Phil Oakey

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Phil Oakey

Born October 2, 1955 · Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, UK (age 70)

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 1980s. At the height of their success, the Hu…

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Electric DreamsElectric Dreams · 1984
Electric Dreams
6.41984
MovieRomanceScience Fiction
Miles Harding buys a state-of-the-art computer that starts expressing conscious thought and emotion after an interaction with spilled champagne. Things begin getting out of hand when both Miles and Edgar, the computer, fall in love with beautiful neighbor Madeline Robistat.
The WeekendersThe Weekenders · 1992
The Weekenders
8.51992
MovieComedyTV Movie
Two friends search for a quality sausage at an open air meat festival.
Hunting VenusHunting Venus · 1999
Hunting Venus
7.31999
MovieComedyTV Movie
Former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band for one final show.
Human League - Greatest HitsHuman League - Greatest Hits · 1989
Human League - Greatest Hits
1989
Movie
12 top hits from the English band Human League
The Human League: The Very Best OfThe Human League: The Very Best Of · 2003
The Human League: The Very Best Of
2003
Movie
The Very Best of the Human League is a DVD by veteran British Synthpop group The Human League, containing most of the band’s music videos recorded up to that point, digitally re-mastered. The only music video missing is Filling up with Heaven from 1995 which was excluded due to a licensing fee dispute between Virgin Records and EastWest. The DVD also contains as bonus material 4 notable appearances on UK BBC 1 flagship music program Top of the Pops and two songs from a live set performed on BBC 2 program Later with Jools Holland in 1996.
O.T.T.O.T.T. · 1982
O.T.T.
1982
Series
O.T.T. was a late-night adult version of the anarchic ATV children's show Tiswas, but made by its ITV franchise successor Central Independent Television. It was broadcast at 11.00pm on Saturday nights for one series in 1982. It was created and presented by Chris Tarrant, and also starred ex-Tiswasians John Gorman, Lenny Henry and Bob Carolgees. Helen Atkinson-Wood was the female sidekick replacement for Sally James, who stayed behind to present the concurrent and final series of Tiswas alone.

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