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1980s Artists

5501 artists from this era

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Lord Tracy

Formed 1985

hard rock

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Snatches of Pink

Formed 1985

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The Bears

Formed 1985

power pop

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The Lover Speaks

Formed 1985

new wave

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Wihan Quartet

Formed 1985

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Nova

Formed 1986

hard rock

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Universal Congress Of

Formed 1986

jazz

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Hart-Rouge

Formed 1986

folk music

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Ahat

Formed 1986

heavy metal

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The Leaders

Formed 1985

jazz

Von Magnet

Von Magnet

Formed 1985

electronic music

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Mephisto Walz

Formed 1985

gothic rock

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Material Issue

Formed 1985

The Gruesomes

The Gruesomes

Formed 1985

alternative rock

The Proton Energy Pills

The Proton Energy Pills

Formed 1986

punk rock

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Talulah Gosh

Formed 1986

twee pop

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Program 81/82

Formed 1981

new wave

The Uptones

The Uptones

Formed 1981

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Factory

Formed 1982

Honey B and the T-Bones

Honey B and the T-Bones

Formed 1982

blues, rock music

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Plava trava zaborava

Formed 1982

country music

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Sexepil

Formed 1982

alternative rock

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Ramleh

Formed 1982

Final

Final

Formed 1982

electronic music

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