Electric Light Orchestra

The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are a British rock group that originate from Birmingham, England. They performed music from 1970 to 2002, before being reformed by Jeff Lynne in 2012 under the name Jeff Lynne's ELO. Since the group's inception, Lynne has remained the only constant with Richard Tandy joining shortly afterwards. Tandy died in 2024, leaving Lynne the sole member to have remained all the way through.
==Personnel==
===Current===
*Jeff Lynne (1970-present)
===Former===
*Bev Bevan (1970-1986)
*Roy Wood (1970-1972)
*Bill Hunt (1970-1972)
*Steve Woolam ✝ (1970–1971)
*Rick Price ✝ (1970)
*Richard Tandy ✝ (1971-2024)
*Hugh McDowell ✝ (1972–1979)
*Mike Edwards ✝ (1972–1974)
*Mike de Albuquerque (1972–1974)
*Wilfred Gibson ✝ (1972–1973)
*Colin Walker (1972–1973)
*Mik Kaminski (1973–1979)
*Kelly Groucutt ✝ (1974–1983)
*Melvyn Gale (1975–1979)
==Disney productions==
For Disney, the group's song "Evil Woman" was used in DTV Monster Hits, set to clips of various female Disney Villains. "Strange Magic" was covered by Darren Hayes for , Steve Rushton for the soundtrack of Wizards of Waverly Place, and Evan Rachel Wood and Alan Cumming for Strange Magic. Other songs from the band heard in Disney media include "Showdown" in Wild Hogs, "Mr. Blue Sky" in The Game Plan and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and "Don't Bring Me Down" in the trailer for The Pacifier, along with the solo version by Jeff Lynne heard in College Road Trip and trailers for Planes. Their song "Livin' Thing" is heard in the first episode of The Mysterious Benedict Society: "A Bunch Of Smart Orphans" and Cruella.
==Videos==
Electric Light Orchestra - Don't Bring Me Down (Audio)|"Don't Bring Me Down"
Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky (Official Audio)-2|"Mr. Blue Sky"
==Trivia==
*The band’s name is actually a pun. It references electric lights and "light orchestral music".
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