youngest among the guys. Roger Taylor and John Taylor 1960, birthdates April 26 and June 20, Andy Taylor - February 16, 1961. The group began its
creative activities in a nightclub called “Rum Runner”. The owners of the entertainment institution became the leaders of the team. After some time, the club became the official residence of Duran Duran. The biography of the group for the entire time of the creative process was full of bright moments and interesting hits.
Beginning of Star Trek
At the end of 1980, a close-knit team went on tour with Hazel O´Conner, it was an incredible success. Subsequently, the Duran Duran group signed a lucrative contract with EMI Records. So already at the beginning of next year (1981) a team of young and talented guys released their first single. This hit conquered millions of people, also hit the British twenty, the name of the track is “Planet Earth”.
The next single, which was recorded by the group, did not gain much popularity and recognition among fans. The composition was not even included in the Top 40, but the team did not stop at the first failure. Quite the contrary, quite successful hits followed. Fans heard the second single shortly after the unsuccessful song. The hit "Girls On Film" was in the top five of the best British songs. Of particular interest in this single was the clip, which starred in a large number of nude and attractive models. Such popularity is very flattering to all members of the group. The young guys did not want to stop on their success, because soon the world saw two new albums. The first was called the same as the team, “Duran Duran”. The discography of the group since the release of the album began sharply replenished with new hits. Fans daily listened to vivid singles of their favorite artists. The second album was entitled "Rio", the most popular songs from the collections: "Save A Player" and "Hungry Like The Wolf".
Team discography
In 1983, “Duran Duran” was already at the peak of fame, the group three times hit the American Top 10 hits. In the UK, the song “There There Something I Should Know” took first place in the charts.
In 1984-1985, the already widely popular group released a large number of bright compositions. Some of them for two years held leading positions in the top ten hits in the UK and the USA. For example: “The Wild Boys”, “New Moon On Monday”. Also became famous soundtrack, written specifically for the film "James Bond", a song called "A View To A Kill".
Only the fans got used to the regular release of new singles of their idols, how did the Duran Duran group decide to change their usual creative lifestyle. At the peak of fame, the famous team decided to stop their activities indefinitely. The guys did not sit idle, they tried to do new projects, such as Power Station and Arcadia.
When the vocalist of the Duran Duran group, Simon Le Bon, was twenty-eight years old, he miraculously survived the accident on a yacht. Such an event made many fans worry about their favorite.
New group members
In 1986, Andy and Roger Taylor decided to leave the team. The remaining trios continued their favorite business with producer Niall Rogers. “Duran Duran” recorded a disc under the loud name “Duran Duran”. But the group has already lost many of its fans, new songs could not win high ratings in the Top 20 either in England or in America. In 1989, Warren Cuccurullo (guitarist) joined the three members of the collective, the musician was born on December 8, 1956. Twelve years later, the whole group reunited and performed with a concert in the classical composition.