Starman was a British

United Kingdom

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 pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 band

Band (music)

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 formed in 2009 by Andrew Stone, a dance teacher at London

London

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-based Pineapple Dance Studios

Pineapple Dance Studios

Pineapple Dance Studios is a dance studio complex based in the Covent Garden area of central London, England. It was founded by the English model and businesswoman Debbie Moore in 1979. The studio is used for castings and rehearsals by dance companies, record labels, television networks, film...

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Formation and history

The band line-up initially consisted of Andrew Stone, Jesus Ruiz, Craig Custance, Mickey Cowdroy and Luka Cadez. Starman described their music as a high-energy mix of pop and 1980s electro, with a broad range of beats, melodies and riffs.

They performed several gigs across the UK in summer 2010, including T4 on the Beach

T4 on the Beach

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 and Party in the Park

Party in the Park

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The band featured in the Pineapple Dance Studios

Pineapple Dance Studios (TV series)

Pineapple Dance Studios is a docusoap which aired on Sky1 during 2010. The show gave viewers an insight into the world of Pineapple Dance Studios, a London dance complex, and introduced several employees including Louie Spence and Andrew Stone. The show was first broadcast on 14 February 2010 on...

UK TV show, which had approximately 9.4 million viewers, and the follow-up, Louie Spence's Showbusiness

Louie Spence's Showbusiness

Louie Spence's Showbusiness is a docusoap that is the follow-up series to Pineapple Dance Studios. It was announced by Louie Spence on Alan Carr: Chatty Man on 9 July 2010 and he stated that the series would be "the same, but bigger; if that's possible." It has a similar format to its predecessor...

, which aired in 2011. Their début single, "I Don’t Wanna Dance", was released on 26 April 2010. After being ignored by a succession of record companies and independent record labels, the second single "My Christmas Wish" (released 20 December 2010) was funded by Sky to support Louie Spence's Showbusiness.

Starman have also been made part of The Sims

The Sims

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games franchise.

Departure of members

On January 28, 2011, after performing at the finale of Louie Spence's Showbusiness at the Wimbledon Theatre, three members of the band announced they would be leaving Starman. Luka Cadez (drums), Craig Custance (keyboards) and Michael Cowdroy (bass) have formed a new band called The Daylight Theory.

I Don’t Wanna Dance (EP)

• "I Don’t Wanna Dance (Radio Edit)"
• "I Don’t Wanna Dance (Jason UFO Radio Edit)"
• "I Don’t Wanna Dance (Album Version)"
• "I Don’t Wanna Dance (Instrumental)"

I Don’t Wanna Dance (The Remixes)

• "I Don’t Wanna Dance (Album Version)"
• "I Don’t Wanna Dance (Jason UFO Club Mix)"
• "I Don’t Wanna Dance (Mark Zomerset Club Mix)"
• "I Don’t Wanna Dance (Dave Watkins Remix)"
• "I Don’t Wanna Dance (Audio Phonics Vs Sliding Doors)"
• "I Don’t Wanna Dance (Fred Portelli Vocal Mix)"

My Christmas Wish (EP)

• "My Christmas Wish (Radio Edit)"
• "My Christmas Wish (Album Version)"
• "My Christmas Wish (Instrumental)"
• "My Christmas Wish (Acapella)"