With hits like “Hymn”, “Vienna” and “Dancing With Tears In My Eyes”, Ultravox was one of the style-defining bands of the new wave movement. It has now been announced that their bassist Chris Cross has died at the age of 71.
The bassist Chris Cross from the British new wave band Ultravox is dead. The musician died at the age of 71, the press office of Ultravox frontman Midge Ure confirmed to the dpa news agency. The singer had previously said goodbye to his bandmate in a social media post.
“You were the glue that held the band together,” Ure wrote on his social media channels. “You were the logic in the madness and the madness in our lives. It was great knowing you and growing with you. You are loved and missed, old friend.”
reunion after 20 years
The cause of death is currently unknown. According to media reports, Cross, whose real name was Chris Allen, died on March 25th. Bassist Cross, along with Ure, Warren Cann and Billy Currie, was one of the founding members of the band, which, with its creative, sophisticated synth sound and hits like “Hymn”, “Vienna” and “Dancing With Tears In My Eyes”, was one of the style-defining bands of the belonged to the New Wave movement.
The band split up in 1987, but reunited a good 20 years later. In 2012, Ultravox released “Brilliant” together. In 2023, the album “Quartet”, which was recorded in 1982 under the aegis of Beatles producer George Martin, was released in a new edition.