performing in London in 2001

performing in London in 2001

Boy George comments

George Alan O'Dowd
Born:
(now 50 years old)

In a nutshell [edit]

Boy George is an English singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s.

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  • 1982
    March 1: His band Culture Club released its debut album Kissing To Be Clever
    1 !
  • 1982
    September 1: The single "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?", reached #1 in a dozen countries around the world
    5 !
  • 1983
    "Karma Chameleon" became a #1 single in sixteen countries, including the US, where it stayed at #1 for three weeks
    9 !
  • 1985
    March 1: had a lead vocal role on the Band Aid single "Do They Know It's Christmas"
    3 !
  • 1985
    September 1: developed a heroin addiction, which caused Culture Club to lose its place musically
    -3 !
  • 1986
    July 1: arrested for heroin possession
    -5 !
  • 1986
    September 1: Culture Club disbanded
    -2 !
  • 1987
    Released his first solo album, Sold
    2 !
  • 1995
    released a rock-driven Cheapness and Beauty which was not successful
    -1 !
  • 2005
    October 7: arrested in Manhattan on suspicion of possessing cocaine
    -3 !
  • 2006
    August 14: reported for garbage duty, picking up trash for the New York City Department of Sanitation as part of his community service
    -3 !
  • 2007
    October 8: sued by an American club promoter from Warrington and ordered to pay £31,000 in compensation for loss of earnings
    -2 !
  • 2008
    December 5: convicted of assaulting and falsely imprisoning a Norwegian 28-year-old male prostitute in his home in East London
    -8 !
  • 2009
    January 16: sentenced to 15 months imprisonment
    -10 !

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