The Human League is an English
synthpop band formed in 1977. Originally a minimal
Post-Punk synthesiser-based group from Sheffield, UK, they became one of the most successful
New Wave acts of the 80s. The only consistent band member is vocalist and songwriter
Phil Oakey. The band's best known configuration was their 1980-1985 lineup of Phillip Oakey (vocals), Joanne Catherall (vocals), Susanne Sulley (vocals), Phillip Adrian Wright (keyboards), Jo Callis (guitar, keyboards) and Ian Burden (bass). Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh were both working as computer programmers in 1977,…
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