Tony Hadley

Biography

For ten years, suave Tony Hadley was the tone of voice and image of Spandau Ballet, guiding the one-time New Romantic act to global achievement, crooning a string of smash hits like “To Cut an extended Story Brief, “True,” “Gold,” and “With the Barricades.” Given birth to on June 2, 1960 in Islington, Hadley experienced won a little performing competition in 1974 along with his rendition of Gary Puckett’s “Youthful Lady.” In July of 1979, he became a member of causes with guitarist Gary Kemp and sax participant Steve Norman, who have been piecing together a music group that was shortly christened Spandau Ballet. The group would turn into a regular for the U.K. graphs and, although their achievement in the us will be limited, they do manage to rating using the mammoth strike “Accurate,” which strike number 4 in past due 1983 after topping graphs world-wide. With the past due ’80s, the hitmaking work was finishing and group people were pursuing various other passions. In 1991, hip-hop duo P.M. Dawn revived “Accurate,” sampling the tune because of their smash “Place Adrift on Storage Bliss,” with Hadley producing an appearance within the video. By this time around, Hadley had agreed upon a cope with EMI and released his single debut, The Condition of Play, the next season. A trio of minimal singles through the album charted within the U.K. — “Shed in Your Like” will be the many successful (though it failed to split the very best 40). Five years afterwards, Hadley returned towards the graphs with Tin Tin Out’s strike “Dance beside me.” He also released his second single outing that season — a self-titled record comprised mainly of addresses, including variations of Duran Duran’s “Save a Prayer,” Bryan Ferry’s “Slave to Appreciate,” and Tom Petty’s “Totally free Fallin’.” Though it would neglect to restore his industrial clout, Hadley continuing to execute live at Western european festivals and discharge records.

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#	Fact
1	Competing in the TV talent contest "Reborn in the USA" [March 2003]
2	DJ on the UK's Virgin Radio playing from 7pm to 10pm on a Friday night for the UK's Party Classics show. [November 2007]
3	He considers "Through the Barricades" to be Spandau Ballet's best song.
4	Has a daughter, Zara Katie Hadley (born December 21, 2006), with his wife, Alison Evers.
5	His favorite albums are "A Night at the Opera" by Queen, "Give 'Em Enough Rope" by The Clash, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" by David Bowie, "Abandoned Luncheonette" by Daryl Hall and John Oates and "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" by Frank Sinatra.
6	Winner of "Reborn in the USA", beating Michelle Gayle in the final in London, UK. [April 2003]
7	He was a member of Band Aid (1984).
8	He has performed with the SAS (Spike Edney's All Stars) Band.
9	Hadley's band, Spandau Ballet, had one UK number one single, 'True', which topped the chart for four weeks in 1983.
10	Has 3 children with his ex-wife, Leonie Lawson: Sons, Thomas Hadley (born 1989) and MacKenzie Hadley (born 1992), and daughter, Toni Hadley (born 1996).
11	Was the lead singer and synthesizer player of Spandau Ballet.



Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status	Character
Eddie the Eagle	2016	performer: "Moment"
Dolezal Backstage	2015	TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
The 5 O'Clock Show	2010	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Live from Studio Five	2010	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Alan Carr: Chatty Man	2009	TV Series performer - 1 episode
When Saturday Comes	1996	performer: "Build Me Up"

Actor

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Shoot the DJ	2010		Eddie Richards
Goldenpop: The New Romantics	2010	TV Movie	Performing Music Artist
Spandau Ballet: The Reformation Tour 2009 - Live at the O2	2009	TV Movie	Vocals
Gas	2006	Short	Builder / Dentist
Down to Earth	2001	TV Series	Tom Marshall

Music Department

Music Department

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Simpsons	2005	TV Series soundtrack - 1 episode

Self

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Daily Brunch with Ocado	2014	TV Series	Himself - Guest
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song	2014	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	2014	TV Series	Himself
The Alan Titchmarsh Show	2014	TV Series	Himself
SXSW Flashback 2014	2014	TV Movie	Himself
La pista	2014	TV Mini-Series	Himself - Team Leader (Tacco 10)
Soul Boys of the Western World	2014	Documentary	Himself / Vocals
Piers Morgan's Life Stories	2014	TV Series	Himself
Steamin' + Dreamin' 2: Cash Back	2011		Himself
80s Rewind Festival 2010	2011	TV Movie	Himself
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2010	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Greatest Christmas TV Moments	2010	TV Movie documentary	Himself
The Michael Ball Show	2010	TV Series	Himself
The 5 O'Clock Show	2010	TV Series	Himself
Sport Relief 2010	2010	TV Special	Himself
Alan Carr: Chatty Man	2009	TV Series	Himself
The One Show	2009	TV Series	Himself
Breakfast	2006-2009	TV Series	Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show	2009	TV Series	Himself
Strictly Come Dancing	2009	TV Series	Himself - Musical Guest
Celebrity Masterchef	2006-2009	TV Series	Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross	2009	TV Series	Himself
RocKwiz	2008	TV Series	Himself
Ready, Steady, Cook	2008	TV Series	Himself
The Wright Stuff	2003-2007	TV Series	Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself
Impact: Songs That Changed the World	2007	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two	2006	TV Series documentary	Himself
Gylne tider	2006	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Podge and Rodge Show	2006	TV Series	Himself
Now That's Embarrassing: The 80s	2006	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop	2005	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
DiscoMania 2: Don't Stop the Music	2005	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Live Aid Remembered	2005	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Celebrity Stitch Up	2005	TV Series	Himself
Ireland AM	2005	TV Series	Himself
Car Cruzin'	2005	TV Series documentary	Himself
The Band Aid Story	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself
GMTV	2003-2004	TV Series	Himself
SingStar Party	2004	Video Game	Himself (as Spandau Ballet)
Band Aid: The Song That Rocked the World	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself
All-Time Greatest Love Songs	2004	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Performer
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire	2004	TV Series	Himself
The Late Late Show	2004	TV Series	Himself
Today with Des and Mel	2003-2004	TV Series	Himself
Never Mind the Buzzcocks	1999-2004	TV Series	Himself
Liquid News	2001-2004	TV Series	Himself
This Morning	2003-2004	TV Series	Himself
The 100 Greatest Musicals	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Brainiac: Science Abuse	2003	TV Series documentary	Himself
Loose Lips	2003	TV Series documentary	Himself
Greasemania	2003	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Performer
Celebrities Under Pressure	2003	TV Series	Himself
Reborn in the USA	2003	TV Series	Himself
The Pop Years	2002	TV Series documentary	Himself / Regular Contributor
VH-1 Where Are They Now?	2002	TV Series documentary	Himself
Killer Queen!	2002		Himself - Friend of Freddie
When Shoulderpads Ruled the World	2002	TV Special	Himself
This Is Your Life	1999-2001	TV Series documentary	Himself
Searching for Roger Taylor	2000	Documentary	Himself
Young Guns Go for It	2000	TV Series documentary	Himself
Hunting Venus	1999	TV Movie	Himself
Top Ten	1999	TV Series documentary	Himself
Pebble Mill at One	1994	TV Series	Himself
The 1992 World Music Awards	1992	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
Spandau Ballet: Live	1990	TV Movie documentary	Himself (lead vocals)
¡1990!	1990	TV Movie	Himself - Performer (as Spandau Ballet)
Juke Box Jury	1989	TV Series	Himself - Panellist
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala	1989	TV Movie	Himself
Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation	1988	TV Special documentary	Himself
Queen: Magic Years, Volume Three - A Visual Anthology	1987	Documentary	Himself
The Second Annual Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert	1987	TV Movie	Himself
Tocata	1986	TV Series	Himself
Top of the Pops	1980-1986	TV Series	Himself / Himself - Spandau Ballet
Saturday Superstore	1986	TV Series	Himself
Live Aid	1985	TV Special documentary	Himself (as Spandau Ballet)
Wogan	1985	TV Series	Himself
Pop Quiz	1984	TV Series	Himself
Superstar	1984	TV Series	Himself
Steppin' Out	1979	Short documentary
Jazzie B's 1980s: From Dole to Soul	2016	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Children in Need	2016	TV Series	Himself
BBCProms, Last NIght from Around the UK	2016	TV Series	Himself
Sounds of the 80s	2016	TV Series	Himself - Special Guest
Loose Women	2003-2016	TV Series	Himself
National Television Awards	2016	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
The 80s: Ten Years That Changed Britain	2016	TV Movie documentary	Himself - Spandau Ballet
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!	2015	TV Series	Himself
The Nation's Favourite 80s Number One	2015	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway	2015	TV Series	Himself - Performer
Channel 4 News	2015	TV Series	Himself - Spandau Ballet

Archive Footage

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Granada Reports	2016	TV Series	Himself
Dolezal Backstage	2015	TV Series documentary	Himself
Pop Gold	2015	TV Mini-Series	Himself
Whatever Happened to the Gender Benders?	2005	TV Movie documentary	Himself (uncredited)
Favouritism	2005	TV Series	Himself
Top of the Pops 2	2001	TV Series	Himself
100 Greatest Number One Singles	2001	TV Special documentary as Spandau Ballet
Top of the Pops	1981	TV Series	Himself - Spandau Ballet

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#	Quote
1	[on his relationship with the reformed Spandau Ballet] I feel it's a bit like Phil Collins and Genesis, where we'll come together and then do our thing for a while. Now, we'll write new album and then tour again in a couple of years.
2	Just because I'm a Tory supporter doesn't mean to say I agree with every single thing that they do.
3	[on the 1980s] It was a very defining decade. If you look, the politics, the economics, the music, I mean, you know, really identifiable bands, and also Live Aid (1985), so that was a kind of focal point as well. But also, bands got loads of TV exposure, we were doing TV all the time and we were around for ten years. And even when we had a dip in records, unlike today where they'd drop you, that's it, sorry, you're unsigned, they would stick with you so you did have some kind of longevity as a musician. And also, some of the songs were really naff but a lot of them were really good.
4	I'm a frustrated drummer. I'm always trying to get on top of the drum kit but I'm not very good.
5	[on Spandau Ballet songs] They're quite grand. They're quite luvvie, really, aren't they?
6	[on Spandau's hits] They've stood the test of time, which is good.
7	I was touring Australia with Spandau Ballet and heard that Queen were playing at a big open-air festival in New Zealand. I flew over and got invited to the sound check. It was very Spinal Tap - a crazy entourage and different colored Smarties all separated out in dishes. Freddie Mercury asked if I wanted a drink. We ended up polishing off a bottle of Stolichnaya at the bar. Then he said he had a bottle of port in his room. "Darling," he said as we finished the port, "you must come on stage tonight. Do you know Jailhouse Rock?" Neither of us could remember the words. At the concert I stood at the side of the stage watching Freddie, the consummate frontman. And Brian May, off on those guitar solos. They were my heroes from childhood. Then Freddie flounced across to me and hissed: "Hadley, you bastard, I'm pissed." Then we did Jailhouse Rock. We made up the words. It was brilliant. Ecstatic. One of those nights you never forget.
8	In the beginning, my grandad refused to sit on the same carriage as me on the train, and I quite liked that really. That was what it was all about. But even by 1983 it was all coming to an end. We wore nice clothes and people were hoping I would marry their daughters.
9	I don't really care what people think any more. I do whatever I want to do now and I have the freedom to do it. I have been shafted again and again and I have learned the hard way with a lot of heartache and a lot of financial cost, too.
10	For me, everything about being a singer was about rebellion. The idea was to shock the establishment - you didn't want your parents to like the same music as you. That would have been a nightmare!
11	I always loved Duran Duran. Especially after what's happened with Spandau Ballet since, I wish I had joined them in the first place.
12	To be a pop star you've got to want it so badly that there will be nights where you'll just sob in bed over the disappointment.



#	Trademark
1	Powerful, smooth and soulful voice
2	Dramatic warble



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