Portfolio: Duran Duran

The English rock group Duran Duran. In the 1980s, the Fab Five (as they were then) led the Second British Invasion.

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Formed in the late '70s by keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitar player John Taylor, original singer Stephen Duffy and bassist Simon Colley were later replaced by guitarist Andy Taylor, singer Simon Le Bon and drummer Roger Taylor.

In 1981 they released their eponymous first album, which rose to Number 3 on the U.K. charts.

Nick Rhodes

Duran Duran's keyboard player Nick Rhodes.

Simon Le Bon

Duran Duran's lead singer Simon Le Bon.

John Taylor

Guitarist (and later bass player) John Taylor.

Nick Rhodes

Born Nicholas Bates, Rhodes took his stage name after a favored brand of keyboard.

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In 1982 Duran Duran's album "Rio" rose to Number 2 in Britain and Number 6 in the U.S. The album also featured their first Number 1 single: "Hungry Like a Wolf."

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Group portrait.

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Roger Taylor of Duran Duran.

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The group's first four albums (including the Number 1 "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" and "Notorious") also produced the hit singles "Is There Something I Should Know," "The Reflex," and "New Moon on Monday."

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Duran Duran in performance.

Their 1984 live album, "Arena," went double platinum in the U.S.

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In the mid-'80s, the band was starting to splinter. Duran Duran never officially broke up, but John and Andy Taylor went off to form the hard rock/funk group Power Station (with Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson). Rhodes, Le Bon and Roger Taylor formed Acadia.

"We split in two," Nick Rhodes told CBS News' Anthony Mason. "Three went one way, two the other. Actually, Roger was in the middle, in fairness."

Andy Taylor

In 1987, two years after guitarist Andy Taylor (left) and bassist John Taylor joined with Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson to form Power Station, Andy recorded a solo album, "Thunder."

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In 1988 Duran Duran (now featuring only John Taylor, Le Bon and Rhodes) released the album "Big Thing." It featured the singles "I Don't Want Your Love" and "Do You Believe in Shame?"