Singers who ruled pop music in the 1980s then disappeared — where are they now?

A Flock of Seagulls had several hits, including their best-loved tracks 'I Ran' and 'Space Age Love Song', and have been referenced across pop culture, in everything from Friends to La La Land.

The band split in 1986 after their fourth album failed to find success. While frontman Mike Score has performed with a shifting line-up of musicians, the original group have only occasionally reunited, in 2003 for VH1's Bands Reunited, and recordings in 2018 and 2021.

'All Cried Out' and 'Can You Feel The Beat' made Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam a hit, cementing Lisa Velez, Alex 'Spanador' Moseley and Mike Hughes' place in the music history books.

The band officially split in 1991 after the release of Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen. Intended as a hiatus, Lisa Lisa eventually pursued a solo acting career, while band members Mike Hughes and Alex Moseley transitioned into other projects.

A-ha's 'Take on Me' combined memorable lyrics with a fantasy video escape as a young woman is brought into a two-dimensional comic book and eventually joined by her love in the real world.

In 1994, an underperforming fifth album prompted the band to take a five year hiatus, followed by a split in 2010, a brief reunion for a festival appearance in 2015 and they later released a new album, 2022's True North. Despite this, it's their '80s fame that saw the height of A-ha's success.

Jody Watley's hit solo tracks included 'Real Love' and 'Looking for a New Love', making her one of the '80s defining artists.

Before that, she was part of R&B group Shalamar but decided to pursue a solo career for greater freedom. Jody didn't so much as disappear, but rather walked away from mainstream pop. But, she's still creating music, as well as operating her own independent record label, Avitone Recordings and hosting her own radio show on SiriusXM.

Debbie Gibson's best-loved tracks like 'Lost in Your Eyes', 'Foolish Beat' and 'No More Rhyme' made her a hit with '80s listeners at just 16 years old.

While she's not returned to the heights of her '80s fame, Debbie continues to tour and recently celebrated the 35th anniversary of Electric Youth, released Winterlicious in 2022 and The Body Remembers in 2021.

Terence Trent D'Arby's 1987 debut Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby was released and took the world by storm. Terence even won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance.

Since then, he's gradually transitioned into more experimental work on albums like Neither Fish Nor Flesh (1989) and Symphony or Damn (1993). The artist changed his name to Sananda Maitreya in 2001 and continues to record after marrying and relocating to Milan, but Terence's days in the spotlight are officially behind him.

Bobbie Gentry rose to fame in the '60s with her 'Ode to Billie Joe' and continued to enjoy a life of fame until, in the '80s, the country-pop artist retired from the industry.

1981 marked her final TV performance and in 1982 she last appeared in public at the Academy of Country Music Awards. Since then, the singer-songwriter has truly disappeared, reportedly living in a gated community in Memphis, guarding her life away from the camera.