Gary Kemp is best known for his mega-hits with ’80s group Spanday Ballet, but now the star’s going solo with a brand new record set to launch later this year.
The True hitmaker has been working on his own music during the pandemic, with a new single set for release in March.
In an interview with The Sun, Gary revealed the record was largely recorded remotely, with a stellar line-up of musicians, including Pink Floyd’s touring bassist Guy Pratt.
Ahead of the album’s release in June, he shared: “I did a record, all remote. Well, a lot of it was remote, apart from in the summer when we could meet up.
“It’s finished and coming out in a few months. I roped Guy in.”
Last year, Gary revealed he would love a Spandau Ballet reunion but said it is up to former frontman Tony Hadley, who quit the group in 2017.
“Will the Spands ride again? If everyone decided to do it, I’d do it,” he shared. “I’m not trying to stop anyone. We tried to do it with a different singer a year ago – I didn’t enjoy it, I don’t think it works for us all.
“It’s got to be with Tony singing or not at all. Really, like it always has been, the ball’s in Tony’s court. And every bloke in that band knows it’s a great laugh. It’s just that some people take it more seriously than others.”
His brother Martin, who plays bass in the group, has also expressed hope that the group would reunite with Tony for a special NHS fundraising concert, following the coronavirus pandemic.
However, according to Tony, his days with the Gold band are over, with the star insisting: “I’m done. They want me back for good but it ain’t going to happen. I’d rather be happy on my own than be in that band again.”
After Tony left in 2017, the group continued briefly with replacement Ross William Wild, but called it quits in 2019 after admitting the new line-up wasn’t working out.
