Readers voted in a poll run by The Star to find the one band that could only have come from Sheffield
Some bands just have Sheffield running right through them.
The way they talk, the way they sing, perhaps the way they live their lives, they capture the spirit of the city in a way that makes you think that they could only have been produced here.
We have run an online poll to find out which of the bands is the most ‘Sheffieldish’ of them all – the most quintessentially Sheffield band ever.
After running an appeal last week, we set the poll up, in a way that meant only one vote could be made per email address.
Now the polling has closed – and we have a result. In all, there were votes cast for 17 acts.
Here is the countdown, from number 17 to number one. Do agree with the people who voted?
We have run an online poll to find out which of the bands is the most ‘Sheffieldish’ of them all – the most quintessentially Sheffield band ever.
5. 10 = Cabaret Volaire
Formed in Sheffield in the early 1970s, Cabaret Voltaire were one of the pioneers of electro pop. At one stage they had their own recording studio in the city. Cabaret Voltaire received one per cent of the readers votes, making them joint 10th Photo: National World
Originally from Rotherham, the singer and steelworkers daughter Self Esteem, or Rebecca Lucy Taylor, is widely associated with Sheffield. She was the winner of the 2021 BBC Music Introducing award. She received one per cent of the vote, to make joint 10th place. Photo: Sarah Marshall
Frank White, the singer and blues guitarist, whose admirers included Elvis Presley and Eric Clapton, died after a long illness, in 2020. He treated fans to his talent every Friday for 20 years at Pheasant Inn, at Sheffield Lane Top, but stopped performing publicly after suffering a broken left shoulder. Frank received one per cent of the vote, joint 10th. Photo: Chris Etchells
ABC, fronted by Martin Fry, pictured, formed in Sheffield in 1980 and had a string of hits and are joint 10th in the poll. They recorded an album at a city concert in 2022. They received one per cent of the vote in our poll. Photo: Dennis Lound