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The Human League

2,969,985 plays (377,734 listeners)

The Human League are an English synthpop band formed in 1977. Originally a minimal Post-Punk synthesiser-based group from Sheffield, UK, they became one of the most successful New Wave acts of the 80s.

Visage

871,572 plays (164,043 listeners)

There are at least two artists sharing the name Visage; The name is used by a British synthpop band, and a Japanese visual kei band.

Fad Gadget

648,898 plays (77,123 listeners)

Fad Gadget was the pseudonym used by British musician, synthesizer pioneer, and performance artist Frank Tovey - an influential electronic music/New Wave artist throughout his career- from 1979 till 1984.

Yazoo

1,672,859 plays (256,230 listeners)

"Yazoo" (known as "Yaz" in the U.S.) were an English synthpop duo from Basildon, UK. Yazoo were formed in early 1982 by former "Depeche Mode" songwriter Vince Clarke (synthesizers) and English singer Alison Moyet (vocals) and was signed to Mute Records in the United Kingdom.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

3,217,956 plays (340,341 listeners)

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) is a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, United Kingdom. OMD record for Virgin Records (originally for Virgin's DinDisc subsidiary).

Heaven 17

1,031,557 plays (149,000 listeners)

Heaven 17 is a British synthpop band originating in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom formed in 1980.

Ultravox

1,925,869 plays (240,685 listeners)

Ultravox (formerly Ultravox!) were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the early 1980s. The band was particularly associated with the New Romantic movement, although it both pre- and post-dated New Romantic by several years, drawing inspiration variously from punk, the artier side of glam rock and latterly straightforward synth pop.

Bronski Beat

605,344 plays (103,702 listeners)

Bronski Beat was a popular British synth pop trio of the 1980s. At their height, the band comprised of distinctive and diminutive singer Jimmy Somerville, backed by Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbacheck, both of whom played keyboards and percussion.