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| − | '''Joy Division''' were a British post-punk band formed in [[Salford]], | + | '''Joy Division''' were a British post-punk band formed in [[Salford]], [[Lancashire]], England in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. The band's most successful release was the June 1980 single "Love Will Tear Us Apart", which was No. 1 in [[New Zealand]]. The band's seemingly innocuous name was actually the translation of a synonym for rape-rooms in [[WWII]] [[Nazi]] [[concentration camps]]. |
== Members == | == Members == | ||
| − | Ian Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was Joy Divisions lead singer. He died by [[suicide]] on the eve of the band's first US/Canada tour. | + | Ian Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was Joy Divisions lead singer. He died by [[suicide]] on the eve of the band's first US/Canada tour, after which the remaining band-members reformed as 'New Order'. Curtis was a [[conservative]] and supported [[Margaret Thatcher]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/oct/14/popandrock2</ref> |
== References== | == References== | ||
Latest revision as of 13:06, December 2, 2024
Joy Division were a British post-punk band formed in Salford, Lancashire, England in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. The band's most successful release was the June 1980 single "Love Will Tear Us Apart", which was No. 1 in New Zealand. The band's seemingly innocuous name was actually the translation of a synonym for rape-rooms in WWII Nazi concentration camps.
Members
Ian Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was Joy Divisions lead singer. He died by suicide on the eve of the band's first US/Canada tour, after which the remaining band-members reformed as 'New Order'. Curtis was a conservative and supported Margaret Thatcher.[1]