- Born
- Birth nameAnthony Patrick Hadley
- Nickname
- Foghorn
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Tony Hadley was born in Islington on 2nd June 1960. He went to school with his future bandmates Gary Kemp, John Keeble, Steve Norman, Richard Miller and Martin Kemp. In 1978 the Makers where formed. Hadley became the lead singer of that group. When Richard Miller left on bass he was replaced by Martin Kemp. Then in 1979 the Makers were renamed Spandau Ballet. Spandau Ballet achieved major success in the 1980's with hits such as To Cut A Long Story Short (1980), Chant No.1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On) (1981), True (1983), Only When You Leave (1984) and Through The Barricades (1986). The band were together until 1990, when each member pursued acting careers and other musical directions. In 1992 Tony Hadley signed a solo deal, but unfortunately would never live up to the success he had achieved with Spandau in the '80's. In 1999 Tony, John Keeble and Steve Norman lost a £1,000,000 royalty battle with Gary Kemp. For many years Tony did not speak to Gary, but by 2008 they had made up their differences, and then in 2009 Spandau Ballet finally reformed, and went on a world tour.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Richard Baker
- SpousesAlison Hadley(July 31, 2009 - present) (2 children)Leonie Lawson(February 19, 1983 - October 15, 2003) (divorced, 3 children)
- Dramatic warble
- Powerful, smooth and soulful voice
- He considers "Through the Barricades" to be Spandau Ballet's best song.
- He was the lead singer and synthesizer player of Spandau Ballet.
- Hadley's band, Spandau Ballet, had one UK number one single, 'True', which topped the chart for four weeks in 1983.
- He has performed with the SAS (Spike Edney's All Stars) Band.
- He was a member of Band Aid (1984).
- 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.
- I always loved Duran Duran. Especially after what's happened with Spandau Ballet since, I wish I had joined them in the first place.
- 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!
- 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.
- 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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