where did spandau ballet get their name from
Islington, London, England
title: Spandau Ballet text: changed the band's name to Spandau Ballet after a friend of the band, journalist and DJ Robert Elms, saw the phrase "Spandau Ballet" scrawled on the wall of a nightclub lavatory during a visit to Berlin. The new Spandau Ballet, with Martin Kemp and Hadley, began performing with this name around London. Their music had been in the style of the early Rolling Stones or The Kinks, but became more electronic after they attended clubs such as Billy's and Blitz where the New Romantic scene was spearheaded and they listened to bands like Kraftwerk and Telex. Spandau Ballet was involved title: Spandau Ballet text: Spandau Ballet Spandau Ballet are an English band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Emerging from new wave, they became one of the most successful groups of the New Romantic era of British pop, and were inspired by music ranging from punk rock and soul music to Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett. The band's classic line-up featured brothers Gary Kemp on guitar and Martin Kemp on bass, vocalist Tony Hadley, saxophonist Steve Norman and drummer John Keeble. Gary Kemp also served as the band's songwriter. The group's debut single "To Cut a Long Story Short", which reached No. 5 in title: Spandau Ballet text: took over the role a couple of years later. By this time, the band had already gained some live experience. Steve Dagger, a close school friend of the band members, was asked by Norman and Gary Kemp to manage them. He was to be an integral part of the band's success. The band changed its name to The Makers in late-1976 and played as a punk band at the Roxy in their early years. In 1978 they became a power pop band and changed the name to Gentry, under which they played a few gigs, including at Kingsway College. They title: Spandau Ballet text: The song "True" appears as a collectible music tape in the 2015 game written and directed by Hideo Kojima Current members Past members Early members The Q Awards are hosted annually by the music magazine "Q". Spandau Ballet has received one award. The BRIT Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. Spandau Ballet has received one award from one nomination. The Ivor Novello Awards are awards for songwriting and composing, presented annually in London. Spandau Ballet Spandau Ballet are an English band formed in Islington, London, in 1979. Emerging from new wave, they became one of the title: True (Spandau Ballet song) text: Hot 100 in the autumn of 1983 and topping the adult contemporary chart for one week. "True" was composed by group leader Gary Kemp, who wrote the song at his parents' house while living there. It is a six-minute (in its original album version) song that in part pays tribute to the Motown artist Marvin Gaye, who is mentioned in the lyrics, and the sound he helped to establish. The song was recorded before Gaye's murder a year later. The song was also partly about Kemp's platonic relationship with Altered Images singer Clare Grogan. Some phrases in the lyrics (including