well,yeah she and kim wilde were the ladies on that time in this business.
some early bands&songs i remember i heared very first back then:
alphaville- big in japan
tompson twins - hold me now
kajagogo - to shy
spandau ballet - gold
abc - look of love
..etc.new wave spread around like some other styles by the music taste of the ppl.
80's were full of life.colorfull.lol...back then we didnt know very much of american lifestyle&music.mc donalds,blue jeans,coke yeah