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One Direction
English-Irish musical group; boy band
Spice Girls
British girl group
Erasure
British synthpop duo
Little Mix
English girl group
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British new wave duo formed in 1980, consisting of Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox and English musician and producer Dave Stewart. They were both previously in the Tourists, a band that broke up in 1980. They released their first studio album, In the Garden, in 1981 to little success, but achieved global acclaim with their second album, Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (1983). The title track became a worldwide hit, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart, and number one in Canada and on the US Billboard Hot 100. Eurythmics went on to release a string of hit singles and alb
Jamiroquai
Jamiroquai ( ) are an English acid jazz and funk band from London. Formed in 1992, they are fronted by vocalist Jay Kay, and were prominent in the London-based funk and acid jazz movement of the 1990s. They built on their acid jazz sound in their early releases and later drew from rock, disco, electronic and Latin music genres. Lyrically, the group have addressed social and environmental justice. Kay has remained the only constant member through several line-up changes.
Sugababes
The Sugababes are a British girl group formed in 1998, consisting of Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan, and Siobhán Donaghy. They released their debut album, One Touch, through London Records in 2000. It achieved moderate success and produced the UK top-ten single "Overload". In 2001, Donaghy left the group and was replaced by Heidi Range. With this lineup, the group released three multi-platinum albums: Angels with Dirty Faces (2002), Three (2003), and Taller in More Ways (2005), the latter of which became their first number one album on the UK Albums Chart. The lead single from Taller in More Way
Bananarama
Bananarama are an Irish-English pop group formed in London in 1980. The group, originally a trio, consisted of friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward. In early 1988, Jacquie O'Sullivan replaced Fahey, who went on to form Shakespears Sister. O'Sullivan left the group in 1991, since which time Dallin and Woodward have continued as a duo, with the brief exception of a one-off reunion tour with Fahey during 2017. Their success on both pop and dance charts saw them listed in the Guinness World Records for achieving the world's highest number of chart entries by an all-female group.
Blue
English boy band
Girls Aloud
British girl group
Roxy Music
English art rock band formed in 1970
Spandau Ballet
English musical group; new wave band
McFly
McFly are a British pop rock band formed in London in 2003. The band took their name from the Back to the Future character Marty McFly. The band consists of Tom Fletcher (lead vocals, guitar, and piano), Danny Jones (lead vocals, harmonica, and guitar), Dougie Poynter (bass guitar, vocals) and Harry Judd (drums). They were signed to Island Records from their 2004 launch until December 2007, before creating their own label, Super Records.
The Wanted
English-Irish boy band
Bastille
English indie pop band
Madness
British ska band
Brotherhood of Man
British pop group
Years & Years
solo music project of Olly Alexander
S Club 7
British pop group formed in 1998
Five
British boy band
The Saturdays
British-Irish girl group
Manfred Mann
English rock band
Steps
British musical group; dance-pop band
Shakespears Sister
British musical group; pop rock duo
The Communards
British musical group
Londonbeat
Londonbeat are a British dance-pop band who scored a number of pop and dance hits in the early 1990s. They currently consist of vocalists Jimmy Helms, Jimmy Chambers, and Charles Pierre. Former members include multi-instrumentalist William Henshall, George Chandler, Marc Goldschmitz, and Myles Kayne. As of , the band has released six studio albums and numerous compilations.
Mel and Kim
British pop duo
The Tornados
English instrumental rock group
Johnny Hates Jazz
British musical group
Go West
English pop duo
Still Corners
American/British dream pop duo
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
British band led by Vivian Stanshall
Kero Kero Bonito
British indie pop band
Soul II Soul
British musical collective
Eighth Wonder
British pop band
Scouting for Girls
English rock band
S Club 8
spin-off of the British pop group S Club 7
Climie Fisher
British pop duo
Flo
English girl group
Neon Jungle
British band
The Equals
British pop rock band
The Blow Monkeys
British new wave/sophisti-pop band
Nirvana
British pop rock band most active in the 1960s and 70s
The Dream Academy
English folk rock band
Arrows
British musical group
Edison Lighthouse
English musical group; pop band
The Foundations
UK soul band
The Honeycombs
British band
Alisha's Attic
English pop duo
G4
British vocal troupe
Wolf Gang
band
Breathe
English pop rock group
The High Llamas
UK musical group; Anglo-Irish avant-pop band
M
new wave/synthpop project
Blonde Electra
British pop duo consisting of British-German sisters Jasmine "Jazzy" King and Natasha "Ruby" King
Curiosity Killed the Cat
British pop band
911
English pop group
Hear'Say
'''Hear'Say' were a British pop group. They were created through the ITV reality TV show Popstars in February 2001, the first UK series of the international Popstars'' franchise. The group, who were signed to Polydor Records, originally consisted of Danny Foster, Myleene Klass, Kym Marsh, Suzanne Shaw, and Noel Sullivan.
V
British five-piece boyband
New Musik
English synth-pop group