Bang was a

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male vocal duo, consisting of Paul Stevens (vocals, guitar) (according to ''

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'' "Top Pop Singles" and several other unofficial sources, his real name is Thanos Calliris) and Billy Adams (Vassilis Dertilis) (keyboards). They had

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success with the

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"You're the One", released on the

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. It entered the

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on 6 May 1989, reaching #74. It was in the chart for two weeks. The

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of the 7" version was "Don't Burn Down the Bridge", with the 12" having an additional

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version. They represented

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in the ESC 1987 and had minor success in

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and

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Biography

Bang was formed in 1987 consisting of members

Thanos Kalliris Athanasios 'Thanos' Kalliris (Greek: Θάνος Καλλίρης, born August 13, 1962) is a Greek singer who was born in Athens. His father was a guitarist and composer, Titos Kalliris (1934–2013). In the 1980s, he was a part of the pop music ...

, Vasilis Dertilis and Michalis Capoulas. The band's first release was "Run for Your Love" on

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. Capoulas left soon after and the band became a duo. In 1987, the duo competed in the Greek selection for the

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. Their song, "

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", a pop/funk dance anthem was a success and the duo, along with Thanos' sister Katerina Kalliri,

Mariana Efstratiou Maria-Anastasia (Mariana) Efstratiou ( el, Μαριάνα Ευστρατίου) (born 17 April 1955 in Athens) is a Greek singer, connected on several occasions with the Eurovision Song Contest. In 1987 she appeared as a backing singer for the d ...

(who would later represent Greece in Eurovision 1989 & 1996) and Laura Burke doing the backing vocals, travelled to

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for the contest. The song started in Brussels with high hopes and good reviews, but scored only 64 points, reaching the 10th place. That however was a good result for a Greek entry at the time and the band was a massive hit back home. Bang pursued an international career and worked with

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and others. Until 1991, they issued 3 LPs and many maxi-singles in Greece, Europe, USA and Japan. For their single "Holding My Heart", they had a video clip entirely shot in Hollywood and the single "You're the One" entered the UK Top 75 singles chart. Bang is the only Greek pop act that toured Japan. In 1990, they released the

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, ''Clockwise'', on the German

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label. They also had a minor hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 with "Holding My Heart", which peaked at #93. From 1992, Thanos followed a solo career becoming one of the most popular pop singers in Greece during the 1990s.

Discography

References

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