The ' Flower Duet ' theme, taken from the French opera Lakmé by Léo Delibes, had already been used by composer Howard Blake to accompany British Airways commercials since 1984.

The Chess concept album-with vocals by Elaine Paige, Barbara Dickson, Murray Head and Swedes Tommy Körberg and Björn Skifs-was released in October 1984, selling two million copies worldwide.

* Greg Macainsh – bass guitar, backing vocals ( 1973 – 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994 )

* Bob Starkie aka " Bongo Starr " – guitar, backing vocals ( 1973 – 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994 )

* Graeme " Shirley " Strachan – lead vocals ) ( 1974 – 1978, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994, died in 2001 )

* Imants " Freddie " Strauks aka " Freddie Kaboodleschnitzer " – drums, backing vocals, ( 1973 – 1980, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994 )

* Red Symons – lead guitar, lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards ( 1973 – 1977, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1994 )

* Reni ( Alan Wren ) – drums and backing vocals ( May 1984 to February 1995, 2011 to present )

* Frank Bello – bass guitar, backing vocals ( 1984 – 2004, 2005 – present )

* Joey Belladonna – lead vocals ( 1984 – 1992, 2005 – 2007, 2010 – present )

* Danny Lilker – lead guitars, backing vocals ( 1981 ); bass guitar, backing vocals ( 1981 – 1984 )

* Neil Turbin – lead vocals ( 1982 – 1984 )

* Matt Fallon – lead vocals ( 1984 )

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* Colin Bass – bass guitar, vocals, keyboard, acoustic guitar ( 1979 – 1981, 1984 –)

It was Van Halen's first studio release since 1998 and first with David Lee Roth on lead vocals since 1984.

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On Peek's 1984 follow-up album, Doer of the Word, Beckley provided prominent backing vocals on the title track.

The band also worked on the Band Aid single at the end of 1984, with Gregory supplying vocals alongside Midge Ure and Sting, after a personal request from Ure that he attend.

* Mark Stein – lead vocals, keyboards ( 1966 – 1970, 1982 – 1984, 2005, 2006 – present )

* Carmine Appice – drums, vocals ( 1966 – 1970, 1982 – 1984, 1987 – 1988, 1991, 1999 – 2008, 2009 – present )

In late 1984, the band added former BMT's guitarist and Long Island native Tommy Byrnes on second guitar and harmony vocals, and after a European and US tour which ended at the New Orleans World's Fair, parted ways.

In December 1984, the band as it was disbanded and Kay and Wilk decided to continue on in early 1985 with a pared-down quartet that comprised: Kay, Wilk, Ron Hurst ( drums, backing vocals ) and Rocket Ritchotte ( guitars, backing vocals ).

His later novels included fixups such as The Beast ( aka Moonbeast ) ( 1963 ), Rogue Ship ( 1965 ), Quest for the Future ( 1970 ) and Supermind ( 1977 ); expanded short stories ( The Darkness on Diamondia ( 1972 ), Future Glitter ( aka Tyranopolis ) ( 1973 ); original novels such as Children of Tomorrow ( 1970 ), The Battle of Forever ( 1971 ) and The Anarchistic Colossus ( 1977 ); plus sequels to his classic works, many of which were promised, but only one of which appeared, Null-A Three ( 1984 ; originally published in French ).

Bodyline, a fictionalised television miniseries based on the " Bodyline " Ashes series of 1932 – 33, screened in Australia in 1984, to significant public interest and critical acclaim.

Under Ambrose's major influence, emperors Gratian, Valentinian II and Theodosius I carried on a persecution of Paganism .< ref name = " MacMullen1984p100 "> MacMullen ( 1984 ) p. 100: ‘ The law of June 391, issued by Theodosius [...] was issued from Milan and represented the will of its bishop, Ambrose ; for Theodosius — recently excommunicated by Ambrose, penitent, and very much under his influence < sup > 43 </ sup > — was no natural zealot.

* 1984 – The PKK in Turkey starts a campaign of armed attacks upon the Turkish military with an attack on police and gendarmerie bases in Şemdinli and Eruh

* 1984 – STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.

Per a News article on Page # 9 of the October 1984 issue of Acorn User, the Acorn ' Plus 2 ' interface was due to provide Econet capability.

Per a News article on Page # 9 of the October 1984 issue of Acorn User, the Plus 3 was originally destined to have used the Intel 8272 disk controller, ( and not 8271, which were in short supply at the time ).

* 1984 – " We begin bombing in five minutes "-United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.

He died of lung cancer in London on 1 January 1984 and was survived by a daughter, musician Sappho Gillett Korner, and two sons, guitarist Nicholas ( Nico ) Korner and sound engineer Damian Korner.

* 1984 – Matt McDonald, American roofing foreman and contestant on the 9th season of Big Brother

On May 21, 1984, during a press conference at which the Atari 7800 was introduced, company executives revealed that the 5200 had been discontinued after just two years on the market.

The system had been designed in 1983 through 1984 with an intended mass market rollout in June 1984, but was canceled shortly thereafter due to the sale of the company to Tramiel Technology Ltd on July 2, 1984.

The 7800 was initially released in southern California in June 1984, following an announcement on May 21, 1984 at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show.

Brunei joined ASEAN on January 7, 1984, one week after resuming full independence, and gives its ASEAN membership the highest priority in its foreign relations.

The U. S. welcomed Brunei Darussalam's full independence from the United Kingdom on January 1, 1984, and opened an embassy in Bandar Seri Begawan on that date.

His exploits had been gradually pushed backwards in time until already they extended into the fabulous world of the forties and the thirties, when the capitalists in their strange cylindrical hats still rode through the streets of London ..." In the year 1984 Big Brother appears on posters and the telescreen as a man of about 45.

Examples include Oshii Mamoru ’ s 1984 animated film Beautiful Dreamer, which is based on an episode of Rumiko Takahashi's manga Urusei Yatsura ( 1978-1987 ) that depicts the baku as a tapir.

Eleven days before On the Fastrack made its syndicated debut ( March 19, 1984 ), Holbrook met Teri Peitso on a blind date.

Miss Wood passed her research on to her student Belinda Quirey, and also to Pavlova Company ballerina & choreographer Mary Skeaping ( 1902 – 1984 ).

The band played in this style on their first four albums: Bathory ( 1984 ), The Return of the Darkness and Evil ( 1985 ), Under the Sign of the Black Mark ( 1987 ) and Blood Fire Death ( 1988 ).

Before becoming the studio host for The NFL on NBC in 1984, Costas did play-by-play of NFL games with analyst Bob Trumpy.