Biography
Simon John Charles Le Bon is a British singer, best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia. In 1980, he auditioned to join the rock group Duran Duran. Before long, Duran Duran became one of the biggest music acts of the decade. By the late 1980s, Duran Duran’s popularity began to wane. In 1996, Le Bon branched out on his own and later the group reunited in 2001. In 2007, Duran Duran released their album, Red Carpet Massacre.
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?
2024
as Self
Forty years on from the release of the hit single by charity supergroup Band Aid, this documentary unearths 75 minutes of rare and previously unseen f...
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self - Duran Duran, Inductee
The 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony take place on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. ...
Duran Duran: A Hollywood High
2022
as Self
A feature length docu-concert film, Duran Duran celebrate their four decade long career, the release of their latest studio album FUTURE PAST, and the...
The Sound of 007
2022
as Self - Duran Duran
Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No through to Daniel Craig’s final outing ...
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony
2022
as Self - Duran Duran
The opening ceremony for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, held at the Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr.
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022
as Self - Duran Duran
The third day of the platinum jubilee celebrations continues with a spectacular evening of entertainment. The concert at Buckingham Palace features a ...
Radio 2 In Concert: Duran Duran
2021
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Highlights from Duran Duran's 2021 performance at the BBC Radio Theatre with a set including 'Hungry Like the Wolf', 'Notorious', 'Invisible', 'Ordina...
Duran Duran: Future Past - Live in Concert on DREAMSTAGE
2021
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Duran Duran comes to Dreamstage on October 21st, on the eve of the release of their already-critically-acclaimed 15th studio album: FUTURE PAST. Cele...
Duran Duran at the BBC
2021
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A celebration of the finest performances and appearances by the New Romantic sensations on the BBC. They came out of Birmingham in the early 80s, took...
Mark Ronson: From the Heart
2019
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Mark Ronson, hit songwriter and producer openly discusses his life and musical influences. With interviews from Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. Broadcas...
Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know
2018
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Celebrating Duran Duran with exclusive backstage access, interviews with the band and rare footage charting their rise to fame, and the highs and lows...
Duran Duran - A Night In
2018
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Duran Duran discuss their influences from music, film and art. Join them for a trip down memory lane to the key moments that stimulated their creativi...
Michael Hutchence: The Last Rockstar
2017
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Following an extensive, two-year Seven News investigation spanning four continents and five countries, hidden bank vaults housing Michael’s prized tre...
Duran Duran: Paper Gods Japan Tour
2017
as Self - vocals
An unofficial Duran Duran live album, recorded during The Paper Gods Tour at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan on 20 September 2017.
Duran Duran: Lollapalooza Argentina 2017
2017
as Self - vocals
Duran Duran's presentation at the Lollapalooza Music Festival, Argentina 2017.
Duran Duran: Lollapalooza Brazil 2017
2017
as Self - vocals
Duran Duran's presentation at the Lollapalooza Music Festival, Brazil 2017.
Duran Duran - Live at Eden with BBC Music Day
2016
as Self - vocals
Music legends Duran Duran brought BBC Music Day to a close with a concert live from Cornwall's Eden Project, which also featured performances from the...
The Music of David Lynch
2016
as Self - Duran Duran
The David Lynch Foundation celebrates its 10th anniversary with an exploration of the director's use of immersive and ambient sound in his films, "Twi...
Duran Duran: Life Is Beautiful Festival
2015
as Self - vocals
Recorded live at Life Is Beautiful Festival, Downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, USA, September 26th, 2015. Setlist: 01. Paper Gods, 02. Hungry Like Th...
Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker
2015
as Self (archive footage)
King of disco in the 70s with the band Chic, producer of Bowie, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and many others... Nile Rodgers is ...
Duran Duran: Unstaged
2014
as Self - Vocals
Duran Duran: Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during th...
Duran Duran: Unstaged
2014
Music
Duran Duran: Unstaged is a multimedia event that takes the audience on a cinematic journey with one of the most successful acts in the world during th...
The Sound of Change Live
2013
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The Sound of Change was a benefit concert held at Twickenham Stadium in London, England, as part of the Chime for Change initiative, founded by Beyonc...
Duran Duran: A Diamond In the Mind 2011
2012
as Self - vocals
Filmed at the MEN Arena in Manchester on December 16th, 2011, this stunning Duran Duran live show is the perfect combination of great music, amazing v...
Duran Duran - One Night Only, ITV
2011
as Self - vocals
This DVD features all the songs performed by Duran Duran on One Night Only, an ITV1 music entertainment show. The show was recorded at studios in Lon...
Arcadia
2010
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A video collection which featured music videos for the singles directed by Roger Christian, Marcelo Anciano, Russell Mulcahy, and Dean Chamberlain.
Duran Duran - Live at Hammersmith '82!
2009
as Self - vocals
1. Rio 2. Hungry Like the Wolf 3. Night Boat 4. New Religion 5. Save a Prayer 6. Planet Earth 7. Friends of Mine 8. Careless Memories 9. Make ...
Duran Duran : Songbook Performance
2009
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This is a recording of Duran Duran's performance for the SkyArts Songbook, a TV programme broadcast in two parts. The show was an intimate live event,...
Classic Albums: Duran Duran - Rio
2008
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This entry in the Classic Albums series examines RIO, the 1982 release that put Duran Duran on the road to stardom. Looking back at the creation and r...
Duran Duran - Red Carpet Massacre
2007
as Self - vocals, guitar
Concert for Diana
2007
as Self - Duran Duran
Live broadcast of the concert at Wembley Stadium in London on July 1st 2007 to commemorate the life of Princess Diana on what would have been her 46th...
Duran Duran – The Ultimate Review
2006
as Self - Singer, Songwriter
This is a 60 minute independent critical review of Duran Duran on record, on film and in concert with commentary by Graham McTavish. The video draws o...
Duran Duran: Live from London
2005
as Self (Vocals)
'Live from London' was filmed over two nights in April 2004 at London's Wembley Arena, during Duran Duran's first global tour since the reunion of the...
Live Aid: 20 Years Ago Today
2005
as Self - Duran Duran
This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fund...
Live Aid
2004
as Self - Duran Duran
4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. Th...
Duran Duran - Live At Wembley Arena
2004
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Live At Wembley Arena is an unofficial Duran Duran live album. CD 1 Intro "Sunrise" "Hungry Like The Wolf" "Planet Earth" "Union of the Snake" ...
Duran Duran: Greatest Videos
2003
as Self - Vocals
A collection of Duran Durans' greatest hits.
Duran Duran The first 11 videos
2003
as Self - Vocals
Korean DVD of Duran Duran`s first video collection, wrong band members printed on cover 1 Rio 2 Planet Earth 3 Lonely In Your Nightmare 4 Care...
Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran
2000
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Documentary charting the rise and fall of the pop group synonymous with 1980s glamour. Hits featured include Girls on Film, Rio and Hungry Like the Wo...
The Bond Sound: The Music of 007
2000
as Self
Documentary discussing the many songs featured in the James Bond films
Hunting Venus
1999
as Simon Le Bon
Former pop-star turned con artist Simon Delancey is kidnapped by two fans of his eighties band the Venus Hunters, and blackmailed to re-form the band ...
Pavarotti & Friends 3 - Together for the Children of Bosnia
1995
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Pavarotti & Friends was a series of benefit concerts hosted by Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti between 1992 and 2003 in his home town of Mode...
Duran Duran: MTV Unplugged
1993
as Self - vocals
A bootleg with songs recorded on MTV show on 17th November 1993, aired 2005 on VH1: Hungry like The Wolf, Ordinary World, Serious, Girls On Film, Rio,...
Duran Duran: Live Music Hall Cologne
1993
as Self - vocals
Duran Duran at Rocklife, Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany.
Duran Duran: Decade
1989
as Self - Vocals
Duran Duran's Decade LaserDisc of greatest hits.
Duran Duran: Live in Japan '89
1989
as Self - vocals
Live in Japan '89 is an unofficial Duran Duran live DVD, recorded during The Big Live Thing Tour at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on 22 February 1989...
Duran Duran - Big Thing Live
1988
as Self - Vocals, Guitar
Working for the Skin Trade: Duran Duran
1988
as Self - Vocals
Live Duran Duran concert performance recorded in May 1987 during The Strange Behaviour Tour.
Duran Duran: Three To Get Ready
1987
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A documentary concerning Duran Duran's 1987 Strange Behaviour tour
Drum: An Extraordinary Adventure
1987
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Documentary of their extraordinary adventure on a round-the-world yacht race and the disastrous capsize that nearly claimed their lives. The most famo...
The Best of Max Headroom
1987
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Some of the best bits from 'The Max Headroom Show'.
Live Aid
1985
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Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United State...
A View to a Kill
1985
Theme Song Performance
A newly-developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear...
Arena
1985
as Self
Call my name, and I'll be there. Dr. Duran Duran escapes the punishment of the Matmos at the height of British rock group Duran Duran's 1980s populari...
As the Lights Go Down
1985
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Duran Duran's Oakland, California concerts that were filmed for the Arena (An Absurd Notion) movie were also edited to form the one-hour As The Lights...
Red Hot Rock
1984
as Self (Duran Duran vocalist) (voice)
Eleven sexy music videos you could never see on television complete and uncensored for the first time.
Duran Duran: Sing Blue Silver
1984
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In 1984, Duran Duran toured Canada and America. It was their first major tour as headliners in these two countries. Over 79 days, they travelled appro...
Duran Duran: Seven And The Ragged Tiger
1983
as Self - Singer
Seven and the Ragged Tiger is the third studio album by English pop rock band Duran Duran, released globally in November 1983. It would prove to be th...
Duran Duran: MTV New Year's Eve Ball
1982
as Self - vocals
This DVD-V is a recording of the original broadcast of Duran Duran at the Palladium in New York City, USA on 31 December 1982. This was the 2nd Annual...
So Red The Rose
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Arcadia were formed by three members of Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor. They released one album 'So Red The Rose' on 18 Novem...