Pete Byrne

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Pete Byrne
Pete Byrne of Naked Eyes.JPG
Byrne in 2011
Background information
Born
Peter James Byrne

(1954-06-09) 9 June 1954 (age 71)
Bath, Somerset, England
Genres
OccupationSinger
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1976–present
Member of Naked Eyes
Formerly of Neon

Peter James Byrne (born 9 June 1954) is an English singer best known for being a member of the pop/new wave band Naked Eyes. [1]

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Life and career

Along with Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith of Tears for Fears fame, Byrne and his future music partner in Naked Eyes, Rob Fisher, were members of a short-lived British group called Neon. [2] [3]

Naked Eyes' first hit, "Always Something There to Remind Me", is a synth-pop cover of the Burt Bacharach standard. [4] [5] The band had three subsequent top 40 hits: "Promises, Promises" "When the Lights Go Out", and "(What) In the Name of Love". [6]

Naked Eyes disbanded following the release of their second album, Fuel for the Fire (1984). [7]

Byrne is also known for an electronica recording of The Rolling Stones' track "Paint It Black". He wrote "I Am the Cute One" [8] for the Olsen twins' video, "Our First Video".

Byrne released a solo album entitled The Real Illusion in 2001; the album featured some of the last tracks he had written with Fisher for a proposed third Naked Eyes album.[ citation needed ]

In 2005, Byrne reformed Naked Eyes.[ citation needed ]

Naked Eyes released Fumbling with the Covers, an album of covers and Naked Eyes hits, in 2007. [7]

In 2008, Naked Eyes completed a US tour known as the Regeneration Tour along with Belinda Carlisle, ABC and the Human League. [9]

On 8 June 2021, Naked Eyes released a new album, Disguise the Limit. [10]

Discography

Solo albums

with Neon

with Naked Eyes

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tully, Jonathan (9 July 2009). "Naked Eyes' Byrne keeps his promises, promises with great show". The Palm Beach Post. Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Naked Eyes interview". Discog.info. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  3. ↑ DiGIACOMO, ROBERT (5 April 2017). "Naked Eyes talks technology and touring before Harrah's performance". Atlantic City Weekly.
  4. ↑ "Naked Eyes: Great South Bay Music Festival 2025". The Middletown Press. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "What are the best Burt Bacharach covers by indie / alternative artists?". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  6. ↑ "Naked Eyes". Music Charts Archive. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  7. 1 2 Johnson, Michele (3 March 2024). "Top 10 Naked Eyes Songs". classicrockhistory.com.
  8. ↑ Harris, Will. "A Chat with Pete Byrne, Pete Byrne interview, Naked Eyes, Regeneration Tour". Bullz-eye.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  9. ↑ Iwasaki, Scott (9 August 2008). "Crowd loves Regeneration Tour". Deseret News.
  10. ↑ "Disguise The Limit". disguisethelimit.net. Retrieved 10 June 2021.


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