The composition of the group "Duran Duran", the year of creation and the photo of the collective

Who does not know the Duran Durand group? Her songs often sounded and sounded from radio stations. For thirty-six years the collective known to the whole world is the favorite of the fans. Many fans know the hits of the band.

Creation and composition of the legendary collective

In the distant 1978 "Duran Durant" began their creative activity. The formation of the collective took place in the UK, in the city of Birmingham. The legendary group in the eighties gained a stunning popularity. The name of the collective "Duran Duran" is borrowed from the movie "Barbarella", which was released in the sixties. Thanks to bright and cheerful synth-pop tunes, the band quickly found a large number of fans.

The group consists of five people: bassist - John Taylor, vocalist - Simon Le Bon, drummer - Roger Taylor, keyboardist - Nick Rhodes, guitarist - Andy Taylor. These talented guys conquered people from all over the world. Young guys are almost the same age. Simon Le Bon is older than the rest of the team, he was born on October 27, 1958. Nick Rhodes - June 8, 1962, the youngest among the guys. Roger Taylor and John Taylor 1960, dates of birth April 26 and June 20, Andy Taylor - February 16, 1961. His creative activity began in a nightclub called "Rum Runner". The hosts of the entertainment center became the leaders of the collective. After a while the club became the official residence of "Duran Duran". Biography of the group for all the time of the creative process was full of bright moments and interesting hits.

The beginning of the star path

At the end of 1980, the solid team went on tour with Hazel O'Conner, it was an incredible success. Subsequently, the group "Duran Durand" signed a lucrative contract with EMI Records. So already at the beginning of next year (1981) the collective of young and talented guys released their first single. This hit won millions of people, also hit the British twenty, the title track - "Planet Earth".

The next single, which was recorded by the band, did not find much popularity and recognition among fans. The track was not even included in the Top 40, but the band did not stop at the first failure. Quite the contrary, quite successful hits followed. The second single was heard by the fans soon after the unsuccessful song. The hit "Girls On Film" was in the top five of the best British compositions. Particular interest in this single attracted a clip, where a large number of naked and attractive models were shot. Such popularity was very flattering to all members of the group. Young guys did not want to stop on the achieved success, because soon the world saw two new albums. The first was called the same as the collective, "Duran Duran". The discography of the band since the release of the album has been sharply replenished with new hits. Fans daily listened to the bright singles of their favorite artists. The second album was called "Rio", the most popular songs from the collections: "Save A Player" and "Hungry Like The Wolf".

Discography of the collective

In 1983, "Durant Durant" was already at the height of glory, the group three times fell into the American Top-10 hit hits. In the UK, the track "Is There Something I Should Know" took first place in the charts.

In 1984-1985, the already widely popular band released a large number of vivid compositions. Some of them have occupied the leading positions in the top ten hits for two years both in Great Britain and in the USA. For example: "The Wild Boys", "New Moon On Monday". Also, the soundtrack, written specifically for the James Bond movie, a song called A View To A Kill, became famous.

Only the fans are accustomed to the regular release of new singles of their idols, as the group "Duran Duran" decided to change its habitual creative way of life. At the very peak of glory, the well-known collective decided to stop its activities indefinitely. The guys did not sit around, they tried to do new projects, such as "Power station" and "Arcadia".

When the singer of the band "Duran Durant" Simon Le Bon was twenty-eight years old, he miraculously survived after the catastrophe on the yacht. Such an event caused many fans to worry about their pet.

New composition of the group

In 1986, Andy and Roger Taylor decided to leave the band. The remaining trio continued their favorite affair with producer Neil Rogers. "Durant Durant" recorded a CD under the loud name "Duran Duran". But the group has already lost many of its fans, new compositions could not win high ratings in the Top-20 either in England or in America. In 1989, Warren Kukkurullo (guitarist) joined the three members of the band, the musician was born on December 8, 1956. Twelve years later the whole band reunited and performed with a classical concert.