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Pete Burns

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    (August 5, 1959-October 23, 2016)
    Lead singer of Dead Or Alive
    Albums include 'Sophisticated Boom Boom,' 'Youthquake,' 'Nude' and 'Fan the Flame, Part One'
    Songs include 'You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record),' 'Brand New Lover,' 'Lover Come Back to Me,' 'In Too Deep' and 'My Heart Goes Bang'

Why he might be annoying:

    His birth name was the painful-sounding Peter Burns.
    He freakishly transformed his face through collagen implants and other plastic surgery.
    He said he wanted to look like Mae West someday.
    When asked who he would want to play him in a Dead or Alive movie, he said Nicole Kidman or Jennifer Lopez.
    Actually, he looked more like Lisa Rinna.
    He accused Boy George of ripping off his gender-bending schtick.
    Without makeup, he looked like a dead alien.
    His neighbors once chopped an axe into his door to get him to move away.

Why he might not be annoying:

    'You Spin Me 'Round (Like a Record)' is a popular example of mid-eighties synth-pop.
    He had a surprisingly large following in Japan.
    He was modest and lived a quiet life.
    Despite his sexual ambiguity and hideous appearance, he was married to a woman for 24 years.
    He spoke fluent German.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 18 Votes: 94.44% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 317 Votes: 42.90% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 94.74% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 84.21% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 48 Votes: 89.58% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 36 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 43 Votes: 60.47% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 169 Votes: 68.05% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 61 Votes: 73.77% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 78 Votes: 47.44% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 158 Votes: 72.15% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 194 Votes: 72.68% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 765 Votes: 56.34% Annoying