Tony Hadley
- Actor
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Tony Hadley was born in Islington on 2nd June 1960. He went to school
with his future bandmates Gary Kemp, John Keeble, Steve Norman, Richard
Miller and Martin Kemp. In 1978 the Makers where formed. Hadley became
the lead singer of that group. When Richard Miller left on bass he was
replaced by Martin Kemp. Then in 1979 the Makers were renamed Spandau
Ballet. Spandau Ballet achieved major success in the 1980's with hits
such as To Cut A Long Story Short (1980), Chant No.1 (I Don't Need This
Pressure On) (1981), True (1983), Only When You Leave (1984) and
Through The Barricades (1986). The band were together until 1990, when
each member pursued acting careers and other musical directions. In
1992 Tony Hadley signed a solo deal, but unfortunately would never live
up to the success he had achieved with Spandau in the '80's. In 1999
Tony, John Keeble and Steve Norman lost a £1,000,000 royalty battle
with Gary Kemp. For many years Tony did not speak to Gary, but by 2008
they had made up their differences, and then in 2009 Spandau Ballet
finally reformed, and went on a world tour.
