Force Majeure (band)

Infobox musical artist
Birth_name = Force Majeure
Background = khaki
Instruments = keyboards
Origin = Bristol, England
Genre = Electronic Dance
Pop
Years_active = 1983-1986
Associated_acts = The AgentsEnglish new wave group formed in 1983 in Bristol. The band was formed from the German based group The Agents and mixed post-punk, electronic dance with an original lineup of two singers and two keyboard players. The lineup consisted of Agent members Richard Snow vocals, Dave Libby keyboards and Steve Libby keyboards. Kerrie Cox was added to the lineup as second singer.

The band created a large fan base in Bristol in the early 80's and were popular in Germany. While on tour in Germany they were spotted at a live gig in Frankfurt's legendary night club Cookies by Ralph Ruppert, a producer and chief sound engineer for Frank Farian and signed to his label. During 1984 Snow left and the band went through a phaze of using several singers. In 1985, Welsh singer Judith Owen, recorded with them. At this time they were featured on Farian's charity record, a cover of Paul Simon's 'Mother and Child Reunion' under the name Farian Corporation, which later got shorten to the Far Corporation. The record reached the top 10 in several European countries. Owen left to replaced by Jon Dunmore and the band relocated to Aylesbury, under the guidance of Howard Jones's management. However, nothing materialised, Dunmore left, the band return to Bristol where Cox took over as lead vocalist.

The band split shortly afterwards, but left a legacy of around 50 songs, recorded between 1983 and 1986, which contain some strong and original material. After the band split Dave Libby went on to write a song for Valerie Dore, which became a top 20 hit in Italy.