Boy George

Boy George is a British singer, songwriter and DJ who fronted Culture Club, the pop group he formed in 1981 after performing briefly with Bow Wow Wow as Lieutenant Lush. Raised in Eltham, southeast London, he was part of the New Romantic scene. Culture Club's first two albums, Kissing to Be Clever (1982) and Colour by Numbers (1983), produced international hits including Do You Really Want to Hurt Me and Karma Chameleon. He began his solo career in 1987 with Sold, sang with Jesus Loves You between 1989 and 1992, and built a second career as a DJ. He took the role of Leigh Bowery in the London musical Taboo, and his score brought a Tony Award nomination. In 2024 and 2025 he played Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! on Broadway. The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors honored him with an Ivor Novello Award in 2015.