Bad Boys Blue ~ Lady In Black

Bad Boys Blue are a pop group formed in Cologne in 1984. The group performed many international hits including "You&a Woman", "Pretty Young Girl", "I Wanna Hear Your Heartbeat", and "Come Back and Stay".Bad Boys Blue was formed in the summer of 1984 by German producer Tony Hendrik and his lyricist wife Karin van Haaren.The original trio consisted of singers Trevor "Supa T" Taylor, John McInerney, and Andrew Thomas.Their debut single "L.O.V.E. in My Car" failed to make an impression in the pop charts but the follow-up "You&a Woman" was a success, reaching the top 10 in many European countries.The group has experienced numerous line-up changes. In 1988, Taylor left the group a year after being gradually demoted from his role of the lead singer. He was asked to rejoin the group the following year just for recording sessions for the "Hungry for Love" single that was to be featured on the group&first compilation album Bad Boys Best. Taylor&departure permanently secured McInerney&position as the band&new lead vocalist. Taylor was replaced by Trevor Bannister, whose function in the group was mainly to perform Trevor Taylor&hits in live gigs. It is during Bannister&tenure with the band that Bad Boys Blue began touring in Eastern Europe thus gaining much popularity there. Bannister left in 1993 and the remaining two members performed as a duo. During its entire South African tour, the duo was briefly joined by Owen Standing, who left the group shortly thereafter, and therefore was...