Anthony Patrick "Tony" Hadley is an English pop singer-songwriter, occasional stage actor and radio presenter who first rose to fame in the 1980s as the lead vocalist of the New Romantic band Spandau Ballet. Hadley is recognisable for his suave image, as well as his powerful...
[on his relationship with the reformed Spandau Ballet] I feel it's a bit like Phil Collins and Genesis, where we'll come together and then do our thing for a while. Now, we'll write new album and then tour again in a couple of years.
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Just because I'm a Tory supporter doesn't mean to say I agree with every single thing that they do.
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[on the 1980s] It was a very defining decade. If you look, the politics, the economics, the music, I mean, you know, really identifiable bands, and also Live Aid (1985), so that was a kind of focal point as well. But also, bands got loads of TV exposure, we were doing TV all the time and we were around for ten years. And even when we had a dip in records, unlike today where they'd drop you, that's it, sorry, you're unsigned, they would stick with you so you did have some kind of longevity as a musician. And also, some of the songs were really naff but a lot of them were really good.
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I'm a frustrated drummer. I'm always trying to get on top of the drum kit but I'm not very good.
[on Spandau's hits] They've stood the test of time, which is good.
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I was touring Australia with Spandau Ballet and heard that Queen were playing at a big open-air festival in New Zealand. I flew over and got invited to the sound check. It was very Spinal Tap - a crazy entourage and different colored Smarties all separated out in dishes. Freddie Mercury asked if I wanted a drink. We ended up polishing off a bottle of Stolichnaya at the bar. Then he said he had a bottle of port in his room. "Darling," he said as we finished the port, "you must come on stage tonight. Do you know Jailhouse Rock?" Neither of us could remember the words. At the concert I stood at the side of the stage watching Freddie, the consummate frontman. And Brian May, off on those guitar solos. They were my heroes from childhood. Then Freddie flounced across to me and hissed: "Hadley, you bastard, I'm pissed." Then we did Jailhouse Rock. We made up the words. It was brilliant. Ecstatic. One of those nights you never forget.
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In the beginning, my grandad refused to sit on the same carriage as me on the train, and I quite liked that really. That was what it was all about. But even by 1983 it was all coming to an end. We wore nice clothes and people were hoping I would marry their daughters.
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I don't really care what people think any more. I do whatever I want to do now and I have the freedom to do it. I have been shafted again and again and I have learned the hard way with a lot of heartache and a lot of financial cost, too.
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For me, everything about being a singer was about rebellion. The idea was to shock the establishment - you didn't want your parents to like the same music as you. That would have been a nightmare!
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I always loved Duran Duran. Especially after what's happened with Spandau Ballet since, I wish I had joined them in the first place.
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To be a pop star you've got to want it so badly that there will be nights where you'll just sob in bed over the disappointment.
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Fact
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Is an active & devoted supporter of the conservative party.
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Nickname Tony 'foghorn' Hadley.
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Competing in the TV talent contest "Reborn in the USA" [March 2003]
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DJ on the UK's Virgin Radio playing from 7pm to 10pm on a Friday night for the UK's Party Classics show. [November 2007]
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He considers "Through the Barricades" to be Spandau Ballet's best song.
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Has a daughter, Zara Katie Hadley (born December 21, 2006), with his wife, Alison Evers.
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His favorite albums are "A Night at the Opera" by Queen, "Give 'Em Enough Rope" by The Clash, "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John, "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" by David Bowie, "Abandoned Luncheonette" by Daryl Hall and John Oates and "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" by Frank Sinatra.
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Winner of "Reborn in the USA", beating Michelle Gayle in the final in London, UK. [April 2003]
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He was a member of Band Aid (1984).
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He has performed with the SAS (Spike Edney's All Stars) Band.
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Hadley's band, Spandau Ballet, had one UK number one single, 'True', which topped the chart for four weeks in 1983.
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Has 3 children with his ex-wife, Leonie Lawson: Sons, Thomas Hadley (born 1989) and MacKenzie Hadley (born 1992), and daughter, Toni Hadley (born 1996).
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Was the lead singer and synthesizer player of Spandau Ballet.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Eddie the Eagle
2016
performer: "Moment"
Dolezal Backstage
2015
TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
The 5 O'Clock Show
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Live from Studio Five
2010
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009
TV Series performer - 1 episode
When Saturday Comes
1996
performer: "Build Me Up"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shoot the DJ
2010
Eddie Richards
Goldenpop: The New Romantics
2010
TV Movie
Performing Music Artist
Spandau Ballet: The Reformation Tour 2009 - Live at the O2
2009
TV Movie
Vocals
Gas
2006
Short
Builder / Dentist
Down to Earth
2001
TV Series
Tom Marshall
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Simpsons
2005
TV Series soundtrack - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Daily Brunch with Ocado
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2014
TV Series
Himself
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2014
TV Series
Himself
SXSW Flashback 2014
2014
TV Movie
Himself
La pista
2014
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Team Leader (Tacco 10)
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014
Documentary
Himself / Vocals
Piers Morgan's Life Stories
2014
TV Series
Himself
Steamin' + Dreamin' 2: Cash Back
2011
Himself
80s Rewind Festival 2010
2011
TV Movie
Himself
Most Shocking Celebrity Moments 2010
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Greatest Christmas TV Moments
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Michael Ball Show
2010
TV Series
Himself
The 5 O'Clock Show
2010
TV Series
Himself
Sport Relief 2010
2010
TV Special
Himself
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
2009
TV Series
Himself
The One Show
2009
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2006-2009
TV Series
Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show
2009
TV Series
Himself
Strictly Come Dancing
2009
TV Series
Himself - Musical Guest
Celebrity Masterchef
2006-2009
TV Series
Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2009
TV Series
Himself
RocKwiz
2008
TV Series
Himself
Ready, Steady, Cook
2008
TV Series
Himself
The Wright Stuff
2003-2007
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself
Impact: Songs That Changed the World
2007
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Gylne tider
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Podge and Rodge Show
2006
TV Series
Himself
Now That's Embarrassing: The 80s
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop
2005
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
DiscoMania 2: Don't Stop the Music
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Live Aid Remembered
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Celebrity Stitch Up
2005
TV Series
Himself
Ireland AM
2005
TV Series
Himself
Car Cruzin'
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Band Aid Story
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
GMTV
2003-2004
TV Series
Himself
SingStar Party
2004
Video Game
Himself (as Spandau Ballet)
Band Aid: The Song That Rocked the World
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself
All-Time Greatest Love Songs
2004
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Performer
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2004
TV Series
Himself
The Late Late Show
2004
TV Series
Himself
Today with Des and Mel
2003-2004
TV Series
Himself
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1999-2004
TV Series
Himself
Liquid News
2001-2004
TV Series
Himself
This Morning
2003-2004
TV Series
Himself
The 100 Greatest Musicals
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Brainiac: Science Abuse
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Loose Lips
2003
TV Series documentary
Himself
Greasemania
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Performer
Celebrities Under Pressure
2003
TV Series
Himself
Reborn in the USA
2003
TV Series
Himself
The Pop Years
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself / Regular Contributor
VH-1 Where Are They Now?
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
Killer Queen!
2002
Himself - Friend of Freddie
When Shoulderpads Ruled the World
2002
TV Special
Himself
This Is Your Life
1999-2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Searching for Roger Taylor
2000
Documentary
Himself
Young Guns Go for It
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself
Hunting Venus
1999
TV Movie
Himself
Top Ten
1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
Pebble Mill at One
1994
TV Series
Himself
The 1992 World Music Awards
1992
TV Special
Himself - Presenter
Spandau Ballet: Live
1990
TV Movie documentary
Himself (lead vocals)
¡1990!
1990
TV Movie
Himself - Performer (as Spandau Ballet)
Juke Box Jury
1989
TV Series
Himself - Panellist
The Prince's Trust Rock Gala
1989
TV Movie
Himself
Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation
1988
TV Special documentary
Himself
Queen: Magic Years, Volume Three - A Visual Anthology
1987
Documentary
Himself
The Second Annual Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert