Martyn Ware was born and raised in Sheffield. His first success was as a founding member of the popular British synth-pop group The Human League. He left after two albums which achieved cult success (and shortly before they released their definitive album Dare). He then went on to greater success when he founded Heaven 17, who released the popular and influential album Penthouse and Pavement in 1981. They moved further into the mainstream with The Luxury Gap in 1983, which produced two classic singles co-written by Ware, Temptation (number two) and Come Live With Me (number 5). He was also a member of Band Aid in 1984.

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Sting, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Boy George, Paul McCartney, Nick Rhodes, Bono, Pete Briquette, Adam Clayton, Chris Cross, Duran Duran, Siobhan Fahey, Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Simon Le Bon, George Michael, Steve Norman, Rick Parfitt, Status Quo, Francis Rossi, Andy Taylor, James 'JT' Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Midge Ure, Jody Watley, Paul Weller, Paul Young, Johnnie Fingers, Simon Crowe, Holly Johnson, Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware, The Style Council, Robert 'Kool' Bell, Dennis D.T. Thomas, The Boomtown Rats, Spandau Ballet, U2, Ultravox, Wham!, Kool & The Gang, Jon Moss, Marilyn, Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, The Police, Bananarama, Culture Club, Heaven 17, Martin Wareing, Band Aid, Shalamar, and Helen DeMacque in Band Aid: Do They Know It's Christmas? (1984)

Sting, Phil Collins, Bob Geldof, Boy George, Nick Rhodes, Bono, Pete Briquette, Adam Clayton, Chris Cross, Duran Duran, Siobhan Fahey, Tony Hadley, John Keeble, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Simon Le Bon, George Michael, Steve Norman, Rick Parfitt, Francis Rossi, Andy Taylor, James 'JT' Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Midge Ure, Jody Watley, Paul Weller, Paul Young, Johnnie Fingers, Simon Crowe, Glenn Gregory, Martyn Ware, Robert 'Kool' Bell, Dennis D.T. Thomas, The Boomtown Rats, Spandau Ballet, Kool & The Gang, Jon Moss, Marilyn, Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward, Bananarama, Culture Club, Heaven 17, and Band Aid in Band Aid: Do They Know It's Christmas? (1984)

Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald in Trainspotting (1996)

Sharon Stone and William Baldwin in Sliver (1993)

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