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1 Which band had albums, ‘New World Record’, ‘Eldorado’ and ‘Out Of The Blue’?
A ELO or Electric Light Orchestra
2 Who re-recorded his 1974 number one single ‘Kung Fu Fighting’ in 1998 with Bus Stop?
A Carl Douglas. Bus Stop’s 1998 remix of “Kung Fu Fighting” sampled Douglas’s original vocals and added rap verses.
3 Which French singer had top ten hits in the late 1980’s with ‘Joe Le Taxi’ and ‘Be My Baby’ as well as appearing in Chanel perfume adverts?
A Vanessa Paradis
4 Which female American singer won two Grammys with ‘All I Wanna Do’ in 1995?
A Sheryl Crow. Sheryl Crow’s debut album, Tuesday Night Music Club, shot her to stardom in 1993, helmed by her breakthrough single “All I Wanna Do.”
5 Which 1970’s pop icon had alter-egos known as Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane?
A David Bowie. Bowie also had other alter-egos, including Halloween Jack, the Thin White Duke, and The Blind Prophet.
6 Name the Lead singer with Pulp?
A Jarvis Cocker – the band formed in Sheffield in 1978
7 In 1988 who sang, ‘Don’t worry, be happy’?
A Bobby McFerrin – American jazz singer
8 Who covered, The Artist formerly known as Prince’s hit, ‘Kiss’, with The Art of Noise?
A Tom Jones – reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart (higher than the original by Prince)
9 What band did Phil Oakey front in the late seventies and the eighties?
A Human League – synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977
10 Who were ‘Walking on Sunshine’, when they won the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest with, ‘Love Shine a Light’?
A Katrina and the Waves