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The Passengers
The Passengers
Also known as	The Names
Origin	Brussels, Belgium
Genres	Post-punk, new wave
Years active	1977–1979
Past members	Michel Sordinia; Isabelle Hanrez; Marc Deprez; Robert Franckson; Christophe Den Tandt

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The Passengers were a 1970s Brussels post-punk/new wave band that later became better known as The Names. The original lineup included Michel Sordinia (bass, vocals), Isabelle Hanrez (vocals), Marc Deprez (guitar), Robert Franckson (guitar) and Christophe Den Tandt (drums).

Formation

The band formed in late 1977 and played their first gig in February 1978, performing a pop-oriented brand of post-punk. Musical influences at the time included the Velvet Underground, Richard Hell, Blondie and Television.

In March 1978, they won a punk contest and turned down the first prize. They were slated to record a single ("Danger Zone"/"Hole in Your Mind") with local punk/new wave label Romantik Records, but the effort never materialized.

Lineup and name change

In mid-1978, Hanrez and Franckson left the band. By late 1978, The Passengers, now influenced by Magazine and XTC, shifted to a new lineup including Den Tandt on keyboards. By mid-1979, the band changed names to become The Names.

Members

Michel Sordinia (bass, vocals)
Isabelle Hanrez (vocals)
Marc Deprez (guitar)
Robert Franckson (guitar)
Christophe Den Tandt (drums, keyboards)

External links

The Names website

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+{{About||the [[U2]] side-project Passengers|Original Soundtracks 1|the other bands with similar titles|Passenger (disambiguation)}}
+{{More citations needed|date=June 2019}}
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-'''The Passengers''' were a late-1970s Brussels postpunk / new wave band that later became better known as The Names (see [[The Names (band)]]). Original line-up included Michel Sordinia (bass, vocals), Isabelle Hanrez (vocals), Marc Deprez (guitar), Robert Franckson (guitar), and Christophe Den Tandt (drums).
+'''The Passengers''' were a 1970s Brussels [[post-punk]]/[[New wave music|new wave]] band that later became better known as [[The Names (band)|The Names]]. The original lineup included Michel Sordinia (bass, vocals), Isabelle Hanrez (vocals), Marc Deprez (guitar), Robert Franckson (guitar) and Christophe Den Tandt (drums).
 ==Formation==
+The band formed in late 1977 and played their first gig in February 1978, performing a pop-oriented brand of post-punk. Musical influences at the time included the [[Velvet Underground]], [[Richard Hell]], [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]] and [[Television (band)|Television]].
+In March 1978, they won a punk contest and turned down the first prize. They were slated to record a single ("Danger Zone"/"Hole in Your Mind") with local punk/new wave label Romantik Records, but the effort never materialized.
-The band formed in late 1977 and gave their first gig in February 1978, playing a pop-oriented brand of postpunk. Musical influences at the time included the [[Velvet Underground]], Richard Hell, [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], and Television.
-In March 1978, they won a punk contest and, symptomatically, turned down the first prize. They were slated to record a single ("Danger Zone" / "Hole in Your Mind") with local punk / new wave label Romantik Records, but the effort never materialized.
 ==Lineup and name change==
+In mid-1978, Hanrez and Franckson left the band. By late 1978, The Passengers, now influenced by [[Magazine (band)|Magazine]] and [[XTC]], shifted to a new lineup including Den Tandt on keyboards. By mid-1979, the band changed names to become The Names.
-In mid-1978, Hanrez and Franckson left the band. By late 1978, the Passengers, now influenced by Magazine and XTC, shifted to a new line-up including Den Tandt on keyboards. By mid-1979, the band changed names, to become [[The Names (band)|The Names]].
 ==Members==
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 * Robert Franckson (guitar)
 * Christophe Den Tandt (drums, keyboards)
-==See also==
-* [[The Names (band)]]
 ==External links==
-* [http://users.skynet.be/fa948594/namesofficial.htm The Names website]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060926195242/http://users.skynet.be/fa948594/namesofficial.htm The Names website]
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+[[Category:Musical groups established in 1977]]
+[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1979]]
+[[Category:1977 establishments in Belgium]]
+[[Category:1979 disestablishments in Belgium]]
+[[Category:English-language musical groups from Belgium]]
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