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Haircut 100
Also known as	Haircut One Hundred
Origin	England  United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Pop Latin Jazz Crossover Jazz New Wave
Years active	1980–1984
Label(s)	Polydor, Arista
Former members
Nick Heyward Graham Jones Les Nemes Phil Smith Mark Fox Blair Cunningham

Haircut 100 was a pop rock-influenced band, formed in 1980 by Nick Heyward, whose most successful single was "Love Plus One."

The group broke up in 1984 then briefly reunited in 2004.

• Nick Heyward - born Nicholas Heyward, 20 May 1961, in Beckenham, Kent - Vocals/Guitar.
• Les Nemes - born Leslie Nemes, 5 December 1960, in Croydon, Surrey - Bass.
• Graham Jones - born 8 July 1961, in Bridlington, East Yorkshire - Guitar.
• Phil Smith - born 1 May 1959 in Redbridge, Essex - Saxophone.
• Marc Fox - born 13 February 1958 - Percussion/Vocals.
• Blair Cunningham - born 11 October 1957, in Harlem, New York - Drums.

Haircut 100 appeared just as new pop, a wave that continued for several years. They were quickly successful: their first single, 1981's "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)" reached number four in the UK charts. Their next single, "Love Plus One", reached number three and broke the Top 40 in America.

Haircut 100 seemed poised for stardom when Heyward decided to leave the group and pursue a solo career. Percussionist Marc Fox took over Heyward's vocal duties and in 1984 the band released the album Paint and Paint, but they broke up soon after.

In 2004, all of the group's ex-members reunited for an episode of VH1's series Bands Reunited. The group has seriously discussed the idea of reuniting to record a new album^{[citation needed]}, with Heyward being quoted as saying 'We're all older and have commitments, but wouldn't it be good to dedicate two weeks of our lives to creating a follow-up to Pelican West. It would have that magic because nobody as a player has gone off the boil.'"^{[citation needed]}

• Favourite Shirts - Boy Meets Girl (UK #4 Oct 1981)
• Love Plus One (UK #3 Jan 1982)
• Fantastic Day (UK #9 Apr 1982)
• Nobody's Fool (UK #9 Aug 1982)

• Pelican West (1982) (UK #2)

• Nick Heyward at MySpace

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• Guinness Book of British Hit Singles - 16th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-190-X
• Guinness Book of British Hit Albums - 7th Edition - ISBN 0-85112-619-7
• Guinness Rockopedia - ISBN 0-85112-072-5