Roland Orzabal

Roland Orzabal is an English singer, songwriter and musician from Portsmouth who began his career in the early 1980s and is best known for leading a new wave and synth-pop act formed during that period. His songwriting blends introspective, emotionally charged lyrics with melodic synth-driven arrangements, and his work evolved from 1980s synth-pop into richer art-pop and rock textures that became part of the British pop landscape.