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Philip Oakey (born 2 October 1955) [2] is an English singer-songwriter who is the frontman and co-founder of the synth-pop band the Human League. Aside from the Human League, he has enjoyed an extensive solo music career and has collaborated with numerous other artists and producers.
This was Philip Oakey's concept of a joint tour of all three bands celebrating the original electronic music of early 1980s Sheffield (the titular Steel City). Much had been made in the UK media [ citation needed ] of the history between Heaven 17 and the Human League, the original events of 1980 and the fact they were now working ...
"Together in Electric Dreams" is a song by the British singer and composer Philip Oakey and Italian composer and producer Giorgio Moroder. It was written by Oakey and Moroder and recorded for the original soundtrack of the film Electric Dreams (1984).
Philip Oakey is an English singer, songwriter, and producer. He is best known as the lead singer of the synthpop band The Human League. He has also released several solo albums and collaborated with numerous other artists.
Oct 21, 2012 · Best of PhilOakey: https://goo.gl/HUjNkoSubscribe here: https://goo.gl/kH4tsRThis video is part of Electrospective, celebrating over 50 years of electronic m...
In 1980, in a recording studio near Reading in Berkshire, a 25-year-old Philip Oakey, lead singer of synth-pop band The Human League, sang a song that changed his life, Don’t You Want Me.
Feb 14, 2011 · Philip Oakey purses his lips slightly and smiles indulgently at the two junior members of The Human League, pretending valiantly that his mind is on more esoteric matters than their shopping based banter.
Sep 16, 2011 · We caught up with Philip Oakey in Los Angeles during a stop on the 2011 world tour, hours before Human League rocked the legendary Hollywood Bowl with fellow 1980’s survivors Berlin, The Fixx and The B-52’s. We chatted about synths, sci-fi and Swiffer ads.
May 14, 2021 · Left behind was singer Philip Oakey, who was responsible for fulfilling the commitments of a Human League tour, only days away. He spotted two schoolgirls dancing together in a Sheffield nightclub and thought they looked the part.
For many, The Human League were the definitive pop band of the '80s. Formed in the late '70s with the line‑up of Philip Oakey, Martyn Ware, Ian Craig‑Marsh and Adrian Wright, their first album, Reproduction (1979) won them critical acclaim, and was followed up by a second, Travelogue, in 1980.
