1. Stephen John Harrington, known professionally as Steve Strange, was a Welsh singer and nightclub host and promoter.
19 Facts About Steve Strange
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Steve Strange's grandfather moved with his family to Aldershot, Hampshire, where his father was serving in the British Army as a paratrooper.
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Steve Strange then arranged gigs for punk bands in his home town and got to know Jean-Jacques Burnel of the Stranglers before leaving for London.
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Shortly after leaving the Photons, and using the alias Steve Strange, Harrington joined Visage, with Rusty Egan and Midge Ure from Rich Kids, Billy Currie from Ultravox, and Barry Adamson, John McGeoch and Dave Formula from Magazine.
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The single was not a success, but the following year, Steve Strange appeared in the video for David Bowie's No 1 hit "Ashes to Ashes", a song which helped to propel the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement into the mainstream.
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Later in the 1980s, Steve Strange went to Ibiza, Spain, and became an integral part of the budding trance club movement and hosting parties for celebrities such as Sylvester Stallone.
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In 2002, Steve Strange took part in the Here and Now Tour, which featured a revival of various 80s pop acts.
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In 2006, Steve Strange collaborated with electronic music duo Punx Soundcheck for their album When Machines Rules the World, co-writing and performing on the track "In the Dark".
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In February 2012, Steve Strange was a guest on the ITV chat show Loose Women.
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Steve Strange said he was still working on a new Visage album and that nine tracks had been completed.
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Parallel to recording new Visage material, Steve Strange was involved in another music project, the Detroit Starrzz.
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Steve Strange was portrayed in Boy George's 2002 stage musical Taboo, which reflected on the London club scene of the mid-1980s.
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In November 2006, Steve Strange took part in, and went on to win, the BBC reality series for Children in Need Celebrity Scissorhands.
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In 2008, Steve Strange made an appearance in the BBC drama series Ashes to Ashes, which is set in 1981.
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In 2010, Steve Strange was portrayed by actor Marc Warren in the BBC programme Worried About the Boy, a dramatisation of Boy George's rise to fame.
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In January 2013, Steve Strange appeared on the Channel 4 News discussing the forthcoming release of David Bowie's album The Next Day.
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Steve Strange was bisexual as he had relationships with both men and women.
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On 12 February 2015, Steve Strange suffered a heart attack, at the age of 55, while in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt; he died later that day in hospital.
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Steve Strange's coffin was carried by Boy George, Jayce Lewis and Spandau Ballet brothers Martin and Gary Kemp; the funeral concluded with a burial at Jubilee Gardens Cemetery.