Question: In the 1977 new wave band where Terry Farrelly was the lead drummer, what nationality was the lead vocalist?

Context articles: The News (band)
Bob Geldof discography
Jimmy Edwards (musician)
Rusty Egan
Yuki (singer)
Chica Sato
The Alarm
Maki Nomiya
Sal Solo
Epoxies

The News was a short-lived new wave band formed in 1977, by Sam Smith (lead vocals, guitar), Graham Culpin (bass), Terry Farrelly(drums)
This is the discography of solo recordings by the singer-songwriter Bob Geldof who is also known as the lead vocalist of the Irish new wave band Boomtown Rats which performed from 1977 to 1985 and reformed in 2013.
James Arthur Edwards (18 April 1949 – 13 January 2015) was a lead singer/songwriter who led many bands from the 1960s until his death.
 He was most well known as lead singer of 1980s new wave band "Time UK" with Rick Buckler of The Jam, Danny Kustow of Tom Robinson Band, Martin Gordon (bassist in Sparks) - who was then replaced by Nick South (Yoko Ono/Steve Marriott) - and Ray Simone.
 The latter was also in Edwards's late seventies punk new wave band "Masterswitch".
Rusty Egan (born 19 September 1957 in London) is the former drummer for the British new wave band Rich Kids.
 They were founded by former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock (bass guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals), with Steve New (guitarist and backing vocals, occasional lead vocals) and fronted by Midge Ure (guitarist, lead vocals and occasional backing vocals and keyboards player), from their inception in March 1977 to their disbanding in December 1978.
 He continued working with Ure, and later collaborated with The Misfits, Skids, Shock, and Visage.
 However, Egan did not return to Visage when they reformed with a new line-up in 2004.
Yuki Kuramochi (倉持 有希 , Kuramochi Yuki , born February 17, 1972 in Hakodate, Hokkaido) , known professionally as Yuki (stylized as YUKI), is a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter.
 She is best known as the lead vocalist for Judy and Mary.
 She founded Judy and Mary in 1991 and became a solo artist in 2002.
 She has also been a member of the bands NiNa (1999, with Kate Pierson of The B-52's, bassist Mick Karn of Japan, former members of the Japanese New Wave band The Plastics Masahide Sakuma and Takemi Shima, and session drummer Steven Wolf) and Mean Machine (alongside Chara, 2001).
Chica Sato (佐藤チカ , Sato Chica ) is a Japanese musician and fashion model best known as the lead vocalist for new wave band Plastics who then went on to form Melon with Plastics bandmate Toshio Nakanishi.
 The duo became a prominent fixture in the Tokyo club and fashion scenes, serving as trendsetters responsible for bringing British, American new wave, graffiti, and hip-hop to Japan.
The Alarm are a Welsh alternative rock/new wave band that formed in Rhyl, Wales, in 1981.
 Initially formed as a punk band, "The Toilets" in 1977, under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the band soon embraced rock, displaying marked influences from Welsh language and culture.
 By opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan, they became a popular alternative rock band of the 1980s, retaining a loyal following to the present day.
Maki Nomiya (野宮 真貴 , Nomiya Maki , born March 12, 1960) is a Japanese singer and musician.
 She released her first solo album in 1981, and worked through the 1980s as the lead vocalist of the New Wave band .
 In 1991, she became the lead singer of the band Pizzicato Five.
 When the group disbanded in 2001, she embarked on a solo career.
 She also appears singing solo on the soundtrack of the game "We Love Katamari" and in the 2008 Japanese version of "Just One Second" (Jikan Wo Tomete) by London Elektricity.
Sal Solo (born Christopher Scott Stevens, 5 September 1961, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England) is an English singer.
The Epoxies were an American new wave band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2000.
 Heavily influenced by new wave, the band jokingly described themselves as robot garage rock.
 Members included FM Static on synthesizers, guitarist Viz Spectrum, lead singer Roxy Epoxy, bass guitarist Shock Diode, and drummer Ray Cathode.
 They grew in popularity due in large part to extensive touring in both the United States and Europe where they showcased frantically paced, highly energetic on-stage productions.
 They were known for using special effects for their live act and sporting home-made costumes, sometimes made mostly of duct tape.