Kajagoogoo
Sign in to saveKajagoogoo ( ) were an English pop band. They are best known for their 1983 hit single "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart, and the top 10 in numerous other countries.
Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Kajagoogoo
- Musical artist.image
- Kajagoogoo_in_Germany_Bochum_2008.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Kajagoogoo in Bochum, Germany, in 2008. L–R: Nick Beggs, Stuart Croxford Neale, Limahl, Jez Strode and Steve Askew.
- Musical artist.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist.origin
- Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
- Musical artist.website
- kajagoogoo.com
- Musical artist.past_members
- Steve Askew Nick Beggs Stuart Neale Jez Strode Limahl
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Genre
- pop rock
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Official website
- www.kajagoogoo.com
- Image
- Kajagoogoo in Germany Bochum 2008.jpg
Show 7 more facts
- inception
- 1982-00-00
- location of formation
- Leighton Buzzard
- Commons category
- Kajagoogoo
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- name
- Kajagoogoo
- end of work period
- 2011-00-00
- social media followers
- 10000
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Beginnings (1978–1982)
- Success and decline (1982–1985)
- Reunions (2003–2011)
- Members
- Discography
- Studio albums
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Kajagoogoo ( ) were an English pop band. They are best known for their 1983 hit single "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 on the UK singles chart, and the top 10 in numerous other countries.
==History== ===Beginnings (1978–1982)=== Formed in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, in 1978, the band were originally known as Art Nouveau, a four-piece avant-garde group, with Nick Beggs on bass guitar, Steve Askew on lead guitar, Stuart Croxford Neale on keyboards, and Jez Strode on drums. In 1981 Art Nouveau recorded and self-released a single, "Fear Machine/Animal Instincts", which sold a few hundred copies and allegedly got airtime on John Peel's show. The B-side of Art Nouveau's single was re-recorded for the B-side of the "Ooh to Be Ah" 7-inch single. In spite of the single and continuous local live performances, the band failed to secure a record deal during this period.
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