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During the '80s, it was not common for women to front synth pop bands. As the lead singer of <a href="spotify:artist:28yIUgPYZqgJoNZjeBvrHn">Propaganda</a>, Claudia Brücken inserted a strong female voice in the male-dominated world of electronic dance music. As a teenager, Brücken was in a group called Haarstrauben; she was also a member of the Toppolinos. When Brücken joined <a href="spotify:artist:28yIUgPYZqgJoNZjeBvrHn">Propaganda</a>, she originally shared vocal duties with Suzanne Freytag. In 1985, <a href="spotify:artist:28yIUgPYZqgJoNZjeBvrHn">Propaganda</a> released their first LP, A Secret Wish. The provocative single "Duel" reached number 21 on the U.K. charts. However, the band began having problems with their label, ZTT, and Brücken's marriage to ZTT co-founder Paul Morley caused friction with the other members. Brücken left <a href="spotify:artist:28yIUgPYZqgJoNZjeBvrHn">Propaganda</a> in 1986. After <a href="spotify:artist:28yIUgPYZqgJoNZjeBvrHn">Propaganda</a>, Brücken formed Act with <a href="spotify:artist:78Ozb71IkZIlRDzyK9YNXx">Thomas Leer</a>, recording the album Laughter, Tears and Rage. But Act didn't receive the attention or airplay that <a href="spotify:artist:28yIUgPYZqgJoNZjeBvrHn">Propaganda</a> once did. In the early '90s, Brücken released her solo debut, Love: And a Million Other Things. However, shifting personnel at Island Records killed its potential of finding an audience. In 2000, Brücken toured America with <a href="spotify:artist:7aMhIMIxNLgrL48TaxkTBz">Paul Humphreys</a> of <a href="spotify:artist:7wJ9NwdRWtN92NunmXuwBk">OMD</a>, performing both <a href="spotify:artist:7wJ9NwdRWtN92NunmXuwBk">OMD</a> classics and <a href="spotify:artist:28yIUgPYZqgJoNZjeBvrHn">Propaganda</a> covers. Brücken also started co-writing songs with <a href="spotify:artist:2P4ndh6Wwh55HNBsOHxoWA">Humphreys</a>. Brücken eventually reunited with Freytag and Michael Mertens as <a href="spotify:artist:28yIUgPYZqgJoNZjeBvrHn">Propaganda</a> and recorded new material. ~ Michael Sutton, Rovi
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