Gary Kemp

Gary Kemp was born in Islington London in October 1959 On his 10th birthday he got his first guitar from his parents In the 70s he and his younger brother Martin Kemp went to learn drama at Anna Schers acting school Then in 1978 Gary Kemp formed The Makers After Richard Miller left his brother replaced him on bass Thats when Gary changed the name to Spandau Ballet Spandaus break came in March 1980 when they were filmed for a documentary on ITV When the documentary was broadcast the record companies were bursting out of their ears They chose to sign to Chrysalis as they were offered the most money For 10 years they had hits like To Cut a Long Story Short 1980 Chant No 1 I dont need this pressure on 1981 True 1983 Gold 1983 Only When You Leave 1984 and Through the Barricades 1986 After Spandau Ballet completed a tour in 1987 Gary and Martin decided to go into acting once again They auditioned for the part in The Krays 1990 and in 1989 they played Ronald and Reggie Soon afterwards this Spandau Ballet would split During the 90s Gary continued to act most notably playing a part in The Bodyguard 1992 In 1999 Gary was involved in a court battle over 1000000 royalties against John Keeble Steve Norman and Tony Hadley his 3 other bandmates Gary won the case However in March 2009 all 5 members of Spandau Ballet called a truce and they announced on the HMS Belfast in London that they would be reuniting for a world tour later in the year