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Other appearances with Duran Duran include the SkyArts Songbook show, broadcast in 2008. Although Simon Le Bon had worked as a child singer, dancer, and TV commercial actor (via YouTube), by far his greatest earnings came with the early success of Duran Duran. Throughout the gig there were many winks to the decade where the band cemented their stardom.


Willescroft played on Duran Duran's Red Carpet Massacre album, then performed on The Red Carpet Massacre Tour and The All You Need Is Now Tour. Duran's iconic singer, who later in the gig couldn’t help introducing himself as ‘Le Bon, Simon Le Bon’, welcomed backing singer Rachael O'Connor to duet with him on the well-received Invisible from Duran’s 2021 record Future Past. He has been married to Yasmin Le Bon since 27 December 1985. He has also performed with Alexandra Burke, Alesha Dixon, Hard-Fi, The Killers and Jamie Cullum. He is an actor and composer, known for The Saint (1997), Donnie Darko (2001) and Layer Cake (2004). During Duran Durans hiatus in 1985, Le Bon drew media attention when his maxi yacht, Drum, lost its keel and capsized during the Fastnet Race, just off Falmouth along the southern coast of Cornwall. The Duran Duran singer looked dramatically different as he enjoyed sun soaked Italy with his wife, model. Simon Willescroft is a British saxophonist, whose work has included performing with Duran Duran.Īfter graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music, Willescroft is now a freelance saxophonist based in London.Īrtists Willescroft has toured with include Beverley Craven and Katie Melua. Simon Le Bon looked almost unrecognisable as he holidayed in Italy with his wife.
