Philip Oakey

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.Philip Oakey (born on 2 October 1955, in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England), is a composer, singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the lead singer, frontman and co-founder of the famous British synthpop band The Human League. He has also had an extensive solo music career and collaborated with numerous other artists and producers. He is also an occasional DJ. Oakey was one of the most visually distinctive music artists of the early 1980s. Through his synthesiser composition and song writing he ensured that his band The Human League, would become one of the highest profile pop bands of the early 1980s. At the height of their success The Human League released the triple platinum album Dare and Oakey co-wrote and sung 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 25th highest selling single of all time.

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Philip Oakey (born on 2 October 1955, in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England), is a composer, singer, songwriter and producer. He is best known as the lead singer, frontman and co-founder of the famous British synthpop band The Human League. He has also had an extensive solo music career and collaborated with numerous other artists and producers. He is also an occasional DJ. Oakey was one of the most visually distinctive music artists of the early 1980s. Through his synthesiser composition and song writing he ensured that his band The Human League, would become one of the highest profile pop bands of the early 1980s. At the height of their success The Human League released the triple platinum album Dare and Oakey co-wrote and sung 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 25th highest selling single of all time.