Happy 65th birthday today to the lovely Miss Kiki Dee!
A multi-talented singer and actress, the Bradford-born former Pauline Matthews has had many significant musical achievements over the years:
- She was a backing vocalist for the late, great Dusty Springfield in the 1960s.
- In 1970 she became the first white British artist to be signed by Tamla Motown.
- Her crowning glory, the duet Don't Go Breaking My Heart with Elton John, was the anthem of the long, hot summer of '76, remaining at the top of the charts for six weeks.
- She was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her leading role in Willy Russell's West End revival of Blood Brothers in 1989
This wonderfully romantic song is, however, my favourite of hers. An adaptation of a French chanson, here is Amoureuse...
Kiki Dee official website
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