China Crisis are an English pop/rock band. They formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. Their output was pop music similar in style to that of New Wave but with strong similarities to the post-punk movement of the early 1980s, namely inclusion of a broader range of musical influences and occasional flirtation with political commentary.

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  • China Crisis are an English pop/rock band. They formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. Their output was pop music similar in style to that of New Wave but with strong similarities to the post-punk movement of the early 1980s, namely inclusion of a broader range of musical influences and occasional flirtation with political commentary. Throughout their career, China Crisis has seen moderate success in the United Kingdom, Western Europe, Australia and the Americas. (en)
  • China Crisis est un groupe anglais de Liverpool de musique Pop et New wave des années 80. Les titres Christian et King in a catholic style ont été bien classés. Leurs compositions douces et harmonieuses les associeront au mouvement des nouveaux romantiques. (fr)
  • China Crisis är en brittisk grupp bildad 1981 av Eddie Lundon och Gary Daly. Gruppen debuterade 1982 med Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms och fick några smärre hits med "African and White" samt "Christian". Det stora kommersiella genombrottet kom med Working With Fire and Steel 1983 och "Wishful thinking". (sv)
  • China Crisis è un duo new wave inglese formatosi nel 1979 e composto dal cantante e tastierista Gary Daly e dal chitarrista Eddie Lundon. (it)
  • Singles African and White UK: 45 Christian UK: 12 Tragedy and Mystery UK: 46 Working with Fire and Steel UK: 48 Wishful Thinking UK: 9 DE: 16 Hanna Hanna UK: 44 Black Man Ray UK: 14 King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) UK: 19 You Did Cut Me UK: 54 Arizona Sky UK: 47 Best Kept Secret UK: 36 Alben Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms UK: 21 Working with Fire and Steel UK: 20 Flaunt the Imperfection UK: 9 What Price Paradise UK: 63 Diary of a Hollow Horse UK: 58 The China Crisis Collection UK: 32 </div> China Crisis sind eine englische Pop-Rock-Band aus Kirkby, Merseyside, die 1979 gegründet wurde und in den 1980er Jahren einige Hits in die britischen Charts brachte. Ihr bekanntester Song ist wohl „Wishful Thinking“, der als Single bis auf Platz 9 kam. China Crisis waren eine der ersten Formationen im Bereich der damals noch neuen elektronischen Musik. Ihr Stil war romantischer Poprock des New Wave, beeinflusst aus unterschiedlichen Richtungen wie Jazz, Progrock und speziell von der US-amerikanischen Band Steely Dan. (de)
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  • China Crisis are an English pop/rock band. They formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. Their output was pop music similar in style to that of New Wave but with strong similarities to the post-punk movement of the early 1980s, namely inclusion of a broader range of musical influences and occasional flirtation with political commentary. (en)
  • China Crisis est un groupe anglais de Liverpool de musique Pop et New wave des années 80. Les titres Christian et King in a catholic style ont été bien classés. (fr)
  • China Crisis är en brittisk grupp bildad 1981 av Eddie Lundon och Gary Daly. (sv)
  • China Crisis è un duo new wave inglese formatosi nel 1979 e composto dal cantante e tastierista Gary Daly e dal chitarrista Eddie Lundon. (it)
  • Singles African and White UK: 45 Christian UK: 12 Tragedy and Mystery UK: 46 Working with Fire and Steel UK: 48 Wishful Thinking UK: 9 DE: 16 Hanna Hanna UK: 44 Black Man Ray UK: 14 King in a Catholic Style (Wake Up) UK: 19 You Did Cut Me UK: 54 Arizona Sky UK: 47 Best Kept Secret UK: 36 Alben Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms UK: 21 Working with Fire and Steel UK: 20 Flaunt the Imperfection UK: 9 What Price Paradise UK: 63 Diary of a Hollow Horse UK: 58 The China Crisis Collection UK: 32 </div> China Crisis sind eine englische Pop-Rock-Band aus Kirkby, Merseyside, die 1979 gegründet wurde und in den 1980er Jahren einige Hits in die britischen Charts brachte. (de)
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