Badfinger was a rock band formed in Swansea, Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the power pop genre. During the early 1970s the band was tagged as the heir apparent to The Beatles, partly because of their close working relationship with the 'Fab Four' and partly because of their similar sound. However, Badfinger's two principal singers and songwriters committed suicide in 1975 and 1983. Biography The Iveys Badfinger originated in 1961 as a band out of Swanse… (More on Badfinger)