We interview 80s singing sensation - the voice of the beehive herself, Mari Wilson. Mari talks about her new album, Girl About Town - her first LP of original songs for 10 years. She also speaks about her journey to stardom, from her schooldays reading NME in her history lessons to performing on Top of The Pops and her successful jazz career. She also recalls her time treading the boards as Dusty Springfield in the Dusty musical and in Taboo - Boy George's musical.

#MariWilson #dustyspringfield #beehive #choose80s

Festival interview (expect festival noise)Interview with Mel Gaynor, former drummer with Simple Minds, who spoke about stand-out memories from his career, including playing at Live Aid in Philadelphia in 1985, meeting Nelson Mandela, his musical inspirations and his new music. We chatted at the Rewind Festival in Henley.#SimpleMinds #MelGaynor #Aliveandkicking #80s #80smusic

FESTIVAL CHAT (expect festival noise)What a thoroughly lovely guy Peter is! We really enjoyed chatting to him at the Rewind Festival about his new music, The Jacksons, I’m a Celeb, Mysterious Girl and much more! #peterandre #90smusic #thejacksons #rewindfestival #choose80s

FESTIVAL CHAT (expect festival noise) - What a performer and what a lovely man! We loved chatting to Kid Creole and the Coconuts backstage at Chilfest after a fantastic performance. Such brilliant stories about people including Prince and Paul McCartney.#KidCreole #chilfest #80smusic #choose80s #80s

We had the absolute pleasure of chatting with the legendary Leo Sayer, and he has to be one of the nicest people we've ever interviewed. From unforgettable stories to fascinating memories, this is a conversation every 70s and 80s music fan will love. Leo joined us to talk about the release of ‘Leothology Studio Albums 1973 – Now’, his forthcoming final UK live tour, and his upcoming autobiography. Buy your tour tickets here: https://tinyurl.com/ypvv62mpPlus, hear his incredible stories about Elvis Presley, Muhammad Ali, The Muppets and Roger Daltrey, plus much more!#LeoSayer #70sMusic #80sMusic #TheMuppetShow #TheMuppets #ElvisPresley #MuhammadAli #Choose80s

Always a pleasure to chat to the ever-smart, always charming Tony Hadley. We met up with him backstage following his incredible set at Chilfest, performing lots of those amazing Spandau Ballet clips. Note: this was recorded before England exited the World Cup.#TonyHadley #Chilfest #spandauballet #80smusic #80s #Choose80s

What a lovely, down-to-earth and friendly woman Jaki Graham is. It was the first time we’d met Jaki when we got to interview her at 80s Classical at the Birmingham Symphony Hall (June 2026)We were set free to chat about career highlights, as well as performing with an orchestra and in her hometown.And what a performance she gave later that night on stage. Wow! Here’s our chat with Jaki.For tickets to the remaining 80s Classical gigs, visit www.80sclassical.co.uk#jakigraham #choose80s #80sclassical #80s #80smusic