Simon Le Bon

Simon John Charles Le Bon (born 27 October 1958) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and lyricist, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the band Duran Duran and its offshoot, Arcadia. Le Bon has received three Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, including the award for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.\n', ' Le Bon was born near Bushey, Hertfordshire, England, the first child of John and Ann-Marie Le Bon, followed by his younger brothers, David and Jonathan. His surname is from distant Huguenot ancestry. His mother encouraged his artistic talent when he was six years old by entering him in a screen test for a Persil washing powder TV advert.[citation needed]\n', ' He was a member of the local church choir from a young age, but was also trained as an actor. Simon Le Bon went to Pinner County Grammar School, the same school that Elton John attended some years earlier. He also attended Nower Hill High School, the same school his mother attended. He worked as a theatre porter at Northwick Park Hospital Accident and Casualty, and also auditioned for a punk band at Harrow College. He appeared in a few television commercials and also in several theatre productions including Tom Brown\'s Schooldays in the West End of London.[citation needed]\n', '