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Peter Byrne, Singer and Co-Founder of Naked Eyes, Dead at 74
The singer helped lead Naked Eyes to four Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hits and later wrote for television, film and other artists.
- On Monday, September 14, Pete Byrne, co-founder and vocalist of Naked Eyes, died in Los Angeles, California, after a brief illness.
- Byrne founded Naked Eyes in 1982 in Bath, England, with college friend Rob Fisher, and the duo achieved four top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983 and 1984.
- After Fisher died in 1999 at age 42, Byrne continued recording and touring, releasing Disguise the Limit in 2021 and providing backing vocals on Stevie Wonder's "Part-Time Lover" in 1985.
- Byrne remained active as a performer until recently, with his final concert as Naked Eyes taking place on June 6, 2026, at the Totally '80s Pool Party in Las Vegas.
- Peter Byrne is survived by siblings Eileen, Sandy, Carol and Steve; his three children, Merlin, Dylan and Chloe; and his ex-wife, Elena, with a private family service planned.
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