The Imogen Styles
The Imogen Styles | |
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| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genres | Electropop, synthpop, wonky pop |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Members | Christopher Dresden Styles (vocals/songwriting) Syma (vocals/eroticism) |
| Website | www.theimogenstyles.com |
The Imogen Styles are a UK electropop band consisting of Christopher Dresden Styles and Syma. The band cite Pet Shop Boys, The Human League, Soft Cell and Black Box Recorder as musical influences.[1]
The band was formed in 2005, when Christopher Dresden Styles was offered the chance to play a gig at an unsigned band night at Retro Bar in Manchester on Monday 11 July.[2] At the time, The Imogen Styles consisted solely of Christopher as frontman, along with a music stand, which was used to display the title of the song he was singing at the time.[3] All the music was supplied as a backing track from an iPod. After the success of this first gig, other gig offers followed.[4]
As an added incentive for people to turn up for The Imogen Styles’ early gigs, Christopher often arranged for badges to be given out to attendees.[5] The badges were often labelled with the gig number as a souvenir for those who turned up.[6]
In March 2008, Syma joined the band as an additional vocalist.
The band launched a new website in January 2012 which showcases new tracks and accompanying music videos.[7]
To mark Kylie Minogue's K25 celebrations, commemorating her twenty five years in the music business, the band covered the classic Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan duet Especially for You.[8]