For the Marvel Comics character named Stephen Strange, see Doctor Strange.
"Steven Harrington" redirects here. For the Stranger Things character, see Steve Harrington.
Steve Strange
Strange before performing at the closing ceremony of the 2014 Ski Flying World Championships, Harrachov, Czech Republic
Background information
Birth name
Stephen John Harrington
Born
(1959-05-28)28 May 1959 Newbridge, Caerphilly, Wales
Died
12 February 2015(2015-02-12) (aged 55) Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt
Genres
New wave
synth-pop
Years active
1977–1986, 2002–2015
Labels
Polydor
EMI
Musical artist
Stephen John Harrington (28 May 1959 – 12 February 2015), known professionally as Steve Strange, was a Welsh singer. From the late 1970s, he was a nightclub host and promoter. He became famous as the leader of the new wave synth-pop group Visage, best known for their single "Fade to Grey", and was one of the most influential figures behind the New Romantic movement of the early 1980s.[1][2]
^Sweeting, Adam (13 February 2015). "Steve Strange obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
^Johnson, David (4 October 2009). "The Blitz kids and the birth of the New Romantics". The Observer.
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style and became known to epitomise it within the press, including SteveStrange of Visage, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, A Flock of Seagulls, Classix...
performance as Philip Crowley in Burn Up (2008). In May 2010, Warren played SteveStrange in Worried About the Boy, a BBC production about the life of Boy George...
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Retrieved 12 August 2020. SteveStrange/Visage BBC NEWS Tribute with Jayce Lewis, BBC News "St Pauls Lifestyle: Visage with SteveStrange dare to bare in "Hearts...
subcultural movement. SteveStrange and Rusty Egan co-hosted these exclusive nights without giving them a name, according to Strange's autobiography, and...
Ian Masterson, that would include a song she co-wrote with the late SteveStrange as well as songs co-written with Ricky Wilde, brother of Kim Wilde....
influential New Romantic nightclub in London, where he worked with SteveStrange from 1979 until 1981. Whilst there, he introduced German (Kraftwerk)...
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pair of child-killers), the band consisted of future Visage front man SteveStrange on vocals, Vince Ely on drums, with Mark Ryan (a.k.a. The Kid) and Hynde...
active between 1977 and 1978. They are most notable for their vocalist SteveStrange, who went on to form Visage. Two of Visage's early singles, "Tar" and...
website) Steve Ditko at IMDb Hart, Hugh. "Strange and Stranger Salutes Spider-Man Artist Steve Ditko", Wired, August 21, 2008. WebCitation archive. Steve Ditko...
traveled in an easterly direction passing through 14 different countries. SteveStrange, an Englishman, achieved Guinness's "Fastest True Circumnavigation of...
scene, which began in Autumn 1978 with a weekly Tuesday night hosted by SteveStrange and DJ Rusty Egan at Billy's in Soho, the band switched musical direction...
Strange Cruise was a short-lived 1980s British pop rock group, fronted by former Visage singer SteveStrange and Wendy Cruise (aka Wendy Wu, the former...
consisting of Hynde, Mal Hart on bass (he had played with Hynde and SteveStrange in the Moors Murderers), and Phil Taylor of Motörhead on drums played...
Bush Empire. In 1978, Egan and Ure formed Visage with lead vocalist SteveStrange, and utilised their new synthesiser when they recorded a cover of the...
his friend Marilyn were regulars at Blitz, a London nightclub run by SteveStrange and Rusty Egan. The pop artists that inspired him were Siouxsie and...
made their debuts in Strange Tales. It was a showcase for the science fiction/suspense stories of artists Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, and for the groundbreaking...
Garden club night Blitz in the early 1980s, among whom were Boy George, SteveStrange, Spandau Ballet, and Marilyn. She appeared as a dancer in the 1980 musical...
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