As well as being one of the Co-Founders of Animal People Alliance Kolkata, Belinda Carlisle is a Singer, Songwriter, Author and lifetime Animal Rights activist. She gained worldwide fame as the lead singer of one of the most successful female bands of all time, the Go-Go’s, becoming the first all-female band in history who wrote their own songs and play their own instruments, achieving a U.S No. 1 album and selling 7 million records.
Belinda then went Solo to become a […]
Kim first gained success in 1981 with her debut single “Kids in America”, which peaked at No. 2 in the UK. In 1983, she received the Brit Award for Best British Female solo artist. In 1986, she had a UK No. 2 hit with a reworked version of the Supremes’ song “You Keep Me Hangin’ On”. Kim holds the record for being the most-charted British female solo act of the 1980s, with seventeen UK Top 40 hit singles.
Mutya Buena rose to fame as a member of the girl group the Sugababes. With the Sugababes, Buena had four UK number one singles, an additional six top-ten hits and three multi-platinum albums. After leaving the group in December in 2005 she released her debut solo album, Real Girl in june 2007. In October 2010, Buena released a compilation album dedicated to British singers, titled Sound of Camden: Mutya Buena.
Working at her own pace and refusing to tailor her music to trends has always paid off for the Londoner who topped the charts with her debut single, Dreams, had ten Top 10 hits, won two Brit Awards and began her last sabbatical shortly after being awarded an Ivor Novello for Outstanding Song Collection in 2008.
Bucks Fizz won Eurovision in 1981 with ‘Making Your Mind Up’. Originally a manufactured band, they have endured and gone on to be one our biggest musical success stories with an enthusiastic and loyal following. They wowed Eurovision in 1981 with the skirt ripping routine and have been part of our musical culture ever since, they subsequently went on to sell 15 million records. Other hits also include ‘Land of Make Believe’ and many others, Formerly of Bucks Fizz, as […]
Originally formed in 1963, and featuring two of the original members Valerie Christie and Helen Scott, together with Freddie Pool, The Three Degrees still perform their own chart-hit songs all over the world.
A firm favourite with Prince Charles, the ladies are known for their soulful voices, beautiful gowns and their fabulous stage shows which include all of their brilliant chart-successes including ‘Dirty ‘Ole Man’, ‘When Will I See You Again’, and ‘Take Good Care of Yourself’.
In 1991 SONIA was able to develop her song writing talents and released the album Sonia. Further hits followed including Only Fools and Be Young, Be Foolish. SONIA was invited by the BBC to be the UK representative in the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest. She came second to the Irish entry and her single Better The Devil You Know hit the UK charts at number 9 and her album, of the same name, entered the album charts at number 20.
Sonia […]
Katherine Ellis is one of the most respected and versatile vocalists and topline writers in the industry today. She currently performs extensively throughout the World with her vast back catalogue including the huge club hits ‘When you touch me’ and ‘Tears’ with The Freemasons, ‘Lost’ by Roger Sanchez and ‘Dreaming’ by The Ruff Driverz, Hed Kandi anthems ‘Let The Beat Hit ‘Em’ and ‘Stand Up’ as well as ‘Love U More’ by Oxford Hustlers’ released by Fierce Angel. Katherine is […]
Mari Wilson (The Neasden Queen of Soul) first arrived on the scene in the early eighties with her skyscraper beehive hairdo, bizarre sense of fashion and fully choreographed twelve piece band The Wilsations! Mari’s live shows were spoken about as an event – pure entertainment. In 1982 Mari’s records began entering the charts and she soon had six hit singles, the biggest being ‘Just What I’ve Always Wanted’ and ‘Cry Me A River’, both taken from her album ‘Showpeople’.
