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Men Without Hats
Canadian synthpop and new wave band
Men Without Hats are a Canadian new wave and synth-pop band, originally from Montreal, Quebec. Their music is characterized by the baritone voice of their lead singer Ivan Doroschuk, as well as their elaborate use of synthesizers and electronic processing. They achieved their greatest popularity in the 1980s with "The Safety Dance", a worldwide top ten hit (No. 3 in the United States), and "Pop Goes the World". After a hiatus for most of the 1990s and 2000s, Doroschuk reformed the band in 2010, and released Love in the Age of War (2012). The group, based in Vancouver, has continued to perform, including tour dates in support of the release of two studio albums, Men Without Hats Again (Parts 1 & 2), in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
History
[edit]Early days
[edit]Men Without Hats was founded in Montreal in 1977, initially as a punk rock band featuring Ivan Doroschuk (vocals), Pete Seabrooke (guitar), Dave Hill (bass), and John Gurrin (drums). In 1980, Doroschuk restarted Men Without Hats, giving the name to a new synthesizer-based group that he formed with Jérémie Arrobas (vocals, keyboards) and his brothers Stefan Doroschuk (bass) and Colin Doroschuk (guitar).[1] Influences on this electronic ou
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Jean-Marc Pisapia
Canadian musician
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| Born | (1957-11-13) 13 November 1957 (age 67) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
| Member of | The Box |
Musical artist
Jean-Marc Pisapia (born 13 November 1957),[1] is a Canadian singer-songwriter and director. He is best known as the frontman of the new wave band The Box. As a director, he was nominated for Best Video at the 1989 Juno Awards.
Early life
[edit]Born in Montreal, Pisapia learned piano from the age of four and grew up listening to progressive rock.[2][3] He went to high school with musicians Ivan Doroschuk of Men Without Hats and Pascal Languirand of Trans-X and went on to study architecture at University of Montreal.[1][4][5]
Pisapia's father immigrated to Canada from Naples, Italy in 1952.[2] Pisapia has two brothers, Guy and Serge, and a sister, Christine.[2][6] His older brother, Guy, was the keyboardist for the first iteration of The Box.[7]
Career
[edit]In 1981, Men Without Hats frontman Ivan Doroschuk invited Pisapia to be a keybo