Simon Le Bon

Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop band Duran Duran. He was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England and was raised in and around London.

Duran Duran again

Le Bon, Rhodes and John Taylor reunited to record and perform as Duran Duran, releasing Notorious (1987), Big Thing (1989), Liberty (1990), but the band's success began to wane in the late 1980s.

Related Topics:
Notorious - 1987 - Big Thing - 1989 - Liberty - 1990 - 1980s

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Duran Duran had a resurgence in popularity in 1993 with The Wedding Album. Several months into the intensive concert tour supporting this album, Le Bon suffered from strained vocal cords, and the tour was postponed for six weeks while he recovered.

Related Topics:
1993 - The Wedding Album - Vocal cord

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In 1995, Duran Duran released the covers album Thank You, and Le Bon had the chance to cover some of his favorite artists (Jim Morrison, Lou Reed, Elvis Costello). That year Le Bon also performed the band's 1993 hit "Ordinary World" with opera tenor Luciano Pavarotti during a "Children of Bosnia" benefit concert for War Child. He described the event to Jam! Showbiz thus: "If you're talking about name dropping, he's one of the biggest names you could drop, Pav-The-Man."

Related Topics:
Thank You - Jim Morrison - Lou Reed - Elvis Costello - Opera - Tenor - Luciano Pavarotti

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After bassist John Taylor left in 1997, Le Bon and keyboardist Nick Rhodes were left as the only two members who had been with the band throughout its career. The two albums without any Taylors, Medazzaland (1997) and Pop Trash (2000) were not commercial successes.

Related Topics:
John Taylor - Nick Rhodes - Medazzaland - 1997 - Pop Trash - 2000

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In 2001, the original five members reunited to begin working on new material, and have performed around the world. The new album Astronaut, out on Epic Records, was released worldwide on 11 October, 2004. The album was preceded by the single "(Reach Up For The) Sunrise".

Related Topics:
2001 - Astronaut - Epic Records - 11 October - 2004

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