Thompson Twins

Thompson Twins were a British band which emerged in the 1980s in the immediate aftermath of New Romanticism, scoring a string of hits and conquering the USA and Canada in the process. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives in

Thompson Twins were a British band which emerged in the 1980s in the immediate aftermath of New Romanticism, scoring a string of hits and conquering the USA and Canada in the process. The band was named after the two bumbling detectives in Hergé's comic strip, The Adventures of Tintin. The group was formed between April 1977 and May 1993.

They were originally a new-wave act who, after the founding threesome moved south from Sheffield, had so little money that they lived as squatters in London, with the personnel rising to seven members. After a lucky break, they were signed up to Arista records and group leader Tom Bailey (born January 18, 1956) paid off four of the members in return for their instruments.