Dead or Alive
Led by the flamboyant Pete Burns, Dead or Alive brought Hi-NRG to the pop charts with the worldwide smash 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)'. Their Stock Aitken Waterman-produced sound was pure dancefloor energy.
Origin: Liverpool, England · Years active: 1980–2016
Biography
Led by the flamboyant Pete Burns, Dead or Alive brought Hi-NRG to the pop charts with the worldwide smash 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)'. Their Stock Aitken Waterman-produced sound was pure dancefloor energy.
Key 1980s albums
- Sophisticated Boom Boom (1984)
- Youthquake (1985)
- Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know (1987)
Essential songs
- You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (1985)
- Brand New Lover (1986)
- Lover Come Back to Me (1985)
- Something in My House (1987)
- Turn Around and Count 2 Ten (1988)
Genres
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