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The Human League

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The Human League are a British synthpop band formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in 1977. They achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s and have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s up to the present day. Originally an avant-garde all-male synthesizer-based group from Sheffield, the only constant band member since 1977 is vocalist and songwriter Philip Oakey. Since 1987, the band has essentially been a trio of Oakey and long-serving female vocalists Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley (who joined the band in 1980), with various sidemen. The Human League has influenced many electro-pop, other synthpop, and mainstream acts including Madonna, Moby, Pet Shop Boys and Little Boots . They have been sampled and covered by various artists including Ministry of Sound, Craig David, George Michael, KMFDM, and Robbie Williams. Since 1978, they have released nine studio albums, 26 singles (including eight UK Top 10 singles with two #1 singles in the U.S. /UK) and played over 350 live concerts. The Human League has sold an estimated 20 million records worldwide.

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Discography

  • Travelogue, 1988
  • Dare, 1981
  • Octopus, 1995
  • Credo, 2011
  • Romantic?, 1990
  • Soundtrack to a Generation, 1996
  • Reproduction, 1979
  • Hysteria, 2005
  • Secrets, 2001
  • Dare!
  • Crash, 1986
  • Dare / Love and Dancing, 2002

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