Now Playing: Synthpop Hotties. Which of these pioneering electronic music geeks is actually hot? More than you would think. Who's the hottest? That's up to you to decide!
Please feel free to reblog with propaganda. For round one I won't be posting additional propaganda on the main polls.
December update: I plan to get through the first round by the end of this month, and we'll start the second round of tournaments in January 2026!
👇 Big list of hotties below the cut 👇
Kate Pierson - B-52s
Morten Harket - Ah-Ha
Falco
Chris Lowe - Pet Shop Boys
Klaus Nomi
Bernard Sumner - New Order
Gary Numan - Tubeway Army, solo
Fad Gadget/Frank Tovey
Ron Mael - Sparks
Martyn Ware - Heaven 17, early Human League
Jun Togawa
David Byrne - Talking Heads
Stephen Luscombe - Blancmange
Grace Jones
Mike Score - Flock of Seagulls
Bryan Ferry - Roxy Music, solo
Limahl - Kajagoogoo
Siobhan Fahey - Bananarama, Shakespears Sister
Russel Mael - Sparks
Alan Wilder - Depeche Mode
Johnny Marr - Electronic, Happy Mondays
Paul Reynolds - Flock of Seagulls
Rockwell
Giorgio Moroder - Producer
David Sylvian - Japan
Peter Hook - New Order
Debbie Harry - Blondie
Weird Al
Murray Head
Joanne Catherall - The Human League
Robin Scott - M
Pete Burns - Dead or Alive
Glen Gregory - Heaven 17
Nina Hagen
Neil Arthur - Blancmange
Annie Lennox - Eurythmics
Vince Clark - Depeche Mode, Yazoo, Erasure
Teri Nunn - Berlin
Sara Dallin - Bananarama
Martin Gore - Depeche Mode
Prince
Al Jorgensen (young) - Ministry
Eddy Grant
Lene Lovich
Herbie Hancock
John Foxx - Ultravoxx, solo
Wendy Carlos
Curt Smith - Tears for Fears
Holly Johnson - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Keren Woodward - Bananarama
Marc Almond - Soft Cell
Thomas Dolby
Richard Barbieri - Japan
Steve Strange - Visage
Dale Bozzio - Missing Persons
Martin Kemp - Spandau Ballet
Jimmy Somerville - Bronski Beat, Communards
Marian Gold - Alphaville
Alannah Currie - Thompson Twins
Neil Tennant - Pet Shop Boys
Kate Bush
John Taylor - Duran Duran
Midge Ure - Ultravoxx, Visage
Siouxsie Sioux - Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Creatures
Fun Facts: There is no genre in the span of 70s-90s that David Bowie did not touch or influence in some way. Similarly, hit hotness spans the decades and subcultures. A true legend.
Fun facts: Pioneer of synthesizer music. While she wasn't a synthpop artist per se, we would not have synthpop if not for Wendy's considerable contribution to the technology and art of electronic music. Also a huge cat lover!
Fun fact: Since the time that Vince Clarke left Depeche Mode (i.e. post Speak & Spell) Martin Gore has been the primary songwriter for the band. His songs have been covered by artists from Johnny Cash to RuPaul to Tori Amos.