Peter Byrne, singer and co-founder of the British synth-pop duo Naked Eyes, died on Sept. 14 in Los Angeles. He was 74.

Jim Merlis, a spokesperson for the group, confirmed Byrne's death, adding that he died "peacefully … after a brief illness." A specific cause of death was not immediately available.

Byrne and Rob Fisher met as college friends in Bath, England. They first played together in the band Neon, which included future Tears for Fears members Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. In 1982, the two launched Naked Eyes as a duo and signed to EMI Records the same year.

Their debut album arrived in 1983 — self-titled in the U.S. and Canada, and called Burning Bridges elsewhere. The LP climbed to Number 32 on the Billboard 200, powered by two hits: a cover of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "Always Something There to Remind Me," which peaked at Number Eight on the Billboard 100, and "Promises, Promises," which reached Number 11 and defined the pair's signature synth-pop sound. A third track from the album, "When the Lights Go Out," also became a Top 40 hit.

The band recorded a second album, Fuel for the Fire, in 1984. It produced the Top 40 hit "(What) in the Name of Love" and peaked at Number 83 on the Billboard 200. Naked Eyes disbanded after its release.

In 1985, Byrne sang backing vocals on Stevie Wonder's hit "Part-Time Lover." He then moved into songwriting for television, film, and for the Olsen Twins.

Fisher died in 1999 at the age of 42. Byrne carried on, touring the U.S. and internationally and releasing the solo album The Real Illusion in 2001. Further Naked Eyes releases followed, including Fumbling With the Covers in 2007, Disguise the Limit in 2021, and a remaster of the self-titled debut last year. That remaster stands as the most recent chapter in a catalogue that kept reaching new listeners four decades after "Always Something There to Remind Me" first dominated the airwaves.