MARC ALMOND

Marc Almond, born in Southport, England, formed the synth duo Soft Cell while a student in Leeds, England.  They scored a huge hit with Tainted Love, but sudden fame didn't suit the singer, who split the duo in 1983 to follow a solo career that allowed him to indulge his interest in torch songs and other melodramatic balladry. 

A Lover Spurned

UK, 1990. Parlophone Records (RPD 6229)
1. A Lover Spurned
2. Exotica Rose

This portrait of Marc was created by the French duo Pierre et Gilles, who were noted for their extreme stylised and airbrushed images.