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Electric Light Orchestra (ELO / E.L.O.)

Electric Light Orchestra (abbreviated ELO) is a British rock group from Birmingham, created by Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood in 1970. The band was very popular in the 1970s and 1980s; in the period from 1971 to 1986 (the main period of activity), they released 13 studio albums. ELO was formed to satisfy an ardent desire to write "classical" pop music. The band experimented in various musical directions: from progressive rock to pop music. From the very beginning of the band's activity, Jeff Lynne handled all organizational issues, wrote all the band's original compositions, and produced every album. By the mid-1970s, ELO had become one of the best-selling musical groups. From 1972 to 1986, ELO combined work in the UK and the USA. The band's most famous compositions are: "Ticket To The Moon", "Don’t Bring Me Down", "Calling America", "Hold On Tight", and "Last Train To London".