Naked Eyes scored a Top 10 hit in 1983 with “Always Something There to Remind Me.”

Peter Byrne, Naked Eyes singer, dies at 74

Naked Eyes scored a Top 10 hit in 1983 with “Always Something There to Remind Me.”

By Kathleen Perricone

September 23, 2026 8:44 p.m. ET

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Peter Byrne, singer for Naked Eyes, in 1983. Credit:

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- Peter Byrne, singer for Naked Eyes, dies at 74.

- The band found success in the 1980s with the songs “Always Something There to Remind Me” and “Promises, Promises.”

- Byrne also sang background vocals on Stevie Wonder’s “Part-Time Lover.”

Naked Eyes singer Peter Byrne died peacefully in Los Angeles on Monday after a brief illness, the band announced on its official site. He was 74.

Byrne formed the British new wave band with college friend and keyboardist Rob Fisher in 1982. The duo’s debut album, *Burning Bridges*, was released the following year and spawned the Top 10 hit “Always Something There to Remind Me,” a synth-pop cover of the 1963 song originally written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David.

Naked Eyes’ second single, “Promises, Promises,” was just as popular, peaking at No. 11 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 singles chart in 1983.

The song’s producer, John “Jellybean” Benitez, was simultaneously also working on Madonna’s debut album and enlisted the future pop superstar to perform background vocals on a remix of “Promises, Promises” that was shelved until 2001.

On his own, Byrne recorded with Stevie Wonder, singing backing vocals on 1985’s “Part-Time Lover.” He also wrote songs for film and television, including “I Am the Cute One” for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in 1993.

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After Fisher died in 1999 following surgery from bowel cancer, Byrne continued writing, recording, and touring around the world. In 2001, he released a solo album, *The Real Illusion*, as well as three more Naked Eyes albums.

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Byrne is survived by his ex-wife Elena, their three children, and his siblings.

The family asks that those who wish to pay their respects to Byrne “please support his music.” Condolences can also be left beneath the announcement of his death on the Naked Eyes site.

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