Marc Almond
Soft Cell
Soft Cell, formed in Leeds in 1980, are a synth-pop duo comprising of art students Marc Almond and Dave Ball. Originally, vocalist Almond and synth player Ball teamed to compose music for theatrical productions, and as Soft Cell, their live performances continued to draw heavily on the pair's background in drama and the visual arts. A self-financed EP, ‘Mutant Moments’ brought the duo to the attention of Some Bizzare label head Stevo, who enlisted Daniel Miller to produce their underground hit single ‘Memorabilia’ the following year.
It was the next Soft Cell effort, 1981's "Tainted Love," that brought the duo to international notoriety, the duo reinventing the already well-known track as a hypnotic electronic dirge which became the year's best-selling British single, as well as a major hit abroad. The group's debut LP, ‘Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret’, was also enormously successful, and was followed by the 1982 remix collection, ‘Non-Stop Ecstatic Dancing’.
While 1983's ‘The Art of Falling Apart’ proved as popular as its predecessors, the LP's title hinted at the internal problems between the duo. Prior to the release of 1984's ‘This Last Night in Sodom, Soft Cell’, they had already broken up.
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Almond immediately formed the electro-soul unit Marc and the Mambas; another group, Marc Almond and the Willing Sinners, followed before the singer finally embarked on a solo career in the late '80s. After a number of years of relative inactivity, Ball later resurfaced in the techno outfit the Grid.
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Siouxsie & the Banshees
Born in 1957 as Susan Janet Ballion in England, the vocalist of Siouxsie & the Banshees took on her stage name "Siouxsie Sioux" in the '70s. Starting off her career with Sex Pistols, Siouxsie then formed the band Siouxsie and the Banshees with her friend Steven Severin in 1976.
The band achieved great success in 1978 when its first single, "Hong Kong Garden", was released and instantly reached the top 10 spot in the UK music charts. With later hit singles like "Happy House" and "Spellbound", and the album "A Kiss in the Dreamhouse", Siouxsie and the Banshees became more and more popular. But after 11 successful studio albums, the band members went their different ways. Siouxsie Sioux began her solo career, recording albums with other artists like Morrissey and Marc Almond.
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In September 2007, Siouxsie Sioux brought out her first solo album "MantaRay" which was a critical success. She participated with composer Angelo Badalamenti in the creation of the sountrack for the film "The Edge of Love".
Siouxsie Sioux was married to English drummer Peter Edward Clarke, known popularly as "Budgie", whom she met with during the "Join Hands" tour of "Siouxsie & the Banshees". Siouxsie Sioux formed the band "The Creatures" with her husband in 1981, while they were still with Siouxsie & the Banshees. She divorced him in 2007.
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