Category Archives: Pop music

2018 ➤ The Spandau show must go on and Oh, the Wild voice! Oh, the Wild biceps!

TABLOIDS GET THEIR MAN: ROSS WILLIAM WILD
HERE SINGING The Show Must Go On, 2012

➢ A talented Elvis impersonator has been brought in to sing Spandau Ballet’s hits like True and Gold – Daily Mirror

Spandau Ballet, vocalist, Ross William Wild, Martin Kemp,

Spandau’s new boy Ross William Wild met Martin Kemp when they both appeared in Million Dollar Quartet

The identity of the new Spandau vocalist has been cracked: He is a 30-year-old former Aberdeen Grammar School pupil, born in February 1988, whose original name is Ross William Davidson. He has a sister Lucy Indiana Wild living in Canada (and it’s sheer coincidence that today he has a friend called Will Davidson). Ross trained for the stage at Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre from the age of 10, and then studied Musical Theatre at Glasgow Academy of Music Theatre Arts.

➢ “We first noticed he had such a fantastic singing voice when his voice was starting to develop” – Evening Express

Ross William Wild , Spandau Ballet, vocalist,

Spandau’s new boy Ross William Wild with Nile Rogers at Abbey Road Studios this year – at Instagram

✭ His first instrument was guitar when he was 8 and the first chords that he struck were the blues chords.

✭ Describes himself as musician, singer, actor, writer and adventurer. Tweeted that he enjoyed the Charles II: Art and Power exhibition at The Queen’s Gallery.

Spandau Ballet, vocalist, Ross William Wild

Spandau’s new boy Ross William Wild – at Twitter

✭ In 2016 he released his debut solo album Wild Tracks which includes songs written with Trisha Ward.

✭ In 2016 Ross played Elvis Presley in the hit West End musical Million Dollar Quartet and shared the stage with Martin Kemp when he took over the role of record producer Sam Phillips who discovered Presley.

✭ Above, Ross featured as the popular and handsome Daniel in the raunchy 2011 film Downing, where he has sex scenes with a woman and a man. He speaks with a clear Scottish accent.

➢ Hunky Ross regularly shows off “his honed physique in saucy social media selfies” – according to The Mail

Spandau Ballet, vocalist, Ross William Wild

Spandau’s new boy Ross William Wild on holiday in Barcelona – from Instagram

➢ Wild has trained in kickboxing and taekwondo at a high level since the age of 15 – The Sun

➢ View Wild’s selfies at Instagram
➢ Follow the new Spandau singer at Twitter

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2018 ➤ That Spandau comeback: breaking news about the venue

New Romantics,youth culture, London, Spandau Ballet, comeback, breaking news, concert, vocalist,

Click on image to visit Spandau’s website in a new window – from 10am May 31

➢ Previously at Shapers of the 80s: Whither Spandau? Expect a bombshell today!

➢ Previously at Shapers of the 80s: So who can fill Tony Hadley’s big Ballet shoes?

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➤ Still more unseen pix from the 1980 Blitz Club up for sale next week

ONE WEEK UNTIL YET MORE unseen Blitz Club pix by Terry Smith – this time in black and white – go on show at the Lucy Bell Fine Art gallery in St Leonards, Sussex. All for sale, various sizes, contact Lucy (pictured here) about the 7 June PV.

Blitz Club, Blitz Kids, Terry Smith, New Romantics, clubbing, Swinging 80s, fashion, history, journalism, nightlife, photography, Lucy Bell Fine Art,,
➢ Previously at Shapers of the 80s:
Days 1 + 2 of Terry Smith’s unseen Blitz Club pix in colour

➢ Previously at Shapers of the 80s:
Days 3 + 4 of Terry Smith’s unseen Blitz Club pix . . . plus the resulting Time magazine feature in September 1980

➢ Visit the Lucy Bell Fine Art gallery website

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➤ Meanwhile, a big treat for fans of Tony Hadley

Tony Hadley, album UK tour, pop music, London Palladium

Tony Hadley: I’m not bitter… Just reaching for the moon

OH THE IRONY! On the day Spandau Ballet post a tease trailer giving us a glimpse of their new vocalist, their former singer Tony Hadley puts tickets on pre-sale for his Talking To The Moon tour, seven dates from 8 October in Birmingham to 17th at Sage One, Gatehead – plus of course, polite cough, on the 16th at the renowned London Palladium!!!

➢ Tony Hadley UK tour tickets now on sale here

➢ Previously at Shapers of the 80s:
2017, Tony Hadley pulls the plug on Spandau Ballet

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2018 ➤ First glimpse of the Spandau new boy

Spandau Ballet, vocalist, new boy, pop music

Here he is: Spandau Ballet – The Next Line 6.6.18 – trailer posted at YouTube at 10:25am today… That haircut looks promising

➢ View today’s Spandau Ballet tease trailer for your first glimpse of their new vocalist

➢ Previously at Shapers of the 80s: awaiting the bombshell

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