Chris Cross, band member of Ultravox, who co-wrote their hit Vienna, has died aged 71. Cross, whose real name was Chris Allen, died on March 25, but the news was only announced late last night. His ...

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Chris Cross, who has died aged 71, was the bassist with Ultravox; he also co-wrote their songs – including Vienna, a worldwide hit in 1981 that was famously kept off the top of the UK charts by Joe ...

If you ventured outside right now and asked a random person on the street to name you an Ultravox song, you can bet your bottom dollar that (if they're not too startled) they’ll say Vienna. Ultravox's ...

At the latter part of the 1970s and early 1980s, several bands faced lead singer changes that would transform their fortunes. Sometimes this was in the face of tragedy, with Joy Division becoming New ...