Curiosity Killed The Cat 1987-02-05

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Top of the Pops Archive
Jazz Pop Sophisti-pop

TYPE

Group

FOUNDED

1984

DISBANDED

2016

LOCATION

United Kingdom

PRIMARY GENRE

Jazz

11

TOTAL APPEARANCES

GROUP MEMBERS

Julian Godfrey Brookhouse Michael Drummond Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot

ARTIST OVERVIEW

Curiosity Killed the Cat were a British pop band formed in London in 1980, comprising singer Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot, guitarist Julian Godfrey Brookhouse, bassist Nick Thorpe and drummer Migi Drummond. The band achieved success in the UK in the late 1980s, with their debut album Keep Your Distance reaching No. 1 in 1987 and producing three top 20 hit singles in "Down to Earth", "Misfit" and "Ordinary Day". This was followed by Getahead in 1989, with another UK top 20 single "Name and Number". Read more on Wikipedia.

Timeline


Performance Statistics

Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

Mimed

6 / 11

Live

1 / 11

Music Video

2 / 11

Top 40 Breaker Clip

2 / 11

Screengrabs

1 / 11

Archived - Video

11 / 11

TOTP Appearances

Episode Performance archived performance image preview YouTube performance
Christmas 1992 Hang On In There Baby
Music Video
07/05/1992 Hang On In There Baby
Live
30/04/1992 Hang On In There Baby
Top 40 Breaker Clip
05/10/1989 Name & Number
Mimed
28/09/1989 Name & Number
Top 40 Breaker Clip
02/07/1987 Misfit
Music Video
18/06/1987 Misfit
Mimed
02/04/1987 Ordinary Day
Mimed
19/02/1987 Down To Earth
Mimed
05/02/1987 Down To Earth
Mimed
22/01/1987 Down To Earth
Mimed

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