British new wave and synthpop band from Liverpool (England), Dead or Alive was
formed in 1980 on the initiative of Pete Burns (singer and lyricist), whose
androgynous appearance quickly drew comparisons with Culture Club and its lead
singer Boy George. The first singles, such as "I'm Falling", "Number Eleven",
"It's Been Hours Now" and "The Stranger", went relatively unnoticed, and it
wasn't until the release of the first album that the band really began to make a
name for themselves, Sophisticated Boom Boom (#29) in 1983 that the band broke
into the charts thanks to the success ...