Billy Currie

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Billy Currie
Currie performing in 2009
Background information
Birth name	William Lee Currie
Also known as	Billy Curry
Born	(1950-04-01) 1 April 1950 (age 74)
Origin	Huddersfield, England
Genres	New wave art rock post-punk synthpop glam rock cosmic music new-age
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Viola violin piano keyboards
Years active	1974–present
Formerly of	Tiger Lily Ultravox Visage Tubeway Army

William Lee Currie (born 1 April 1950^[1]) is a British multi-instrumentalist and songwriter from Huddersfield, England. He is best known as the keyboard and strings player with new wave band Ultravox, who achieved their greatest commercial success in the 1980s.