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ABC (band)
English pop band
Not to be confused with Another Bad Creation.
ABC are an English pop band that originated in Sheffield in 1980, evolving from the earlier ensemble Vice Versa.
World band
The band's classic formation featured Martin Fry as the lead vocalist, Mark White on guitar and keyboards, Stephen Singleton playing the saxophone, and David Palmer behind the drums.[5]
ABC achieved ten UK and five US top 40 hit singles between 1981 and 1990, and their 1982 debut studio album, The Lexicon of Love, was a UK number one.
Their early-1980s success in the US saw them associated with the Second British Invasion.[6][7] ABC continue to tour and released a ninth studio album, The Lexicon of Love II, in 2016.
History
Formation
ABC has its roots in Vice Versa, a Sheffield band formed in 1977 by synthesizer players Stephen Singleton and Mark White. Their debut gig was as the support to Wire at the Outlook club in Sheffield.[8] They fou