Michael Gordon Score (born 5 November 1957) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who achieved fame as the founder, lead vocalist, and keyboardist of the new wave band A Flock of Seagulls.
[2] Score was a hairdresser in Liverpool until 1978 when he formed the post-punk band Tontrix, in which he played bass, along with Hambi Haralambous (vocals), Steve Lovell (guitar), Bobby Carr (keyboards) and Chris Hughes (drums).
The band played many shows in the North West of England but, in late 1979, the group was disbanded, with the members following different paths.
[3] A few months later, in the same year, he founded the new wave band A Flock of Seagulls with his brother Ali Score (drums), his friend Frank Maudsley (bass), and Paul Reynolds (guitar).
A Flock of Seagulls started playing in bars and practised on top of the hall where Mike worked, until they got a contract with a record label.
Soon after that, their debut self-titled album, A Flock of Seagulls, was released in 1982, and achieved international success.
In 1985, the album Dream Come True was met with mixed reviews, and the following year the band broke up.
In an interview before the performance, it was revealed that his "seagull" or "wings" hairstyle was created when the actor tried to style his hair as David Bowie's character, Ziggy Stardust.
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[9] Mike brought the band a unique New Romantic style, infusing futuristic footprints through synthesizers, vocal tones and science-fiction costumes to create their trademark image.
[13] Score became famous for his riffs with the synthesizer, creating unique sounds, which brought a great mark to his style of composition.