English new wave band formed in London in 1981. Lineup: Boy George (George O'Dowd, vocals), Roy Hay (guitar/keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass), and Jon Moss (drums). Defined by Boy George's gender-blurring fashion sense and the band's pop-soul-reggae fusion.
Seven studio albums between Kissing to Be Clever (1982) and Life (2018). Commercial peak: Colour by Numbers (1983, featuring "Karma Chameleon") and Waking Up with the House on Fire (1984). The band split in 1986 amid Boy George's heroin addiction, reunited periodically through the 1990s and 2000s.
