Trevor Horn

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Trevor Charles Horn, born July 15, 1949 in Durham, England, is a pop music producer and musician.

After playing double bass in big bands and producing little-known artists, Horn had a breakthrough hit when he formed a band called the Buggles and released "Video Killed the Radio Star". The song also appeared on the group's first album, The Age of Plastic, which was released in 1980. Later in the same year Horn and fellow Buggles member Geoff Downes were invited to join the rock group Yes. Horn became the lead vocalist, replacing Jon Anderson. He recorded one album with the band, Drama, on which he also plays bass on one track. However, he left after seven months, at the beginning of 1981, to concentrate on his production work. He also completed a second Buggles album, Adventures In Modern Recording, mainly alone after a falling out with Geoff Downes. Horn did work with Yes again, (co-)producing their next two studio albums, and also went on to be a founder member of The Art of Noise. He is known for performing on albums he produces.

Horn achieved his greatest commercial success as a producer in 1984, firstly with the Liverpudlian rock band Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and secondly with the charity group Band Aid and their enormous hit "Do They Know It's Christmas". In the UK, Frankie Goes to Hollywood was the best-selling band of 1984; the success of singles such as "Relax" and "Two Tribes" helped to bankroll ZTT Records, which Horn had co-founded in 1983. "Do They Know It's Christmas" became one of the best-selling singles of all time.

He is also most associated with acts like ABC, Grace Jones, Seal and Propaganda, but has also produced Dollar, Tina Turner, Lisa Stansfield, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney, Pet Shop Boys, Mike Oldfield, Marc Almond, Charlotte Church, t.A.T.u, LeAnn Rimes, and Belle & Sebastian.

In 1982 he founded the musical publishing company "Perfect Songs" together with his wife, Jill Sinclair. He received a Grammy in 1996 for Seal's second album.

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