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Birmingham, England (1978 – present)

Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born May 30th 1960 in Birmingham, England) is a British singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.

He has recorded under many numerous names and therefore his last.fm scrobbles are all over the place!

In the world of music he is mostly known as a founder member and original lead singer of Duran Duran and also for his two UK hit singles in 1985 - Kiss Me (1985) and Icing On The Cake.

In 1978 he formed Duran Duran with college friends Nick Rhodes and John Taylor. After recording demos and playing local gigs Duffy left the band to form Only Five Believers. This latter band evolved into The Hawks who released their sole single Words Of Hope in 1980, beating his first band Duran Duran by 1 year.

The Hawks eventually dissolved and Duffy formed Tin Tin, a 4 piece synth-led band who recorded Kiss Me (1983). This was picked up by WEA and became a major club hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Financed by Warners, Duffy moved to America for 1 year to write songs but was eventually dropped and returned to England to be signed by Virgin/10. In the meantime, he had relaunched himself as a solo artist called Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy. A re-recording of Kiss Me (1985) was reissued in 1985 and became a major hit followed by Icing On The Cake and the album The Ups And Downs. After this period, he dropped the Tin Tin from his name and proceeded to record as Stephen AJ Duffy. He released 3 more singles and 1 more album called Because We Love You. This marked the end of his pop phase.

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1		Kiss Me			121
2		Kiss Me (1985)			27
3		Icing On The Cake			12
4		She Loves Me			11
5		Icing On The Cake (Edit)			9
6		Icing On The Cake (Remix)			7
7		Galaxy			6
8		The Deal			5
9		Kiss Me (Mixe Plural)			4
9		The Postcard			4
9		Something Special			4
9		Kiss Me (1983)			4
9		Natalie			4
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