The Cure

The legendary band The Cure was formed in 1976 in Crawley, England. The composition of the group was constantly changing, but Robert Smith, the lead singer, guitarist, composer, was and is. At first the group was called "Malice", but gradually the name was transformed into "The Cure". Trio Smith, Tolhurst and Dempsey in September 1978 released their debut single "Killing an Arab", which caused a lot of noise.

Already in May 1979 their debut album "Three Imaginary Boys" was released.

The second single "Boys Don't Cry" was released in June.

Almost immediately after this, the first change in the team occurs: Dempsey leaves and Simon Gallup and Matthew Hartley come.

The band's second album, "Seventeen Seconds", was released in 1980 and peaked at number 20 on the official UK charts. And the first hit of the group was just the single from this album - "A Forest".

After that "The Cure" embarked on their first world tour.