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Thompson Twins (1977-1993) was a New Wave group of great success in the eighties with estimated sales of 50 million copies . The group's name is taken from the English name of the twins researchers appear in the stories of The Adventures of Tintin known as Thomson and Thompson ( Thomson and Thompson), the stories in English).
In 1977, the group was as integral to Tom Bailey (born January 18, 1954 in Halifax, Yorkshire), Pete Dodd , John Roog and Jon Podgorski (known as "Pod"). Dodd and Roog first met when both 13 years old. The group traveled from Sheffield to London without Pod, who decided to stay in the north. Due to lack of money illegally occupied Lillieshall housing Road, London. The future group member Alannah Currie, lived in the same way on that street and how she met Bailey. In the same house lived John Hade, who was in charge of the equipment of the group and he would be in the future who would become his manager and key to its international success.
The group signed a contract with Rupert Merton allowed them to find a record label. Reached 1981 in the group was Bailey, Dodd, Roog and 3 new members: Chris Bell, Joe Leeway and Jane Shorter. With this lineup recorded their first album, A Product of ... (Participation). Currie, sang on this album but was not part of the group. Times were hard and they played hard but earn little. After the first album Shorter retired, Currie was made an official member, and came Matthew Seligman. Bailey, became the lead singer and went on to play keyboards in the group. Signed with Arista Records for a second album called Set, which contained the song "In The Name Of Love", sung and written by Bailey. Thanks to that song the album entered the Billboard 2000.
The group signed a contract with Rupert Merton allowed them to find a record label. Reached 1981 in the group was Bailey, Dodd, Roog and 3 new members: Chris Bell, Joe Leeway and Jane Shorter. With this lineup recorded their first album, A Product of ... (Participation). Currie, sang on this album but was not part of the group. Times were hard and they played hard but earn little. After the first album Shorter retired, Currie was made an official member, and came Matthew Seligman. Bailey, became the lead singer and went on to play keyboards in the group. Signed with Arista Records for a second album called Set, which contained the song "In The Name Of Love", sung and written by Bailey. Thanks to that song the album entered the Billboard 2000.
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