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Info: Duran Duran are an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor. After several early changes, the band's line-up settled in 1980 as Rhodes, Taylor, singer Simon Le Bon, guitarist Andy Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor. Emerging as members of the New Romantic scene, they were innovators of the music video and a leading band in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US in the 1980s. By 1984, the band had achieved levels of fame similar to Beatlemania. The band's first major hit was "Girls on Film" (1981), from their self-titled debut album. The band's breakthrough second album was Rio (1982), with the songs "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio". Their third album, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, became their only UK number one album and featured the single "The Reflex". In 1985, the band topped the US charts with the single "A View to a Kill" from the soundtrack of James Bond. Their fourth album, Notorious (1986), which yielded the top ten title track. The band spent the late 1980s and early 1990s releasing albums and singles to only moderate success. Their comeback album, 1993's Duran Duran, featured two top ten worldwide hits "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone". Next came the 2004 album Astronaut, which had the lead single "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise". The band have released five additional albums, with the most recent being Danse Macabre in 2023. According to Billboard, Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records. They achieved 30 top 40 singles in the UK singles chart and 21 in the US Billboard Hot 100. The band have won two Brit Awards including Outstanding Contribution to Music, two Grammy Awards, an MTV Video Music Award for Lifetime Achievement and a Video Visionary Award from the MTV Europe Music Awards. They were also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.