George Alan O'Dowd

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George Alan O'Dowd, better known as Boy George, is an English singer, songwriter, and fashion icon who rose to fame in the 1980s as the flamboyant lead vocalist of the pop band Culture Club.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf DJ
LGBT person
fashion icon
human
record producer
songwriter
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
ethnicGroup Irish descent
genre blue-eyed soul
new wave
pop
soft rock
hasSibling David O'Dowd NERFINISHED
Kevin O'Dowd NERFINISHED
Richard O'Dowd NERFINISHED
Siobhan O'Dowd NERFINISHED
influencedBy glam rock
reggae
soul music
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Culture Club NERFINISHED
movement New Romantic NERFINISHED
notableEvent Grammy Award for Best New Artist with Culture Club NERFINISHED
rise to fame in early 1980s with Culture Club
notableFor androgynous appearance
flamboyant fashion style
notableWork Boyfriend (solo album) NERFINISHED
Cheapness and Beauty (solo album) NERFINISHED
Church of the Poison Mind NERFINISHED
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me NERFINISHED
Everything I Own (cover version)
Karma Chameleon NERFINISHED
Sold (solo album) NERFINISHED
Taboo (musical) NERFINISHED
Tense Nervous Headache (solo album) NERFINISHED
The Crying Game (cover version) NERFINISHED
Time (Clock of the Heart) NERFINISHED
Victims NERFINISHED
occupation DJ
fashion designer
record producer
singer
songwriter
partOf 1980s pop music scene
positionHeld lead vocalist of Culture Club
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexualOrientation gay
stageName Boy George NERFINISHED

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Boy George birthName George Alan O'Dowd