biography
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Boy George
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popular name of George O'Dowd
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1961– )
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| biography:
| Pop singer and songwriter, born in Eltham, Kent, SE England, UK. In 1981 he formed his own band, Culture Club, and had a string of hit records including a No 1 single, ‘Karma Chameleon’ (1983). A flamboyant cross-dresser and admitted drug user, controversy dogged his career. Culture Club disbanded and he underwent successful treatment for drug dependence, re-emerging as a solo artist with the hit single ‘Everything I Own’ (1987). During the 1990s he forged a new career as a DJ on the club scene and gained international recognition. His album Essential Mix appeared in 2001. In January 2002, his musical Taboo, charting his own life-story in the world of pop music, opened in London. |
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