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Trevor Charles Horn, born July 15 , 1949 in Durham , England , is a Pop Music producer and musician. After playing double bass in big bands and producing little-known artists, Horn had a breakthrough hit when he formed a band called the Buggles and released " Video Killed The Radio Star ". The song also appeared on the group's first album, '' The Age Of Plastic '', which was released in 1980 . Later in the same year Horn and fellow Buggles member Geoff Downes were invited to join the rock group Yes . Horn became the lead vocalist, replacing Jon Anderson . He recorded one album with the band, '' Drama '', on which he also plays bass on one track. However, he left after seven months, at the beginning of 1981 , to concentrate on his production work. He also completed a second Buggles album, '' Adventures In Modern Recording '', mainly alone after a falling out with Geoff Downes. Horn did work with Yes again, (co-)producing their next two studio albums, and also went on to be a founder member of The Art Of Noise . He is known for performing on albums he produces. Horn achieved his greatest commercial success as a producer in 1984 , firstly with the Liverpudlian rock band Frankie Goes To Hollywood , and secondly with the charity group Band Aid and their enormous hit " Do They Know It's Christmas ". In the UK, Frankie Goes to Hollywood was the best-selling band of 1984 ; the success of singles such as " Relax " and " Two Tribes " helped to bankroll ZTT Records , which Horn had co-founded in 1983 . " Do They Know It's Christmas " became one of the best-selling singles of all time. He is also most associated with acts like ABC , Grace Jones , Seal and Propaganda , but has also produced Dollar , Tina Turner , Lisa Stansfield , Tom Jones , Paul McCartney , Pet Shop Boys , Mike Oldfield , Marc Almond , Charlotte Church , T.A.T.u , LeAnn Rimes , and Belle & Sebastian . In 1982 he founded the musical publishing company "Perfect Songs" together with his wife, Jill Sinclair. He received a Grammy in 1996 for Seal's second album. EXTERNAL LINKS
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