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Geoffrey Downes (born 25 August 1952) is an English keyboardist who gained fame as a member of the new wave group The Buggles with Trevor Horn, the progressive rock band Yes, and the supergroup Asia. Born in Stockport, Downes moved to London to pursue a music career. In 1977, he formed The Buggles with Horn and enjoyed success with their first album The Age of Plastic (1980) which included the worldwide hit single "Video Killed the Radio Star". In May 1980, Downes joined Yes with Horn and recorded Drama (1980). After Yes disbanded in 1981, Downes helped Trevor Horn to produce a second Buggles album, Adventures in Modern Recording (1981) although he was only primarily involved for half of it, and co-founded Asia with ex-Yes fellow musician Steve Howe. He left Asia in 1986, rejoined in 1990,

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  • Geoff Downes (en)
  • جيف داونز (ar)
  • Geoff Downes (ca)
  • Geoff Downes (cs)
  • Geoff Downes (de)
  • Geoff Downes (es)
  • Geoff Downes (in)
  • Geoff Downes (it)
  • Geoff Downes (fr)
  • 제프 다운스 (ko)
  • ジェフ・ダウンズ (ja)
  • Geoff Downes (nl)
  • Geoff Downes (pl)
  • Даунс, Джеффри (ru)
  • Geoff Downes (pt)
  • Geoffrey Downes (sv)
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  • Geoff Downes és un teclista de rock britànic. (ca)
  • Geoffrey „Geoff“ Downes (* 25. srpna 1952 Stockport) je britský rockový klávesista, skladatel a hudební producent. Je známý především jako člen skupin Asia, a Yes. V Yes hrál v letech 1980 a 1981, kdy kapela vydala album Drama, opětovně se k této skupině připojil v roce 2011 a nahrál s ní desku Fly from Here. Od konce 80. let vydává rovněž vlastní sólové desky. (cs)
  • جيف داونز (بالإنجليزية: Geoff Downes)‏ هو ‏ ومنتج أسطوانات بريطاني، ولد في 25 أغسطس 1952 في ستوكبورت في المملكة المتحدة. (ar)
  • Geoffrey Downes (* 25. August 1952 in Stockport, Cheshire) ist ein britischer Rock-Keyboarder. (de)
  • Geoff Downes es un tecladista de rock británico. (es)
  • Geoffrey Downes (lahir 15 Juli 1952 di Stockport, Inggris) adalah pemain keyboards yang pernah tergabung di kelompok-kelompok Yes dan The Buggles. Saat ini Downes memimpin band Asia. Terakhir juga diumumkan bahwa ia bergabung dengan kelompok White pimpinan drummer Yes pada tahun 2005. * l * * s (in)
  • Geoffrey Downes, né le 25 août 1952 à Stockport en Angleterre (Cheshire), est un claviériste britannique qui a œuvré avec les groupes The Buggles, Yes et Asia. Il a aussi enregistré avec le bassiste John Wetton, en parallèle à leur travail avec Asia, plusieurs albums sous le nom d'Icon. (fr)
  • 제프 다운스(Geoff Downes, 1952년 8월 25일 ~ )는 뉴 웨이브 그룹 트레버 혼과 함께한 버글스, 프로그레시브 록 밴드 예스, 슈퍼그룹 아시아로 명성을 얻은 영국의 키보드 연주자, 작곡가, 음반 프로듀서다. 스톡포트에서 태어난 다운스는 음악 경력을 쌓기 위해 런던으로 이주했다. 1977년, 그는 혼과 함께 버글스를 결성했고, 그들의 첫 음반 《The Age of Plastic》으로 성공을 누렸으며, 이 음반에는 세계적으로 히트한 싱글 〈〉가 수록되어 있다. 1980년 5월 다운스는 예스와 혼과 함께 《Drama》(1980년)를 녹음했다. 예스가 1981년 해체된 후 다운스는 트레버 혼이 비록 주로 절반밖에 관여하지 않았지만 두 번째 버글스의 음반 Adventures in Modern Recording(1981년)을 제작하도록 도왔고, 전 예스 동료 음악가 스티브 하우와 아시아를 공동 결성했다. 그는 1986년에 아시아를 떠났고 1990년에 다시 합류했고 그 이후 여러 장의 솔로 음반을 발매했고 마이크 올드필드와 를 포함한 몇몇 아티스트들을 위해 제작했다. (ko)
  • Geoffrey "Geoff" Downes (Stockport, 25 agosto 1952) è un tastierista e produttore discografico britannico, celebre per essere fondatore della rock band Asia. (it)
  • ジェフ・ダウンズ（Geoff Downes, 1952年8月25日 - ）は、イングランド出身のロックミュージシャン、キーボーディスト、音楽プロデューサー。 主にプログレッシブ・ロックの分野で活動。バグルス時代に楽曲「ラジオ・スターの悲劇」がヒット、その後結成した「エイジア」で世界的な成功を収める。2010年代から同国のトップグループ「イエス」に復帰した。 (ja)
  • Geoffrey "Geoff" Downes (Stockport, 25 augustus 1952) is een Brits toetsenist. (nl)
  • Geoffrey Downes (ur. 25 sierpnia 1952 w Stockport) – brytyjski klawiszowiec znany z występów w zespołach Asia, Yes oraz The Buggles. (pl)
  • Geoffrey Downes (Stockport, 25 de agosto de 1952) é um tecladista britânico de rock progressivo, melhor conhecido pela sua participação no Asia e rápida passagem no Yes em 1980. (pt)
  • Geoffrey Downes (born 25 August 1952) is an English keyboardist who gained fame as a member of the new wave group The Buggles with Trevor Horn, the progressive rock band Yes, and the supergroup Asia. Born in Stockport, Downes moved to London to pursue a music career. In 1977, he formed The Buggles with Horn and enjoyed success with their first album The Age of Plastic (1980) which included the worldwide hit single "Video Killed the Radio Star". In May 1980, Downes joined Yes with Horn and recorded Drama (1980). After Yes disbanded in 1981, Downes helped Trevor Horn to produce a second Buggles album, Adventures in Modern Recording (1981) although he was only primarily involved for half of it, and co-founded Asia with ex-Yes fellow musician Steve Howe. He left Asia in 1986, rejoined in 1990, (en)
  • Geoffrey "Geoff" Downes, född 25 augusti 1952 i Stockport, Greater Manchester, är en brittisk keyboardist, låtskrivare och producent. Han är främst känd från banden The Buggles och Asia men har även spelat en tid med Yes och gett ut ett antal soloskivor. Downes inledde sin karriär i new wave-bandet The Buggles, som han bildade med Trevor Horn 1977. Duon fick 1979 en hit med singeln "Video Killed the Radio Star". 1980 värvades de båda till progrockgruppen Yes, där Downes ersatte Rick Wakeman. Han medverkade på albumet Drama och en efterföljande turné. (sv)
  • Дже́ффри (Джефф) Да́унс (англ. Geoffrey Downes; 25 августа 1952, Стокпорт, Чешир, Англия) — британский музыкант, пианист, композитор и продюсер, попал в Книгу рекордов Гиннесса за использование 28 клавишных инструментов в течение одного выступления. В 2011 году Даунс работал клавишником прогрессив-рок-группы Yes. (ru)
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