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Where is the band The Buggles from?
Wimbledon, London, United KingdomThe Buggles / Origin
Who are the members of The Buggles?
Trevor Horn
Hans ZimmerGeoff Downes
The Buggles/Members
Who was the lead singer of The Buggles?
The Buggles were an English new wave band formed in London in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes.
Are the Buggles a one hit wonder?
They just had one hit, but they made it count Some famous one hit wonder bands (The Vapors, The Buggles) existed barely long enough to record their lone hit, while others (Los del Rio, The Knack) continued to plug away for years after their brief moment at the top.
What ever happened to the Buggles?
While they have kept busy on their own, Hurt and Downes have reunited for Buggles shows in the past. After the group parted ways in 1981, they did not perform together until 1998, when the duo hit the stage to perform ‘Video Killed the Radio Star’ (and that song alone) at a new bands showcase for ZTT Records.
Who played guitar on Video Killed the Radio Star?
Bruce Woolley
A friend recommended Bruce Woolley as the guitarist, and we all clicked. I’d written a lyric and Bruce came up with a tune to it. Two songs later we wrote Video Killed the Radio Star. When Bruce got a solo deal and left, Geoff and I became Buggles.
Who was the little girl in the Buggles video?
Actress and model Virginia Hey starred in the video as the girl in the test tube. The music video for “Video Killed the Radio Star”, written, directed and edited by Australian Russell Mulcahy, was produced on a budget of $50,000.
Did Tina Charles sing on Video Killed the Radio Star?
Tina Charles sang on the original demo of Video Killed the Radio Star, made in my flat in Wimbledon Park, but when we got the record deal we had to rerecord it and change the arrangement. I wrote a different intro and middle eight, and we extended the verses.
Who are the Twins in Video Killed the Radio Star?
Music video Trevor Horn (right) and Geoff Downes (left) as they appear in the video. Actress and model Virginia Hey starred in the video as the girl in the test tube. The music video for “Video Killed the Radio Star”, written, directed and edited by Australian Russell Mulcahy, was produced on a budget of $50,000.
Did the Buggles write Video Killed the Radio Star for MTV?
British new wave duo the Buggles released “Video Killed the Radio Star” as a single in 1979, two years before MTV started. The track had been penned by the group’s two members – Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn – along with songwriter and performer Bruce Woolley.
Who sung video Killed the?
The BugglesVideo Killed the Radio Star / Artist
Who played guitar in Video Killed the Radio Star?
Who is Trevor Horn married to?
Jill SinclairTrevor Horn / Spouse (m. 1980–2014)
Personal life. Horn met his future wife Jill Sinclair, a former mathematics teacher and business partner, in 1977. They married in 1980 and became business partners. They have four children: two sons, Aaron and Will, and two daughters, Gabriella and Alexandra, the latter of whom has worked as a trainee solicitor.