Dead or Alive

Dead or Alive is a British New Wave band from Liverpool, England that rose to popularity during the 1980s with their 1985 #1 UK single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". Dead or Alive was the first group to have a #1 single under the production team Stock Aitken Waterman. They have released eleven albums and have become extremely popular in Japan, especially after the release of Rip it Up in 1987. Androgynous frontman Pete Burns has recently ap... more

Dead or Alive is a British New Wave band from Liverpool, England that rose to popularity during the 1980s with their 1985 #1 UK single "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)". Dead or Alive was the first group to have a #1 single under the production team Stock Aitken Waterman. They have released eleven albums and have become extremely popular in Japan, especially after the release of Rip it Up in 1987. Androgynous frontman Pete Burns has recently appeared in several reality television shows, including Celebrity Big Brother, and is also collaborating with the British band The Dirty Disco. The band members have included the following musicians. Dead or Alive (DOA for short, not to be confused with punk band D.O.A.), was founded in 1980 in Liverpool by Pete Burns, who was encouraged by local music promoters to gather a band together based on his outrageous appearance alone. It was only after rehearsing in 1977 with some friends that Burns realized he really did have a powerful singing voice... less