{"id":73369,"date":"2026-09-23T19:57:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/peter-byrne-naked-eyes-singer-dies-at-74\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T19:57:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:57:38","slug":"peter-byrne-naked-eyes-singer-dies-at-74","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/23\/peter-byrne-naked-eyes-singer-dies-at-74\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Byrne, Naked Eyes Singer, Dies at 74"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Peter Byrne, the singer of the 1980s synth-pop duo Naked Eyes, has died at age 74.<\/p>\n

A press release announcing his death states that Byrne “died peacefully in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 14, after a brief illness.”<\/p>\n

According to Setlist.fm<\/a>, Naked Eyes last performed on June 6, 2026, as part of the Totally ’80s Pool Party in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> The Best Album by New Wave’s 15 Biggest Artists<\/a><\/p>\n

Keyboardist Rob Fisher, with whom Byrne formed Naked Eyes in Somerset, England, in 1982, died in 1999 at the age of 42 after surgery for cancer.<\/p>\n

Watch the Video for Naked Eyes’ ‘Always Something There to Remind Me’<\/h3>\n

Both Byrne and Fisher were in an earlier band called Neon that included Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, who would later form Tears for Fears<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What Songs Did Peter Byrne and Naked Eyes Perform?<\/h3>\n

Naked Eyes scored their first hit in 1983 with a synth-pop cover of Burt Bacharach<\/a> and Hal David’s “Always Something There to Remind Me,” which reached No. 8.<\/p>\n

Watch the Video for Naked Eyes’ ‘Promises, Promises’<\/h3>\n

The duo’s radio-ready new wave received a boost from MTV, which launched not long before the band’s formation in 1982.<\/p>\n

Built on the success of “Always Something There to Remind Me,” the band’s second U.S. single, “Promises, Promises,” reached No. 11 in the summer of 1983.<\/p>\n

They placed two more singles on the Billboard<\/em> chart \u2014 “When the Lights Go Out,” a No. 37 hit in 1983, and “(What) In the Name of Love,” No. 39 in 1984\u00a0\u2014 before breaking up later in 1984.<\/p>\n

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Naked Eyes with Byrne and Fisher released two albums:\u00a0Burning Bridges<\/em>\u00a0(1983) and\u00a0Fuel for the Fire<\/em>\u00a0(1984). Byrne reformed the group in 2006, releasing two more LPs and touring with a new Naked Eyes lineup.<\/p>\n

Byrne later provided backing vocals on Stevie Wonder<\/a>‘s 1985 hit “Part-Time Lover.” He also became a session musician and songwriter, composing songs for film and television. He also worked on the Olsen Twins’\u00a01993 project\u00a0Our First Video<\/em>, writing the song “I Am the Cute One.”<\/p>\n

He also released a solo album, The Real Illusion<\/em>, in 2001.<\/p>\n

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In Memoriam: 2026 Deaths<\/h2>\n
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A look at those we’ve lost in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n