Chris Cross

English bass guitarist (1952-2024) · United Kingdom · On the map · Musicians · Died at 71

Christopher Thomas Allen, known professionally as Chris Cross, was an English musician, best known as the bass guitarist in the new wave band Ultravox.

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Ultravox performing at The O2 in London in 2013

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After starting his music career with Stoned Rose, a band in Preston, Lancashire, he was one of the founding members of the band Tiger Lily in April 1974, before the band was renamed Ultravox! over two years later. The band's most successful single, "Vienna", was released in 1981.

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