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Buggles
The Buggles were an English new wave band formed in London, England in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoffrey Downes. They are best known for their 1979 debut single Video Killed the Radio Star that topped the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in 15 other countries.
The duo released their first album,
The Age of Plastic, in January 1980 with Video Killed the Radio Star as its lead single. Soon after the album s release, Horn and Downes joined the progressive rock band Yes, recording and releasing
Drama in the process. Following a tour to promote the album, Yes disbanded in 1981. That same year, on August 1, the music video for Video Killed the Radio Star became the first ever shown on MTV in the US. The following year, the Buggles released a second album,
Buggles
The Buggles were an English new wave band formed in London in 1977 by singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoffrey Downes. They are best known for their 1979 debut single Video Killed the Radio Star that topped the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in 15 other countries.
The duo released their first album,
The Age of Plastic, in January 1980 with Video Killed the Radio Star as its lead single. Soon after the album s release, Horn and Downes joined the progressive rock band Yes, recording and releasing
Drama in the process. Following a tour to promote the album, Yes disbanded in 1981. That same year, on August 1, the music video for Video Killed the Radio Star became the first ever shown on MTV in the US. The following year, the Buggles released a second album,