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Tears for Fears is an influential English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981. Pioneers of the synth-pop and new wave movements, they achieved massive global success in the 1980s with deeply personal, psychologically themed lyrics and anthemic melodies.Formed by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith after their previous band Graduate dissolved. Exploded internationally with the album 'The Hurting' (1983) and the global phenomenon 'Songs from the Big Chair' (1985), featuring hits like 'Shou...