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Trevor Horn

Record Producer / Songwriter / Musician | * 07/15/1949 (74) | Durham, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Trevor Charles Horn (born 15 July 1949) is an English record producer and musician. His influence on pop and electronic music in the 1980s was such that he has been called "the man who invented the eighties". Horn took up the bass guitar at an early age and taught himself to sight-read music. In the 1970s, he worked as a session musician, built his own studio, and wrote and produced singles for various artists. Horn gained fame in 1979 as a member of the Buggles, who achieved a hit single with "Video Killed the Radio Star". He was invited to join the progressive rock band Yes, becoming their lead singer. In 1981, Horn became a full-time producer, working on successful songs and albums for acts including Yes, Dollar, ABC, Malcolm McLaren, Grace Jones and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. In 1983, Horn and his wife, the music executive Jill Sinclair, purchased Sarm West Studios, London, and formed a record label, ZTT Records, with the journalist Paul Morley. Horn also co-formed the electronic group Art of Noise. Horn achieved hits in the following decades with Seal, t.A.T.u. and LeAnn Rimes, and produced the 2003 Belle and Sebastian record Dear Catastrophe Waitress. He has performed with the supergroup Producers, later known as the Trevor Horn Band, since 2006. Horn's awards include Br... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Music | Comedies

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Awards & Nominations for Trevor Horn

Commander of The Order of The British Empire Grammy Award for Record of the Year Juno Award for Songwriter of the Year Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical Grammy Award for Record of the Year Saturn Award for Best Music
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Movies with Trevor Horn as Actor(5)

TV Shows/Series with Trevor Horn as Actor(1)

as himself1999 Where Are They Now?

Movies with Trevor Horn as Crew(2)

Sound/Original Music Composer2011 Take Me Home Tonight
Sound/Original Music Composer2000 Coyote Ugly

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Full Name: Trevor Charles Horn
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Friday, 07/15 1949 (July) in Durham, Hertfordshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 74 years + 257 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
Member of: The Buggles, Yes, The Trevor Horn Band, Art of Noise
Record Label: ZTT Records
Siblings: Ken Horn
Other names for Trevor Horn (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"The Buggles"
"Trevor Charles Horn"
Trevor Horn frequently works together with these people:
Topher Grace (2x, Actor)
Lasse Hoile (2x, Crew)
Kathy Nelson (2x, Crew)
Steve Howe (2x, Actor)
Chris Squire (2x, Actor)
Rick Wakeman (2x, Actor)
Jimmy Star (2x, Actor)
Steven Wilson (2x, Actor)
Jon Anderson (2x, Actor)
Ashley Burnham (1x, Crew)
Ellen Cleghorne (1x, Actress)
David Crosby (1x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:203003, Added: 07/21/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024