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.

Solo Excursions

While Le Bon has been in Duran Duran for the band's entire history, he has also dabbled in solo outings. In 1985, for the Whitbread Round the World Race, he contributed a song entitled "Grey Lady Of The Sea" and narrated a video of that year's race called Drum (1987). Grey Lady Of The Sea was released as a single in Japan in 1988.

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1985 - Whitbread Round the World Race - 1987 - Japan - 1988

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In 1989, for Jonathan Elias' Requiem For The Americas project, he contributed "Follow In My Footsteps", with Bangle Susanna Hoffs on background vocals. The track was released on 7" single in Italy that year.

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1989 - Jonathan Elias - Requiem For The Americas - Bangle - Susanna Hoffs - Italy

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In 1998, along with friend Nick Wood and wife Yasmin, he set up SYN Entertainment (Simon Yasmin Nick) in Tokyo, Japan. First conceiving the idea in 1988, Le Bon is currently described as SYN's "Founder and Chairman", while Wood is "Founder, President and Creative Director".

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1998 - Tokyo - Japan - 1988

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In 2000, SYN Entertainment founded SYN Records which has released a number of compilations, some of which have included Le Bon contributions. Another solo track, "Dreamboy", was featured on the SYN-released soundtrack to the Mario Van Peebles movie Love Kills.

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2000 - Mario Van Peebles

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In 2000 as well, SYN co-executive produced the Duran Duran album Pop Trash along with Nick Rhodes and Warren Cuccurullo's side-venture TV Mania.

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Pop Trash - Nick Rhodes - Warren Cuccurullo - TV Mania

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In 2005 participated in the Live8 concert in Rome.

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He is currently working on his novel titled, Hungry Like Virginia Woolf.

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