Philip Oakey

Philip Oakey
Oakey performing with the Human League in 2014
Born (1955-10-02) 2 October 1955 (age 69)
Hinckley, Leicestershire, England[1]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Years active1977–present
Musical career
Also known asPhil Oakey
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • keytar
Labels
Member ofThe Human League
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Philip Oakey (born 2 October 1955)[2] is an English singer-songwriter who is the frontman and co-founder of the synth-pop band the Human League. Aside from the Human League, he has enjoyed an extensive solo music career and has collaborated with numerous other artists and producers.[3]

Oakey was among the most visually distinctive music artists of the early 1980s. At the height of their success, the Human League released the triple platinum-certified studio album Dare (1981) and Oakey co-wrote and sang the multimillion-selling single "Don't You Want Me", a #1 single in both the US and UK, where it remains the 28th-highest-selling single of all time. Oakey has been lead vocalist of the Human League for more than 40 years. With the band, he has sold more than 20 million records worldwide.[4][5] He continues recording and performing internationally.[3]

  1. ^ "Hinckley Past & Present: Fascination with our home grown pop star". 6 February 2015.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (7 March 2024). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.
  3. ^ a b Robert Windle (2005). "THL Media Enquiries". Thehumanleague.me.uk.
  4. ^ "Human League Back In Big League". Contactmusic.com. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Human League record first album for nine years". Sheffield Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.