Kajagoogoo are a British new wave band, best known for their hit single, "Too Shy", which reached No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] and the Top 10 in numerous other countries. 　　Formed in Leighton Buzzard in 1978, the band were originally known as Art Nouveau, a four-piece avant-garde group, with Nick Beggs on bass guitar, Steve Askew on lead guitar, Stuart Croxford Neale on keyboards, and Jeremy "Jez" Strode on drums. Art Nouveau released a track called "The Fear Machine". The single sold a few hundred copies, and was played on the John Peel show, but the band were unable to get a record deal.