In 1985, the band topped the US charts with the single " A View to a Kill" from the soundtrack of the James Bond film of the same title.Īndy and Roger left the band before the recording of their fourth album, Notorious (1986), which yielded the top ten title track Warren Cuccurullo replaced Andy as guitarist. Their third album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, became their only UK number one album and featured the US and UK number one single " The Reflex". The songs " Hungry Like the Wolf" and " Rio" featured cinematic music videos directed by Australian film maker Russell Mulcahy and became two of their biggest hits. The band's breakthrough second album was Rio (1982), a worldwide hit. The band's first major hit was " Girls on Film" (1981), from their self-titled debut album, the popularity of which was enhanced by a controversial music video. By 1984, the band had achieved levels of fame similar to Beatlemania. Įmerging as members of the New Romantic scene, Duran Duran were innovators of the music video and a leading band in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US in the 1980s. With the addition of drummer Roger Taylor the following year, the band went through numerous personnel changes before May 1980, when they settled on their most famous line-up by adding guitarist Andy Taylor and lead vocalist Simon Le Bon.
Along with his childhood friends Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and the singer-songwriter Stephen Duffy and, in later years, as the lead singer of the band Arcadia.Duran Duran ( / dj ʊ ˌ r æ n dj ʊ ˈ r æ n/) are an English new wave band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer and bassist Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor. He has acquired all of his wealth and fame as a member of the immensely popular rock band Duran Duran. Net Worth & Salary of Simon Le Bon in 2023 Simon Le Bon Net WorthĪs of September 2023, Simon Le Bon has a net worth of $70 million. Apart from winning two Grammy awards for the Best Music Video, his rock band, Duran Duran, has also been nominated for the most notable awards of all time, like the Golden Globe Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, American Music Awards, to name a few. Le Bon has been recognized for his outstanding contribution to British music by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors. Simon, with his fellow band members of Duran Duran, Nick Rhodes, and Roger Taylor formed another pop band “Arcadia” in 1985.Īpart from this, he also founded and set up SYN Entertainment in Tokyo, a Japanese music company with his wife, Yasmin Le Bon, and his friend, Nick Wood. However, the band’s success started to decrease during the late 1980s. With hits such as “Planet Earth,” “Careless Memories,” and “Rio,” the band grew multifold in 7 years, i.e., by 1985. Shortly after joining it, he left the university to devote himself to the group, completely.
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He was also featured on the full cast album, released by Decca in 1972.Īfter school, Simon studied drama at the University of Birmingham, where his then-girlfriend, Fiona Kemp, persuaded him to try for a new band, Duran Duran. He made his West End debut in “Tom Brown’s School Days,” at the age of 13. Simon Le Bon’s career began at the age of six with a British Persil washing powder’s television advertisement. His height is 1.87 tall, and his weight is 84 kg. Age, Height, and Weightīeing born on 27 October 1958, Simon Le Bon is 64 years old as of today’s date 19th September 2023. The couple has three daughters, Amber Rose, Saffron Sahara, and Tallulah Pine, and a grandson named Taro Arturo, Saffron’s son.
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