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Limahl

Limahl is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of C.C. Catch, Adam and the Ants, Giorgio Moroder, America and Beth Anderson. Those roots explain a lot about how Limahl arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as John Parr, Kim Wilde, Gazebo, Climie Fisher and Fine Young Cannibals, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lady Violet, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Limahl, reaching back through C.C. Catch and forward to Lady Violet. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Christopher Hamill, known professionally as Limahl, is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of the pop band Kajagoogoo beginning in 1982, before embarking on a solo career, releasing the 1984 hit "The NeverEnding Story", the theme song for the eponymous film.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
LimahlC.C. CatchAdam and the AntsGiorgio MoroderAmericaBeth AndersonLady VioletJohn ParrKim WildeGazeboClimie FisherFine Young CannibalsT'PauBelinda CarlisleCock Robin

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Limahl connections

Limahl grew out of C.C. Catch, Adam and the Ants, Giorgio Moroder and America, shares an orbit with John Parr, Kim Wilde, Gazebo and Climie Fisher, went on to shape Lady Violet. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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