Astro (UB40)

Astro
Astro with UB40, Birmingham Symphony Hall, 2010
Background information
Birth name	Terence Wilson
Born	(1957-06-24) 24 June 1957 (age 59) Birmingham, England
Genres	Reggae
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Percussion, trumpet
Years active	1978–present
Associated acts	UB40, UB40 reunited

Terence Wilson (born 24 June 1957 in Birmingham), better known by his stage name Astro, is a Jamaican musician, rapper, and toaster, who was part of the reggae band UB40 since it was founded in 1978 until he left the group in November 2013.

In January 2014, Astro, with other former UB40 members, Ali Campbell and Mickey Virtue, announced plans to reform and record under the UB40 name. The band released their new song, "Reggae Music" as a free download in January 2014. In February, with the current group known as UB40 and the newly formed group with Astro as a member both due to perform in Dubai on the same day, the new group announced a name change to UB40 reunited.