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The Tornados | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Pop, instrumental rock, surf rock, beat |
| Years active | 1961–1967, 1975 |
| Labels | Decca, Columbia (EMI) (UK) London (US/Canada) |
| Website | thetornados |
The Tornados (the Tornadoes in North America) were an English instrumental rock group of the 1960s that acted as backing group for many of record producer Joe Meek's productions and also for singer Billy Fury. They enjoyed several chart hits in their own right, including the UK and US no. 1 "Telstar" (named after the satellite and composed and produced by Meek), the first US no. 1 single by a British group.