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    1955-10-0271 years, 1 months, and 6 days old

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    Place of birth:

    Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, UK

    Adult:

    No

    Gender:

    Male

    Biography

    Philip Oakey (born 2 October 1955) 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. Oakey was among the most visually distinctive music artists of the early 1980s. At the height of their success, the Human League released the triple platinum-certified studio album Dare (1981) and Oakey co-wrote and sang the multimillion-selling single "Don't You Want Me", a #1 single in both the US and UK, where it remains the 28th-highest-selling single of all time. Oakey has been lead vocalist of the Human League for more than 40 years. With the band, he has sold more than 20 million records worldwide. He continues recording and performing internationally.

    Images Gallery

    Best Credits: 10

    Title
    Synth Britannia
    Self
    7.8
    2009-10-16
    1.1657
    The Human League: Live at the Dome
    Himself
    9
    2004-11-01
    0.5687
    Hunting Venus
    Phil Oakey
    7.3
    1999-03-30
    0.5815
    The Weekenders
    Specialist Meat Seller
    8.5
    1992-07-17
    0.3074
    Human League - Greatest Hits
    Phil Oakey
    0
    1989-10-01
    0.6046
    The Human League: The Very Best Of
    Phil Oakey
    0
    2003-09-29
    0.4193
    O.T.T.
    0
    1982-01-02
    1.3206
    Riverside
    Self
    0
    1982-01-04
    3.5925
    Jimmy Kimmel Live!
    Self - Musical Guest
    5.285
    2003-01-26
    101.9311
    Later... with Jools Holland
    5.9
    1992-10-09
    44.0777
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