The Human League
- Music Artist
- Actor
- Composer
The Human League are a Sheffield based New Wave Electronic Synth-Pop
band fronted by Phil Oakey. The band
originally comprised of Ian Craig Marsh
and Martyn Ware who went on to form the
other Sheffield Electronic band Heaven 17 with
Glenn Gregory. Although the line-up of the
band has changed over the years, the three key members have remained:
Phil Oakey,
Susanne Sulley, and
Joanne Catherall.
Following the initial change in line-up and the release of 'Sound of the Crowd' (1981), The Human League achieved international stardom, with their hit singles 'Love Action (I Believe In Love)' (1981), 'Mirror Man' (1982), '(Keep Feeling) Fascination' (1982) all reaching the top three on the UK chart. Most notably, their single 'Don't You Want Me' (1981) reached number 1 worldwide, including the United States. They have since notched up over twenty top-ten and-top-twenty singles and six top-ten albums, 'Dare' (1981) peaking at number 1. Phil Oakey also worked on some solo projects with 'Giorgio Moroder' between 1984 and 1985, most notably the number 3 hit 'Togehter in Electric Dreams' for the original soundtrack to the feature film Electric Dreams (1984).
The Human League are still going strong, the forthcoming studio album 'Credo' to be released in 2011. They have sold more than 20 million records worldwide.
Following the initial change in line-up and the release of 'Sound of the Crowd' (1981), The Human League achieved international stardom, with their hit singles 'Love Action (I Believe In Love)' (1981), 'Mirror Man' (1982), '(Keep Feeling) Fascination' (1982) all reaching the top three on the UK chart. Most notably, their single 'Don't You Want Me' (1981) reached number 1 worldwide, including the United States. They have since notched up over twenty top-ten and-top-twenty singles and six top-ten albums, 'Dare' (1981) peaking at number 1. Phil Oakey also worked on some solo projects with 'Giorgio Moroder' between 1984 and 1985, most notably the number 3 hit 'Togehter in Electric Dreams' for the original soundtrack to the feature film Electric Dreams (1984).
The Human League are still going strong, the forthcoming studio album 'Credo' to be released in 2011. They have sold more than 20 million records worldwide.
