Roland Orzabal

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Roland Orzabal is a British singer-songwriter, musician, and producer, most famously known as one half of the internationally popular outfit Tears For Fears which he co-founded in 1981 with Curt Smith. Born in Plymouth, England, Orzabal's family moved to Bath when he was a child. As a teenager, he met Smith and the pair later formed the ska band Graduate in the late 1970s. The five-piece band released one album, 1980's Acting My Age and found minor success in continental Europe, but disbanded soon after as Orzabal and Smith formed Tears For Fears. The duo's first taste of success was in late 1982 when their third single, "Mad World" reached #3 in the UK. Further hits followed, and the band's debut album The Hurting reached number one in the UK. The band's second album, 1985's Songs From The Big Chair, was even more successful, spawning five UK Top 30 singles including the #4 hit "Shout" and #2 hit "Everybody Wants to Rule the World". Both singles reached number one in the US, as did the album which went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide. After a four year hiatus from the spotlight, the duo returned in 1989 with their third album, The Seeds of Love which also reached number one in the UK, propelled by the hit single "Sowing the Seeds of Love" which was a Top 5 hit on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite their global success, Orzabal and Smith parted company in the early 1990s. Orzabal built his own recording studio, Neptune's Kitchen, and kept the band name, releas

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