The singer is British by nationality and of mixed ethnicity because he has English, Irish, and French ancestors. His mother encouraged his artistic talent at the age of six by entering him in a screen test for a Persil washing powder TV commercial, which was successful. As a result, his younger brothers’ names are David and Jonathan Le Bon. Simon was the first of three boys to be born. His mother, Ann-Marie Le Bon, and father, John Le Bon, raised him. On his father’s birthday, he was born at Bushey Maternity Hospital. His surname is Le Bon, which translates to ‘The Good’ in English. Simon Le Bon was born Simon John Charles Le Bon on October 27, 1958, in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England. Alternative tag: ArcAdiA.Amber Rose Tamara Le Bon (born 25 August 1989), Tallulah Pine Le Bon (born 10 October 1994), and Saffron Sahara Le Bon (born 25 September 1991) A Japanese visual-kei band that only produced one single. They recently released their debut record "Parallels".ħ. A Filipino Metalcore band signed under Tower of Doom records. A Canadian Christian Rock band that released it's debut album, "Passage" in January.Ħ. They have released two albums (Tales of Fantasia and Flight to the Rainbow).ĥ. Japanese power metal band that formed in 2000. They have released three albums (Synth, Fracture Concrete, and Cold Cold Bones).Ĥ. Italian industrial/thrash metal band that formed in 1996. Both releases have been very well received, and have given the band the chance to play with bands such as Hypno5e (France), Sybreed (Switzerland) and many Australian bands, as well as two Australian tours.ģ. Arcadia have two releases under their name, 2009's 'From Ashes, We Rise' and 2012's 'Worlds Collide'. An Australian Metalcore band from Adelaide, South Australia. Drummer Roger Taylor retired from the music business for 15 years after the release of the Arcadia album, but returned to rejoin the original Duran Duran line-up in 2001.Ģ. During the tour to support Notorious, Duran Duran played the Arcadia single "Election Day" as well as "Some Like it Hot" from the Power Station record. The group did a variety of promotional appearances on television, but never toured, and dissolved a year later in 1986 when Duran Duran re-formed with Le Bon, Rhodes, and bassist John Taylor to record their next album Notorious. The three also dyed their hair black, as seen when they performed (as Duran Duran, with Andy and John Taylor) at the 1985 Live Aid concert in Philadelphia. For the Arcadia incarnation of their ever-changing band aesthetic, Rhodes, Le Bon, and Roger Taylor donned an upmarket 'gothic' look of black tuxedos, vintage formal wear, and bow ties. The band also recorded the single "Say the Word" for the Playing for Keeps movie soundtrack.Īrcadia continued the Duran Duran tradition of a slick image, tasteful fashions and hair-dos. Musicians who contributed to the album included guitarists David Gilmour ( Pink Floyd) and Carlos Alomar, pianist Herbie Hancock, Sting (who provided backing vocals on "The Promise"), Grace Jones (who provided brief but dramatic spoken-word interludes on "The Flame" and "Election Day"), bass player Mark Egan of the Pat Metheny Group (whose very distinctive fretless sound can be recognised in "The Promise", "El Diablo" and "Lady Ice") and David Van Tieghem, a percussionist from New York. It peaked at number 23 on the US album chart, and featured the Top 40 singles "Election Day," "The Flame," "The Promise," and "Goodbye Is Forever." Simon Le Bon described So Red the Rose as "the most pretentious album ever made", while All Music Guide called it "the best album Duran Duran never made". The group recorded just one album, the platinum-selling So Red the Rose. The name of the band was reportedly inspired by the Nicolas Poussin painting Et in Arcadia ego (also known as "The Arcadian Shepherds"). However, Roger Taylor appeared in only a few band photographs and in none of the music videos, and stated he was only to be involved in the recording side of the project (he also had minor involvement in The Power Station, the other Duran Duran splinter group). Arcadia was the pop group formed in 1985 by Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor of Duran Duran, during a break in that band's schedule. There are more than 6 bands with the name Arcadia: a British pop band, an Australian Metalcore band, an Italian industrial/thrash metal band, a Japanese power metal band, a Canadian Christian Rock band, a Latin band, a Filipino Metalcore band.ġ.
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