Stephen Duffy

Stephen Anthony James Duffy (born May 30, 1960 in Birmingham, UK) is a British songwriter, vocalist and guitarist. He has recorded as a solo act under several different names, and is the lead singer for the group The Lilac Time. He has also co-written many songs with Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies.

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May 30 - 1960 - Birmingham - UK - The Lilac Time - Steven Page - Barenaked Ladies

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While attending Birmingham Polytechnic school, he and school friend John Taylor formed an obscure, arty new romantic group called Duran Duran, along with Taylor's non-student friend Nick Rhodes. Duffy was the lyricist and vocalist, but left both the school and the band in 1979, well before their 1980 signing with EMI.

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John Taylor - New romantic - Duran Duran - Nick Rhodes - EMI

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From there, he formed the band Obviously Five Believers, sometimes known as The Hawks, and did his first four-track recordings. Their only single, "Words of Hope", was released in 1980.

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