Former members include multi-instrumentalist William Henshall, George Chandler, Marc Goldschmitz, and Myles Kayne.

Formed in England's capital city, Londonbeat's career took off with the song "There's a Beat Going On", from their 1988 debut album, Speak.

The band issued Gravity in 2004, and in 2019, they published the retrospective 30 Years, which included two original tracks as well as several previously unreleased songs and remixes.

[6] Helms, Chandler, and Chambers were backing vocalists on the Deacon Blue 1987 single "When Will You Make My Telephone Ring", and they sang on the tracks "Good Thing", "Tell Me What", and "It's OK (It's Alright)" from the Fine Young Cannibals' 1989 album, The Raw & the Cooked.

Chandler, Chambers, and Helms were backing vocalists on the 1988 Godley & Creme album, Goodbye Blue Sky.