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Steve Strange

1959 - 2015

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Stephen John Harrington (28 May 1959 – 12 February 2015), known professionally as Steve Strange, was a Welsh singer and nightclub host and promoter. Strange began his career in several short-lived punk bands of the late 1970s. Quickly becoming disaffected by the British punk scene, he became one of the most influential figures behind the New Romantic subcultural movement of the late 1970s and early 1980s, which spawned the Blitz Kids. Strange was the lead vocalist of the new wave synth-pop group Visage, which had five top 30 songs on the UK singles chart between 1981 and 1982, including their highest charting single "Fade to Grey", which reached no. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Strange is the 1,986th most popular singer (down from 1,584th in 2024), the 5,255th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,224th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Steve Strange ranks 1,986 out of 4,381. Before him are Samuel Ramey, Pierre Rapsat, Anna Held, Dao Bandon, Andrea Berg, and King Curtis. After him are Chance the Rapper, Bebe Rexha, Eleni Foureira, Long John Baldry, Claudia Brücken, and Fat Joe.

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Among people born in 1959, Steve Strange ranks 460. Before him are Ken Kirzinger, Daniel Xuereb, Ellen Kuras, Cherie Currie, Urs Zimmermann, and Kathy Hilton. After him are Dejan Ajdačić, Mikhail Gurevich, Nikos Dendias, Marc Alexandre, Rafael Amador, and Jon Oliva. Among people deceased in 2015, Steve Strange ranks 446. Before him are Robert Craft, Anne-Marie Lizin, Anatoly Logunov, Chris Burden, Abu Anas al-Libi, and Andy Fraser. After him are Edward Brooke, Bassel Khartabil, M. H. Abrams, Hitoshi Saito, Alberta Watson, and Martin Milner.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Steve Strange ranks 5,257 out of 8,785. Before him are Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965), Philippa Pearce (1920), Ninian Stephen (1923), Carol Thatcher (1953), Arthur Surridge Hunt (1871), and Kenny Acheson (1957). After him are Dave Edmunds (1944), Princess Claire of Belgium (1974), Adam Yates (1992), Richard Brake (1964), Rebecca Mader (1977), and Sidney Lee (1859).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Steve Strange ranks 203. Before him are Lynsey de Paul (1948), Paul Banks (1978), Justin Hayward (1946), Ewan MacColl (1915), Duffy (1984), and Tom Odell (1990). After him are Long John Baldry (1941), Tony Hadley (1960), Paul Jones (1942), George Ezra (1993), Jet Harris (1939), and Ann Lee (1967).

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