In 1978,
John Taylor (guitar),
Nick Rhodes (keyboard) and Stephen Duffy (vocals & bass) formed a band called "
Duran Duran." But in 1979, before Duran Duran became wildly succesful, Duffy moved on.
He formed "
Tin Tin" in 1982 and within 24 hours had recorded "Kiss Me," which peaked at 155 in the UK charts. Signed to
Sire Records in America the following year, the single became a club hit.
In 1984,
Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy was signed to
10 Records. In 1985, a new version of "Kiss Me" made it to number 22 inside a week. Within three it hit silver (250,000). During his time at 10 he released three albums and a slew of singles attributed to
Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy,
Stephen Duffy and
Dr. Calculus.
1987 saw formation of
The Lilac Time which generated several releases before eventually splitting up in 1991. He resumed his solo career as
Duffy.
In 1999, he came across an early (1978-1979) Duran Duran tape in storage and met up with former bandmate
Nick Rhodes. The two decided to revisit and re-record their earlier material. The result was the album "Dark Circles" under the name "
The Devils."
Duffy's journey continues... most notably (chartwise) producing material for
Robbie Williams.