Simon John Charles Le Bon
b. October 27, 1958
Best known - Duran Duran & Arcadia
3 Ivor Novello Awards
including Outstanding Contribution to British Music
MBE from King Charles III (2024)
(Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)
Solo projects -
- "Grey Lady of the Sea" for the 1985 Whitbread Round the World Race ... The song was released in Japan in 1988.
- "Follow in My Footsteps" for the 1989 Requiem for the Americas by Jonathan Elias
- SYN Entertainment (S - Simon Le Bon, Y - Yasmin Le Bon, N - Nick Wood) launch in Tokyo, 1998
- SYN Records founded in 2000
- SYN produced the Duran Duran album, Pop Trash, and TV Mania, a project by Nick Rhodes and Warren Cuccurullo (2000)
- "Record Collection" is the title track for Mark Ronson's third album (2010) ... Simon Le Bon collaborated on the song. Mark produced Duran Duran's 2010 All You Need Is Now & 2015 Paper Gods.
- As of 2020, Simon hosts the music show WHOOOSH! with Katy Krassner.
On October 27, 1958, the world welcomed Simon John Charles Le Bon. On October 27, 1958, "It's All in the Game" by Tommy Edwards became the first song by an African American to land No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100. "It's All in the Game" also reached No. 1 on UK Singles. (Wikipedia)
Highlights aside, Happy Birthday Simon. May your day be filled with love, laughs, and content happiness.
"It's All in the Game"
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