ARTISTElectric Light Orchestra

Electric Light Orchestra was a British rock group formed in Birmingham in 1970 and dissolved in 2025. Its initial members included Roy Wood, Bev Bevan and Jeff Lynne; Bevan played drums. Over the years, other members included keyboardist Richard Tandy, violinist Mik Kaminski and cellist Hugh McDowell.

The group released The Electric Light Orchestra in 1971, followed by Electric Light Orchestra II and On the Third Day in 1973. Eldorado: A Symphony by the Electric Light Orchestra appeared in 1974; A New World Record followed in 1976 and Secret Messages in 1983. The group released Balance of Power in 1986. After Zoom in 2001, releases in 2015 and 2019 appeared under the name Jeff Lynne’s ELO: Alone in the Universe and From out of Nowhere.