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The Buggles

A British group, a duo consisting of Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes. The group is best known for its 1979 debut single Video Killed the Radio Star from its debut album The Age of Plastic. The single reached number one on the charts in sixteen countries, and later three more songs from that album became hits in the UK. Furthermore, the music video for the song Video Killed the Radio Star is famous for being the first music video shown by the American music channel MTV when it launched. (The music video went on the air on 1 August 1981, at 0:01.) The duo's first album was highly appreciated and noticed by leading musicians, and in 1980, both participants were invited to join the progressive rock group Yes. They recorded the 1980 album Drama with the group and went on tour, but the next year (1981) Yes broke up, and the duo resumed work on their second album of their own, which was ultimately released in November.