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    British singer; lead vocalist of Duran Duran

    Simon Le Bon is a British singer best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran. He has received several prestigious awards, including three Ivor Novello Awards and an O.B.E. from King Charles III in 2024.

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    singer

    singer-songwriter

    songwriter

    About the Simon Le Bon

    Simon John Charles Le Bon is a British singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia. Le Bon has received three Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. He also received an O.B.E. from King Charles III in 2024.

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    Simon Le Bon is a British singer, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran.

    Simon Le Bon has received three Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, and an O.B.E. from King Charles III in 2024.

    Simon Le Bon was born on 27 October 1958.

    Simon Le Bon is the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia.

    Simon Le Bon received an O.B.E. (Order of the British Empire) from King Charles III in 2024, which is a prestigious honor recognizing his outstanding contribution to British music.

    6 Quotes by Simon Le Bon

    1. 1.

      It worried me when Britney snogged Madonna. It looked a bit fake. It screamed ‘We’re in this for the money.

      Simon Le Bon

      British singer; lead vocalist of Duran Duran

    2. 2.

      We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops.

      Simon Le Bon

      British singer; lead vocalist of Duran Duran

    3. 3.

      That was the whole point in forming a band. Girls. Absolutely gorgeous girls.

      Simon Le Bon

      British singer; lead vocalist of Duran Duran

    4. 4.

      We were five heterosexual, good-looking men. We competed against each other for the sexiest girls… I won.

      Simon Le Bon

      British singer; lead vocalist of Duran Duran

    5. 5.

      I succumbed to hedonism.

      Simon Le Bon

      British singer; lead vocalist of Duran Duran

    6. 6.

      I think repeating yourself is a sign of old age, telling the same joke again and again. Especially if they’re jokes that don’t make people laugh.

      Simon Le Bon

      British singer; lead vocalist of Duran Duran