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Virgin Atlantic celebrated their return to the South African skies by bringing some of the top 80s acts for a Rewind the 80s music festival. See Rick Astley, Nik Kershaw, Leee John (Imagination) and Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) meet the press in Cape Town. (Photos: Claudia Dijkkamp, Channel24)
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Martin Fry from the band ABC, Nik Kershaw, Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet), Rick Astley and Leee John (Imagination) pose with reps from Virgin Atlantic and Cape Town Tourism before the majestic Table Mountain.
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Rick Astley is best known for his massive 80s hits 'Never Gonna Give You Up', 'Together Forever' and 'Whenever You Need Somebody'.
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Rick, Tony and the rest of the artists (inclusing Belinda Carlisle) will be performing in Cape Town on 31 Oct and 1 November, before moving on to Centurion on 3 November.
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Nik Kershaw, best known for his hits 'Wouldn't It Be Good' and 'I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me' with Martin Fry, the lead singer of ABC.
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Rick Astley still has the same haircut he had back in the 80s. He joked that it was actually a wig!
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Cape Town Tourism backs the Virgin Atlantic Rewind 80s music fest.
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Synth pop band ABC are best known for their iconic 80s hits 'Poison Arrow' and 'The Look of Love'.
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Rick Astley famously retired from the music industry when he was just 27!
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Rick, now 46 years old, still looked fresh and youthful.
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The press conference was held at the penthouse suite of the Pepper Club Hotel, which offered a magnificent view of the City Bowl.
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We couldn't help admiring Rick's black leather All-Star Converse sneakers.
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Rick helps Leee John with the mic as he answers a question about Imagination's legacy.
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Leee John admitted that Imagination's biggest 80s hit 'Just an Illusion' is not one of his personal favourites.
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The artists brave the gale-force Cape winds for a photo opportunity!
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Rick was born on 6 February 1966 in Lancashire, England.
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His big hits came out of the Stock Aitken Waterman Hi-NRG songwriting factory which also produced hits for Kylie Minogue, Mel and Kim, and Donna Summer in the 80s.
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Centurion fans will get an extra treat as The Human League will be joining the line-up for the 3 November performance too!
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Belinda Carlisle was unfortunately absent from the press conference.
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Spandau Ballet are British pop music icons whose hits 'Gold', 'True', 'Paint Me Down'.
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