The lead vocalist of Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon, was born on October 27, 1958, at the Bushey Maternity Hospital in Bushey, Hertfordshire. He and his father both have the same birthday, by coincidence. He is the oldest of John and Ann-Marie Le Bon’s three sons.
His younger brothers David and Jonathan will come after him. Le Bon’s mother spotted and encouraged his artistic aptitude when he was six years old. She signed him up for a screen test for a Persil washing powder TV commercial, which was successful.
Le Bon also joined the neighborhood church choir at a young age, displaying an early interest in music. He was also trained as an actor.
Le Bon and Nick Rhodes started a band named Arcadia before Duran Duran reformed in 1986. “Election Day,” their lead single, made it into the top 10 charts in both the US and the UK. They issued “So Red the Rose,” their lone studio album, in 1985.
Le Bon has been a part of Duran Duran for all of the group’s studio albums, but he has also undertaken solo projects. He wrote a song called “Grey Lady of the Sea” for the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1985, and in 1987, he narrated a video documentary called “Drum” that followed the race. In 1988, “Grey Lady of the Sea” was made available in Japan as a single.
Is Simon Le Bon British?
Yes, Simon Le Bon is an English singer.
What happened to Simon Le Bon’s yacht?
On August 11, 1985, Le Bon’s 78-foot Maxi yacht Drum capsized in the 608-mile Fastnet yacht race off the south coast of Britain after the keel detached from the hull. Le Bon, who had been sleeping, and five other crew members were trapped in a small air pocket inside the boat as a result of the catastrophe.