Simon Toulson-Clarke is the English lead singer and a founder member of the 1980s/1990s pop

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Red Box. He was educated at

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and in the late 1970s, he studied in

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at the

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where he formed the band along with Julian Close, Paddy Talbot, Rob Legge and Martin Nickson. He released an album in 1997 with Alastair Gavin and Phill Brown titled ''

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'', which was a tribute to American comic

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. In 2010, a third Red Box album was released, titled '' Plenty''. Toulson-Clarke and fellow band members Derek Adams, Paul Bond, Dave Jenkins, Sally Jo-Seery and Karin Tenggren are currently in the studio recording a new album.

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* Living people People educated at Harrow School Musicians from London English male singers English new wave musicians 1961 births {{UK-singer-stub