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Rewind back to 1981 and relive the music, news and events hitting the headlines of this memorable year.
Rewind back to 1981 and relive the year which saw Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer's royal wedding, and former Hollywood actor Ronald Reagan become the fortieth president of the United States. Singer Clare Grogan was riding high in the charts with Altered Images as well as starring in Bill Forsyth鈥檚 coming-of-age comedy Gregory鈥檚 Girl. John McEnroe burst onto the tennis scene to win his first Wimbledon final. Bucks Fizz won the Eurovision Song Contest, and The Human League topped the charts at Christmas with Don鈥檛 You Want Me.
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