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    • 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 … See more

    Born2 October 1955 · Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
    InstrumentsVocals · keyboards · keytar
    LabelsFast Product · Virgin · EMI · EastWest · Papillon · Wall of Sound
    Member ofThe Human League
    Early life

    Oakey was born on 2 October 1955 in Hinckley, Leicestershire. He is of Indian, Irish and Malaysian descent . Oakey's father worked for the General Post Office and moved jobs regularly: the family moved to … See more

    Entry into music

    Oakey's entry into music in 1977 was unintentional. He purchased a saxophone but abandoned efforts to learn how to play it, and he had no aspiration to be in a pop group.
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    The Human League's Phil Oakey: Why I could live in …

    Nov 21, 2008 · The Human League's Phil Oakey: Why I could live in Liverpool. IT’S time to dig out the leg-warmers, back-comb your hair and revel in a bit of …

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      Philip Oakey & Giorgio Moroder - Together in Electric Dreams

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      Phil Oakey home: Human League singer lived in …

      Nov 5, 2023 · Phil Oakey lived in the north of England for many years. Phil Oakey found fame in the 1980s pop band, The Human League. The English singer was born in Hinckley, Leicestershire and settled down about an hour further north. …

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      Human League - Together In Electric Dreams (Rewind 2011, Henley)

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      The Human League's Phil Oakey is a man of letters | The Herald

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      Dear Human League, ‘Tell me when will I see you again?’

      Dec 17, 2021 · Phil Oakey from The Human League live at the Brighton Centre 16.12.21 (pic Andy Sturmey) (click pic to enlarge) ‘DARE’ contained four hit singles, including the No. 1 ‘Don’t You Want Me’ which is arguably the …

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