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Philip Oakey, o vocalistas da banda The Human League, celebra hoje setenta anos...!

 

Philip Oakey (Hinckley, Leicestershire, 2 de outubro de 1955) é um músico inglês conhecido por ser um dos pioneiros da música eletrónica desde 1977, como vocalista do grupo The Human League. 

 

The Human League

Em 1977, sem saber música, Philip Oakey foi recrutado por Martyn Ware e Ian Craig Marsh quando Adi Newton deixou o trio chamado The Future. Esta banda se caracterizava por usar apenas sintetizadores analógicos. Desta forma, Philip Oakey assumiu-se como a voz principal do grupo em meados de 1977.

Ao final deste mesmo ano, decidiram renomear o grupo para The Human League. A partir de então o The Human League mudou de formação inúmeras vezes, sendo que os fundadores Ware e Marsh saíram em 1980. No entanto, Oakey sempre se manteve à frente do grupo até hoje.

The Human League é considerada uma das bandas pioneiras no uso de sintetizadores e tem vários clássicos como Human e Heart Like a Wheel; e alguns foram co-escritos por Oakey como Don't You Want Me e (Keep Feeling) Fascination. 

 

Colaborações

Em 1985 juntou-se ao ícone da música disco Giorgio Moroder para gravar um disco, no qual se destacaria a música Together in Electric Dreams, que logo foi incluída nos shows dos The Human League. 

    

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O líder e vocalista da banda The Human League, Philip Oakey, nasceu há 69 anos

Philip Oakey (Hinckley, Leicestershire, 2 October 1955) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and co-founder of English synth-pop band The Human League. Aside from The Human League, he has had an extensive solo music career and collaborated with numerous other artists and producers.

Oakey was one of the most visually distinctive music artists of the early 1980s. At the height of their success, The Human League released the triple platinum-certified album Dare and Oakey co-wrote and sang the multi-million-selling single "Don't You Want Me", which was a number one single in both the U.S. and UK, where it remains the 28th-highest-selling single of all time. Oakey has been lead singer of The Human League for over 40 years, with whom he has sold more than 20 million records worldwide. He continues recording and performing internationally.

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Philip Oakey, líder e vocalista da banda The Human League, nasceu há 68 anos

Philip Oakey (Hinckley, Leicestershire, 2 October 1955) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and co-founder of English synth-pop band The Human League. Aside from The Human League, he has had an extensive solo music career and collaborated with numerous other artists and producers.

Oakey was one of the most visually distinctive music artists of the early 1980s. At the height of their success, The Human League released the triple platinum-certified album Dare and Oakey co-wrote and sang the multi-million-selling single "Don't You Want Me", which was a number one single in both the U.S. and UK, where it remains the 28th-highest-selling single of all time. Oakey has been lead singer of The Human League for over 40 years, with whom he has sold more than 20 million records worldwide. He continues recording and performing internationally.

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Keep Feeling Fascination...!

Philip Oakey, líder e vocalista da banda The Human League, nasceu há 67 anos

Philip Oakey (Hinckley, Leicestershire, 2 October 1955) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer, songwriter, and co-founder of English synth-pop band The Human League. Aside from The Human League, he has had an extensive solo music career and collaborated with numerous other artists and producers.

Oakey was one of the most visually distinctive music artists of the early 1980s. At the height of their success, The Human League released the triple platinum-certified album Dare and Oakey co-wrote and sang the multi-million-selling single "Don't You Want Me", which was a number one single in both the U.S. and UK, where it remains the 28th-highest-selling single of all time. Oakey has been lead singer of The Human League for over 40 years, with whom he has sold more than 20 million records worldwide. He continues recording and performing internationally.

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Phil Oakley - Together In Electric Dreams

I only knew you for a while
I never saw your smile
'Til it was time to go
Time to go away (time to go away)
Sometimes its hard to recognise
Love comes as a surprise
And its too late
Its just too late to stay
Too late to stay
We'll always be together
However far it seems
(Love never ends)
Well always be together
Together in Electric Dreams
Because the friendship that you gave
Has taught me to be brave
No matter where I go Ill never find a better prize
(Find a better prize)
Though youre miles and miles away
I see you every day I don't have to try
I just close my eyes I close my eyes
We'll always be together
However far it seems
(Love never ends)
We'll always be together
Together in Electric Dreams