One area on which disabled people have made a strong contribution is in music, particularly pop music.
In addition, let's not forget the inventor of the record player, Thomas Edison
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Pop
A-MMike Nolan
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Disability: Epilepsy (source) Singer in Buck's Fizz Bucks Fizz website: Susan's Bucks Fizz Page |
Gary Numan
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Disability: Aspergers (source: Wikipedia list of autistic people) One of the pioneers of the "futurist" electronic music style, Gary Numan had a number of hits in the early 1980s - notably "Cars" and "Are Friends Electric" |
Merrill Osmond
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Disability: diabetes one of The Osmonds, pop band from early 1970's
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Scott Robinson Disability: dyslexia (source: CBBC News article) A former member of Five (sometimes spelt 5ive), a boy band popular at the turn of the 20th/21st century.
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Leo Sayer
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Disabilities: Had a number of hits in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including "When I Need You", "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" and "How Much Love". Returned to the charts in 2006, when a remix of "Thunder In My Heart" reached number 1. |
Toyah Wilcox
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Disabilities:
Several hits in early 1980's, under the name "Toyah" (eg "Thunder In The Mountains") |
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Mari Wilson Had a few hits in the 1980's, including "Just What I Always Wanted" and "Wonderful". |
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Will Young Disability: lisp (source: Wikipedia article on Speech Disorders) Winner of UK TV talent show Pop Idol in 2002. Had a number of hits, including "Evergreen" , "Leave Right Now", "Your Game", and "Friday's Child" |
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