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4 unusual facts about Heaven 17


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The band then signed with major label Virgin and released the polished pop album "Promises" in November 1982, though Osborne subsequently left the group and married Glenn Gregory of Heaven 17.

Billie Godfrey

She is the current principal female vocalist of the veteran British synthpop group, Heaven 17.

Heaven 17

Heaven 17's first "live" performance was in 1986 on the UK television programme The Tube (though the band made use of backing tapes during this performance).

Rick Squillante

Squillante's mixes emphasized multiple genres including European Techno and Synthpop, highlighted by such bands as Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Yaz, Heaven 17 and Section 25.


Cybersonica

Among its participants are Brian Duffy's Modified Toy Orchestra, The Sancho Plan, Martyn Ware, the founding member of Heaven 17 and The Human League, with his 3D sound system from The Illustrious Company, which he runs with Vince Clarke, body>data>space, Future Shorts and others.

Hot Gossip

As a result of the track reaching number 6 in the British music chart, they went on to record an album in the early 1980s, Geisha Boys and Temple Girls, produced by the former Human League and then current Heaven 17/BEF member Martyn Ware.


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Afrodiziak

Heaven 17's 1984 album, How Men Are, featured them prominently, especially on the singles "Sunset Now" and "And That's No Lie".