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'''Pete Byrne''' (born June 9, 1954) is a Los Angeles, United States based ] ], and lead singer for the ]/] ] ], during the earlier years of the 1980s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tully|first=Jonathan|title=Naked Eyes’ Byrne keeps his promises, promises with great show|url=http://www.pbpulse.com/music/2009/07/09/naked-eyes-byrne-keeps-his-promises-promises-with-great-show/#more-22173|accessdate=20 July 2010|newspaper=Palm Beach Post|date=9 July 2009}}</ref> They are well known for their ] of "]". They achieved further hits also writing their own songs, including "Promises Promises" which also made it to the higher reaches of the U.S. ] record chart. '''Peter James Byrne''' (born 9 June 1954) is an English singer best known for being a member of the ]/] ] ].<ref>{{cite news|last=Tully|first=Jonathan|title=Naked Eyes' Byrne keeps his promises, promises with great show|url=http://www.pbpulse.com/music/2009/07/09/naked-eyes-byrne-keeps-his-promises-promises-with-great-show/#more-22173|accessdate=20 July 2010|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|date=9 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227055124/http://www.pbpulse.com/music/2009/07/09/naked-eyes-byrne-keeps-his-promises-promises-with-great-show/#more-22173|archive-date=27 February 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Life and career==
Byrne's music partner ] later became a part of ], alongside another singer, ]. Fisher died in 1999, following surgery. Both friends were formerly a part of the short-lived group Neon, with ] and ] of ] fame.
Along with ] and ] of ] fame, Byrne and his future music partner in Naked Eyes, ], were members of a short-lived British group called ].


Naked Eyes enjoyed chart success with their 1983 ] of "]". Naked Eyes released additional hits that they wrote themselves, including ] (1983).
⚫ Byrne is also known for an ] ] of ]' track, "]". He also wrote "I Am the Cute One"<ref>"A chat with Pete Byrne : http://www.bullz-eye.com/music/interviews/2008/pete_byrne.htm</ref> for The ]' video which was very successful.


⚫ Byrne is also known for an ] ] of ]' track "]". He wrote "I Am the Cute One"<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris |first=Will |url=http://www.bullz-eye.com/music/interviews/2008/pete_byrne.htm |title=A Chat with Pete Byrne, Pete Byrne interview, Naked Eyes, Regeneration Tour |website=Bullz-eye.com |accessdate=2020-05-22}}</ref> for the ]' video, "Our First Video".
⚫ In 2005, Byrne reformed Naked Eyes and released ''Fumbling with the Covers'' (2007) an album of acoustic hits, including reworkings of the band's "Promises, Promises", "When the Lights Go Out" and "Always Something There to Remind Me". Naked Eyes also performed on a US Summer Tour along with ], ] and ].


⚫ 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. In 2005, Byrne reformed Naked Eyes and released ''Fumbling with the Covers'' (2007). The album consisted of acoustic hits, including reworkings of the band's "Promises, Promises", "When the Lights Go Out" and "Always Something There to Remind Me". Naked Eyes also performed on a US Summer Tour along with ], ] and ].
Currently, Byrne is completing a new Naked Eyes studio album.

==Discography==
===Solo albums===
*''The Real Illusion'' (2001)

===with Neon===
*"]" (1980)
*"Communication Without Sound" (1981)

===with Naked Eyes===
*'']'' (1983)
*'']'' (1984)
*''Fumbling with the Covers'' (2007)
*''Disguise the Limit'' (2021)


==See also== ==See also==
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Pete Byrne
Byrne in 2011
Background information
Born (1954-06-09) 9 June 1954 (age 70)
Bath, Somerset, England
Genres
OccupationSinger
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active1976–present
Formerly of
Musical artist

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

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.

Naked Eyes enjoyed chart success with their 1983 cover version of "Always Something There to Remind Me". Naked Eyes released additional hits that they wrote themselves, including "Promises, Promises" (1983).

Byrne is also known for an electronica recording of The Rolling Stones' track "Paint It Black". He wrote "I Am the Cute One" 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. In 2005, Byrne reformed Naked Eyes and released Fumbling with the Covers (2007). The album consisted of acoustic hits, including reworkings of the band's "Promises, Promises", "When the Lights Go Out" and "Always Something There to Remind Me". Naked Eyes also performed on a US Summer Tour along with Belinda Carlisle, ABC and The Human League.

Discography

Solo albums

  • The Real Illusion (2001)

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. Harris, Will. "A Chat with Pete Byrne, Pete Byrne interview, Naked Eyes, Regeneration Tour". Bullz-eye.com. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

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