Ultravox (earlier stylized as Ultravox!) were a British new wave band, formed in London in 1973 as . Between 198086, they scored seven Top Ten albums and seventeen Top 40 singles in the UK, the most successful of which was their 1981 hit "Vienna."
The first three LP releases feature the vocals of (real name ), while the rest of the line up of , and were joined by on guitar for the first two and replacing Shears for the third album, "Systems of Romance," by which the group had dropped the exclamation mark from the band name.
In 1979, John Foxx left after an American tour to pursue solo projects, with Simon also departing. Currie, Cross and Cann were subsequently joined by on vocals and guitar.
This became the most successful and well-known, 'classic' 80s line-up. They recorded 10 (UK) Top Twenty singles and 7 (UK) Top Twenty Albums, among them single hits such as "Vienna," "Hymn," and "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes."
In May 1986, prior to the recording of the ill-received U-Vox album, Warren Cann was asked to quit by the rest of the band due to "irreconcilable differences".
Name Vars
- U-VOX
- U-Vox
- Ultavox
- Ultra Vox
- Ultravox !
- Ultravox!
- ¦ëÈéÜï¹
- ¦ëÈéô©Ã¯¹
- ¦ëÈéô©Ã¯¹༁
Members
- Midge Ure
- Gary Williams
- Sam Blewitt
- Robin Simon
- Warren Cann
- Billy Currie
- Vinny Burns
- Stevie Shears
- Dennis Leigh
- Tony Fenelle
- Christopher Allen
- Tony Holmes
