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Berlin


Known for their edgy, coolly emotive take on synth pop, Berlin gained fame in the 1980s with hits like No More Words and the Giorgio Moroder-penned Take My Breath Away. Showcasing the cherubically stylish lead singer Terri Nunn and led by bassist and main songwriter John Crawford, the group emerged from the Orange County new wave scene of the late '70s, combining hooky dance-rock with Kraftwerk-influenced synthesizer production. They broke through with their 1982 album Pleasure Victim featuring the provocative, tongue-in-cheek single Sex (I'm A...) and scored a Top 40 single with No More Words off 1984's Love Life. However, it was their 1986 hit Take My Breath Away (from the Top Gun soundtrack) that earned them both mainstream success and pop culture fame. In the wake of that success, the group broke up and Nunn eventually took control of the band name, issuing a series of Berlin albums without Crawford including 2002's Voyeur and 2013's Animal. In 2019, the core classic lineup of Nunn, Crawford, and keyboardist Dave Diamond officially reunited for Berlin's eighth studio album, Transcendance. During the late '70s, Orange County high school basketball player John Crawford was learning to play bass while recovering from a sports injury. His music teacher introduced him to fellow musicians guitarist Chris Ruiz-Velasco and drummer Daniel VanPatten. Soon after meeting they joined forces with singer Ty Cobb and formed the punk outfit the Toys. Over the next year, the band began to...

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