18-05-2025
Where is Babylon Zoo now? How Spaceman singer, 55, swapped futuristic chart-toppers for the business world with his own film production company
Babylon Zoo dominated the charts with futuristic music and androgynous style back in the 90s - with chart-storming hit Spaceman staying at number one for five weeks.
Far from famous for just his music, the band's frontman Jasbinder Singh Mann's looks also won the hearts of fans, with his long hair and silver space age skirts inspiring kooky followers around the world.
The band were well know for being huge chart-toppers whose biggest hit held onto the Number One spot in the UK charts in 1996 for five solid weeks. The song was the fastest selling single the UK for over thirty years.
Despite decades-old success, Jasbinder, also known as Jas Mann, has now swapped his edgy look for a smart businessman look and thick-rimmed spectacles.
The 55-year-old songwriter, musician, singer, record and film producer has changed his life having turned his back on the music industry which made him a household name and now co-founded film production and distribution company Virgin India.
The star had a steady rise to the top for the Dudley born musician, now aged 51, whose father is Punjabi Indian and his mother of Sioux descent.
His most famous single Spaceman, from his album The Boy With The X-Ray Eyes, was featured on a Levi's advert in 1996, helping it to reach the top of the charts.
Jas said at the time: 'I write about what it would feel like to be a person from another planet, rather than romanticizing science fiction.'
His references to space and aliens came from feeling out of place, with him saying: 'I sometimes feel like a fly in a bowl of milk.'
However, his second album King Kong Groover, released three years later, was not so well received.
He said of one of the tracks, All The Money's Gone: 'It's an absolute p***-take. You would have to be a buffoon to throw away the money I earned.'
Jas was determined to make it big one way or the other and also achieved success with Indie band The Sandkings.
Then he swapped music for film in 2008 to become co-chairman and CEO of the multi-million dollar Indomina Group, an independent film studio.
He also produced two instalments of the Cabin Fever franchise.
