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Ian Curtis
Ian Curtis
English singer-songwriter
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Peter Hook
Peter Hook
English musician and author
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Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner
English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
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New Order
New Order
English rock band
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Stephen Morris
Stephen Morris
English multi-instrumentalist, composer and record producer
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Gillian Gilbert
Gillian Gilbert
English musician, keyboardist, guitarist and singer
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Martin Hannett
Martin Hannett
English musician and record producer
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Section 25
Section 25
band
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Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees
English rock band
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Monaco
Monaco
English rock band
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Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire
British Electronic Music Group
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Julia Adamson
Julia Adamson
Canadian musician
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses
English rock band
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Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
English punk rock band
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Paul Morley
Paul Morley
English music journalist, musician, music executive
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The Names
The Names
band
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Slowdive
Slowdive
band
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Purple Hearts
Purple Hearts
English mod revival band
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Mark Hollis
Mark Hollis
British singer
Members, past and present

Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist Ian Curtis, guitarist/keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.

Sumner and Hook formed the band after attending a Sex Pistols concert. While Joy Division's first recordings were heavily influenced by early punk, they soon developed a sparse sound and style that made them one of the pioneers of the post-punk movement. Their self-released 1978 debut EP An Ideal for Living drew the attention of the Manchester television personality Tony Wilson, who signed them to his independent label Factory Records. Their debut album Unknown Pleasures, recorded with producer Martin Hannett, was released in 1979.

Curtis suffered from personal problems including a failing marriage, depression, and epilepsy. As the band's popularity grew, Curtis's condition made it increasingly difficult for him to perform; he occasionally experienced seizures on stage. He died by suicide on the eve of the band's first US/Canada tour in May 1980, aged 23. Joy Division's second and final album, Closer, was released two months later; it and the single "Love Will Tear Us Apart" became their highest charting releases.

The remaining members regrouped under the name New Order. They were successful throughout the next decade, blending post-punk with electronic and dance music influences.