DURAN DURAN has a total of over 80 million records sold, 18 American hit singles, 30 UK top 30 tunes, and a global presence which guarantees them huge concert audiences on five continents. They’ve managed to fuse pop music, art, technology and fashion with a unique sense of style and confidence. Princess Diana also admitted that Duran Duran was her favourite band among others.
Bassist John Taylor has said the original vision for the band’s sound was ‘to fuse the Sex Pistols and Chic’ after hearing those two bands back-to-back on a pub jukebox one night. They took their name from a character in the 1960’s film Barbarella.
Duran Duran's first album Duran Duran released on Mon Jun 15 1981.
The most popular album by Duran Duran's is The Biggest and the Best
The most popular song by Duran Duran's is Ordinary World
Duran Duran's first song Electric Barbarella [Radio Edit] released on Thu Jan 01 1970.