Simon Le Bon
Birth : 1958-10-27, Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
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Simon John Charles Le Bon is a British singer, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia.
In 1980, he auditioned to join the rock group Duran Duran. Before long, Duran Duran became one of the biggest music acts of the decade. By the late 1980s, Duran Duran’s popularity began to wane. In 1996, Le Bon branched out on his own and later the group reunited in 2001. In 2007, Duran Duran released their album, Red Carpet Massacre.
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The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This year’s Performer Inductees are Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Eminem, Eurythmics, Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie, and Carly Simon. Judas Priest and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis will receive the Musical Excellence Award, Harry Belafonte and Elizabeth Cotten the Early Influence Award, and Allen Grubman, Jimmy Iovine, and Sylvia Robinson the Ahmet Ertegun Award.
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A feature length docu-concert film, Duran Duran celebrate their four decade long career, the release of their latest studio album FUTURE PAST, and the launch of a global world tour. An extraordinary night of music, shot on a Los Angeles rooftop, with the iconic Capitol Tower behind them and the Hollywood sign in the distance. A Hollywood High reminds us of the prolific's group of its diverse song writing, and capturing their boundless live energy. The film also brings to life the band’s deep and lasting relationship with Los Angeles and through archival footage, interviews and behind-the-scenes it traces the band’s rise to become one of the most influential and successful groups of all time.
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Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No through to Daniel Craig’s final outing in No Time to Die.
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The opening ceremony for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, held at the Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr.
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The third day of the platinum jubilee celebrations continues with a spectacular evening of entertainment. The concert at Buckingham Palace features a glittering array of global stars and performers from the worlds of music and dance to celebrate 70 years of HM the Queen’s reign. As darkness falls, stunning projections illuminate the palace during the performances.
Duran Duran comes to Dreamstage on October 21st, on the eve of the release of their already-critically-acclaimed 15th studio album: FUTURE PAST. Celebrating the band’s rich and colorful 40-year career, the Dreamstage event will include an exclusive, live Q&A with the band as they reveal untold stories about their time together, followed by the global premiere of Duran Duran & Alison Jackson in conversation: Double Take Documentary directed by Gerry Fox & Una Burnand. This half-hour film gives viewers an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the artistry and hard work that went into making the band’s sensational upcoming music video for their latest single ANNIVERSARY. The video was directed by BAFTA-winning artist, photographer and filmmaker, Alison Jackson, whose widely published work explores the cult of celebrity, using highly-styled lookalikes and actors. This momentous occasion will be an event you won’t want to miss.
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A celebration of the finest performances and appearances by the New Romantic sensations on the BBC. They came out of Birmingham in the early 80s, took over the world, and helped define the look and sound of an entire decade. Then, through constant reinvention, they kept themselves relevant even to this day. Although pioneers of the pop video age, this collection of hits and rarities – from Planet Earth to Ordinary World and beyond - captures the impact and excitement of their music on a huge selection of BBC shows, from the Old Grey Whistle Test to Wogan and, of course, Top of the Pops.
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Mark Ronson, hit songwriter and producer openly discusses his life and musical influences. With interviews from Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Broadcast on National Album Day.
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Celebrating Duran Duran with exclusive backstage access, interviews with the band and rare footage charting their rise to fame, and the highs and lows of their career.
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Duran Duran discuss their influences from music, film and art. Join them for a trip down memory lane to the key moments that stimulated their creativity.
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Following an extensive, two-year Seven News investigation spanning four continents and five countries, hidden bank vaults housing Michael’s prized treasures are unlocked; his diary is opened; his final lyrics, recorded but never released, can finally be played; and for the for the first time intensely private photographs and family videos, Michael’s haunting last message, hand-written in the hotel room where he died, and his secrets are finally revealed.
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An unofficial Duran Duran live album, recorded during The Paper Gods Tour at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on 20 September 2017.
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Duran Duran's presentation at the Lollapalooza Music Festival, Argentina 2017.
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Duran Duran's presentation at the Lollapalooza Music Festival, Brazil 2017.
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Music legends Duran Duran brought BBC Music Day to a close with a concert live from Cornwall's Eden Project, which also featured performances from the fantastic Laura Mvula and up-coming singer Izzy Bizu.
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Recorded live at Life Is Beautiful Festival, Downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA, September 26th, 2015. Setlist: 01. Paper Gods, 02. Hungry Like The Wolf, 03. A View To A Kill, 04. Last Night In The City, 05. The Reflex, 06. Come Undone, 07. Ordinary World, 08. Notorious, 09. Pressure Off, 10. Planet Earth, 11. White Lines, 12. Sunrise, 13. Wild Boys, 14. Rio
King of disco in the 70s with the band Chic, producer of Bowie, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and many others... Nile Rodgers is today pursuing his fascinating career. We take a behind-the-scenes look at the genesis of some of the greatest hits, and at the complex alchemy between Nile Rodgers and the biggest stars of the last 35 years: Madonna, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Duran Duran, Bryan Ferry, Grace Jones, Michael Jackson, INXS, Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart and David Guetta. What are the secrets of this genius of the music world, who has succeeded in transcending successive eras, reinventing himself every time?
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Duran Duran: Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during their performance at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles.
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Duran Duran: Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during their performance at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles.
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Filmed at the MEN Arena in Manchester on December 16th, 2011, this stunning Duran Duran live show is the perfect combination of great music, amazing visuals and iconic style which has been the band s trademark throughout their career. Following the release of their acclaimed All You Need Is Now album, this concert combines new songs from that release with their classic hits. Whether in the studio or the live arena, Duran Duran are masters of their craft and this latest concert bursts with energy and oozes class in the way that only they can.
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Recorded live at the Empire Polo Field, Indio, CA, on April 17th 2011. Track listing is as follows: Planet Earth (jump at end) Hungry Like the Wolf (jump at beginning) All You Need Is Now Notorious Safe (In The Heat Of The Moment) The Chauffeur Ordinary World Girl Panic! (Reach Up For The) Sunrise Rio Bond Medley A View To A Kill Girls on Film (with Poker Face)
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This DVD features all the songs performed by Duran Duran on One Night Only, an ITV1 music entertainment show. The show was recorded at studios in London on 12 March 2011, with an audience of several hundred people. All the songs on the bootleg were performed with a string quartet, that included Martha Riley on violin. Also featured are history recordings, that consist of interviews with the four remaining original members of Duran Duran. These recordings were originally broadcast between the songs on the show. Tracks include Roger Taylor speaking from Villa Park in Birmingham, the venue of Duran Duran's MENCAP Concert in 1983.
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A video collection which featured music videos for the singles directed by Roger Christian, Marcelo Anciano, Russell Mulcahy, and Dean Chamberlain.
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1. Rio 2. Hungry Like the Wolf 3. Night Boat 4. New Religion 5. Save a Prayer 6. Planet Earth 7. Friends of Mine 8. Careless Memories 9. Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) 10. Girls on Film DVD Extras 1. My Own Way 2. Hungry Like the Wolf 3. Save a Prayer 4. Lonely In Your Nightmare 5. Rio 6. The Chauffeur 7. Hungry Like the Wolf (Top of the Pops, 13 May 1982) 8. Rio (Top of the Pops, 18 November 1982)
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This is a recording of Duran Duran's performance for the SkyArts Songbook, a TV programme broadcast in two parts. The show was an intimate live event, that showcased the band's musical catalogue and included a rare live performance of "Late Bar". There were only 150 tickets available for the event. The tickets could not be bought, and were be only obtained by winning them through DuranDuranMusic.com. As the performance was for TV there were strictly no cameras allowed and the audience were placed in front and back of Duran Duran on stage. This allowed the band to communicate with the audience on a personal level, with Roger Taylor turning this back on many occasions asking if everything is fine and if there were any wishes for songs to play. John Taylor also commented how intimate the show was.
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This entry in the Classic Albums series examines RIO, the 1982 release that put Duran Duran on the road to stardom. Looking back at the creation and release of the hit singles "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Save a Prayer," and many others, the critical retrospective analyzes the album's overall effect on the musical landscape of the early 1980s. The optimistic and celebratory album generated a string of hit singles and groundbreaking videos, catapulting the band to global stardom. This DVD tells the story behind the writing, recording, and subsequent success of the album through newly filmed interviews, musical demonstrations, and both new and archival performances.
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Live broadcast of the concert at Wembley Stadium in London on July 1st 2007 to commemorate the life of Princess Diana on what would have been her 46th birthday. It was broadcast live to over 140 countries.
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This is a 60 minute independent critical review of Duran Duran on record, on film and in concert with commentary by Graham McTavish. The video draws on rare live film from the archives, and chronicles the band from the early days in the 1980s. The film features interviews with Mark Tinley and former co-manager Paul Berrow, the man who first signed the band to EMI. There are also interviews with a leading team of critics and musicologists to provide a penetrating insight into the music of Duran Duran, with live footage from The Sing Blue Silver Tour, plus TV & radio archives. The DVD contains only small video clips of Duran Duran.
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Recorded at the Wembley Arena over two nights in April 2004. Track listing"(Reach Up for The) Sunrise""Hungry Like the Wolf""Is There Something I Should Know?""Union of the Snake""Come Undone""A View to a Kill""What Happens Tomorrow""The Chauffeur""Planet Earth""I Don't Want Your Love""New Religion""Ordinary World""Night Boat""Save a Prayer""Notorious""The Reflex""Careless Memories""The Wild Boys""Girls on Film""Rio"
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This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fundraising concert that took place across two continents with worldwide TV coverage on july 13, 1985. The event was never re-broadcast and never available until the release of the Live Aid 4-dvd set almost 20 years later. The 52-minute premiére version allows you to relive the experience that was Live Aid with songs and excerpts from more than 40 live performances from the event
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4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. This entry is for the compilation box set released in 2004.
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Live At Wembley Arena is an unofficial Duran Duran live album. CD 1 Intro "Sunrise" "Hungry Like The Wolf" "Planet Earth" "Union of the Snake" "Come Undone" "A View To A Kill" "What Happens Tomorrow" "New Religion" "Is There Something I Should Know?" "I Don't Want Your Love" CD 2Edit "The Chauffeur" "Beautiful Colours" "Ordinary World" "Save A Prayer" "Notorious" "The Reflex" "Careless Memories" "The Wild Boys" "White Lines" "Girls on Film" "Rio" ded during The Reunion Tour at Wembley Arena in London, UK on 13 April 2004.
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A collection of Duran Durans' greatest hits.
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Documentary charting the rise and fall of the pop group synonymous with 1980s glamour. Hits featured include Girls on Film, Rio and Hungry Like the Wolf.
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Documentary discussing the many songs featured in the James Bond films
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Former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show.
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Pavarotti And Friends Together For Children Of Bosnia
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A bootleg with songs recorded on MTV show on 17th November 1993, aired 2005 on VH1: Hungry like The Wolf, Ordinary World, Serious, Girls On Film, Rio, Planet Earth, Come Undone, Too Much Information.
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Duran Duran at Rocklife, Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany.
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Live in Japan '89 is an unofficial Duran Duran live DVD, recorded during The Big Live Thing Tour at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on 22 February 1989. Setlist: "God (London)" "Big Thing" "I Don't Want Your Love" "Hungry Like the Wolf" "Do You Believe in Shame?" "Election Day" / "Some Like It Hot" "All She Wants Is" / "Planet Earth" "Palomino" "A View to a Kill" "The Edge of America" / "Lake Shore Driving" "Skin Trade" "Girls on Film" "Notorious" "Is There Something I Should Know?" "Drug (It's Just a State of Mind)" "The Wild Boys" "Save A Prayer" "Get It On (Bang a Gong)" "The Reflex" "Rio"
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Live Duran Duran concert performance recorded in May 1987 during The Strange Behaviour Tour.
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A documentary concerning Duran Duran's 1987 Strange Behaviour tour
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Documentary of their extraordinary adventure on a round-the-world yacht race and the disastrous capsize that nearly claimed their lives. The most famous Maxi class racing yacht of her generation, was the vision of pop star Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran, who fulfilled a dream when he took up the challenge of sailing the 1985 Whitbread Round The World Race. Following her dramatic capsize in the 1985 Fastnet race after losing her keel, DRUM went on to finish a credible third overall.
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A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin who forms a plan to destroy his only competition in Silicon Valley by triggering a massive earthquake in the San Francisco Bay.
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Duran Duran's Oakland, California concerts that were filmed for the Arena (An Absurd Notion) movie were also edited to form the one-hour As The Lights Go Down concert video. As The Lights Go Down is essentially the Arena video without the theatrical sequences, although the live footage for many songs was edited differently. This version was first aired on the Cinemax cable television channel, and later on MTV and other music channels.
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Call my name, and I'll be there. Dr. Duran Duran escapes the punishment of the Matmos at the height of British rock group Duran Duran's 1980s popularity. Mistaking the cries of teenage girls at crowded concerts for devotees screaming his name, the Doctor makes his way to Earth so he can lead his faithful masses. Once he discovers the kids don't want an evil Doctor, he goes about trying to destroy the source of the real desires a rock concert taking place at the Oakland (Calif.) Colesium.
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In 1984, Duran Duran toured Canada and America. It was their first major tour as headliners in these two countries. Over 79 days, they travelled approximately 18,000 miles and played 51 shows in 43 cities to over 550,000 fans. The entire tour was filmed for this behind the scenes documentary which offers some fascinating and intriguing glimpses into the fun, glamour, agony, ecstasy and ultimate glory of three months on the road. The band is shown thriving on the pressures, psyching themselves up pre-stage and then delivering their all to a thunderous response. The production manager, tour manager, road crew are frequently caught fraught with last minute panics and touring nerves. Hoards of hysterical fans are seen chasing down and beating on the band's limo and with a camera placed inside the car it gives the viewer an insight into how loud and sinister that must have been. And in between all of this comes the great music.
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Eleven sexy music videos you could never see on television complete and uncensored for the first time.
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Seven and the Ragged Tiger is the third studio album by English pop rock band Duran Duran, released globally in November 1983. It would prove to be the last studio album for the band's original lineup until 2004's Astronaut.
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This DVD-V is a recording of the original broadcast of Duran Duran at the Palladium in New York City, USA on 31 December 1982. This was the 2nd Annual MTV's New Year's Eve Rock 'N' Roll Ball. Originally aired on MTV, the show was also simulcast on FM radio for the King Biscuit Flower Hour.