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Synth-pop new wave musical groups

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Berlin
American synthpop band
Sparks
American rock and pop band
Devo
Devo is an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973. Their classic line-up consisted of two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a No. 14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", the song that gave the band mainstream popularity.
Yello
Yello is a Swiss electronic music band, which formed in Zürich in 1979. For most of the band's history, Yello has been a duo consisting of Dieter Meier and Boris Blank; founding member Carlos Perón left in 1983.
Telex
Belgian band
Men Without Hats
Canadian musical group; synthpop and new wave band
Camouflage
German synth-pop band
Icehouse
Australian musical group; rock band (initially known as Flowers)
Propaganda
German musical group; synthpop band
And One
German pop group
Animotion
Animotion is an American synth-pop band from Los Angeles, California, best known for the songs "Obsession", "Let Him Go", "I Engineer", and "Room to Move". Formed in 1983 from the remnants of a retro science-fiction band called Red Zone, the band emerged during the height of the new wave and synth-pop movement, combining electronic instrumentation with rock influences. They signed a record deal with Mercury Records in 1984 and released four studio albums.
Hubert Kah
German synthpop band, trio
Pseudo Echo
Australian new wave band from Melbourne
Celebrate the Nun
German band
Flash and the Pan
Australian new wave musical group
Zana
Serbian musical group
The Twins
German band
Q58817
Videosex was a Yugoslav synth-pop band formed in Ljubljana in 1982. The band was one of the most prominent acts of the Yugoslav synth-pop scene.
Split Mirrors
German Synthie-Pop-Band
Fra Lippo Lippi
Norwegian band
Real Life
Australian new wave and synth-pop band
Gjurmët
Gjurmët (trans. The Traces) was an Albanian new wave band formed in Pristina in 1980. The band is notable for being one of the first Albanian rock bands formed by Kosovo Albanians and the first new wave band from SAP Kosovo.
Ethnix
Ethnix (, stylized as Xאתני, ) are an Israeli band mixing new wave music with oriental melodies. The band formed in 1989 as a collaboration between vocalist Ze'ev Nechama and keyboardist Tamir Kaliski, joined by drummer Gal Hadani and guitarist Gil Alon.
Drezden
Belarusian and Ukrainian electronic band founded by Siarhei Mikhalok
Denis & Denis
Croatian and Yugoslav musical group