"sales of American records dominated British popular music. In the first full year of the charts in 1953 major artists were Perry Como, Guy Mitchell and Frankie Laine largely with orchestrated sentimental ballads, beside novelty records like ""(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"" re-recorded by British artist Lita Roza. Some established British wartime stars like Vera Lynn were still able to chart into the mid-1950s, but successful new British acts like Jimmy Young who had two number one hits in 1955, did so with re-recorded versions of American songs ""Unchained Melody"" and ""The Man from Laramie"" or Alma"
"Roza's version of ""Doggie"" was her favourite song of all time. Following Roza's death in August 2008, she left £300,000 in her will to charities, of which £190,000 went to three dog-related charities: Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, and The Cinnamon Trust. The song has also been parodied a few times, including: (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? ""(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"" is a popular novelty song published as having been written by Bob Merrill in 1952 and loosely based on the folk tune Carnival of Venice."
"Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul (sometimes labelled as blue-eyed soul and neo soul), rhythm and blues, and jazz. Winehouse's debut album, ""Frank"" (2003), was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her follow-up album, ""Back to Black"" (2006), led to five 2008 Grammy Awards, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made her"
"the song was released in the UK on March 28, renamed ""(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window"" (sans question mark), under Mercury's ""Oriole Records"" label. Given the delay getting to market in the UK, it was not as successful as the Roza version, only entering the charts at number nine before leaving the charts altogether five weeks later. The Roza version went to number one, lasting in that spot for one week. But for five weeks between 28 March 1953 and 25 April 1953, there were two versions of ""Doggie"" in the UK top twelve singles chart. According"
"1987 general election. The interview gained considerable press coverage. Hoping to win favour among the nation's young voters, Thatcher was instead ridiculed in print for her music tastes, which included Cliff Richard and, as her favourite song, the 1953 hit ""(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?""<ref name=""Petridis/10Mag""></ref> In the late 1980s, Hibbert followed Ellen to ""Q"". Although the magazine was aimed at an older age group and more respectful to established rock stars, Hibbert's contributions retained an element of irreverence.<ref name=""Connolly/IrishTimes""></ref> His interviews in the ""Who the Hell …?"" series led to him travelling around the world. Among"
"Bromfield. The film is accompanied by ""An Intimate Evening in London,"" footage of a show Winehouse gave at Riverside Studios, London in 2008. Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul (sometimes labelled as blue-eyed soul and neo soul), rhythm and blues, and jazz. Winehouse's debut album, ""Frank"" (2003), was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her follow-up album, ""Back to Black"" (2006), led to"
"""Camille"" (1984), ""Little Dorrit"" (1988), and ""Mary Reilly"" (1996). She died on 13 December 2008 at the Willow Wood Hospice in Ashton-under-Lyne, at the age of 80, with her husband John at her bedside, after a brain tumour was diagnosed earlier in the year. Her death was announced on 14 December. Her funeral took place at St Mark's Dukinfield, where she was a lifelong member and sang in the choir. She is commemorated in a memorial screen at the church. Kathy Staff Kathy Staff (born Minnie Higginbottom; 12 July 1928 – 13 December 2008) was an English actress, well known"
"seeing the best of British and international acts. From the 1960s British Jazz began to develop more individual characteristics, absorbing a variety of influences, including free jazz, British blues, as well as European and world music. In the early 1950s sales of American records dominated British popular music. In the first full year of the charts in 1953 major artists were Perry Como, Guy Mitchell and Frankie Laine largely with orchestrated sentimental ballads, beside novelty records such as ""(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"" re-recorded by British artist Lita Roza. Some established British wartime stars such as Vera"
"change the song's title to No One Knew and name their band itself to Miss Vincent. This was the band's first single and it was released on 5 October 2012. Joyce Vincent Joyce Carol Vincent (19 October 1965 – c. December 2003) was a British woman whose death went unnoticed for more than two years as her corpse lay undiscovered in her London bedsit. Prior to her death, Vincent had cut off nearly all contact with those who knew her. She resigned from her job in 2001, and moved into a shelter for victims of domestic abuse. Around the same"
"Dusty Springfield Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), professionally known as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer and record producer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive sensual mezzo-soprano sound, she was an important singer of blue-eyed soul and at her peak was one of the most successful British female performers, with six top 20 singles on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and sixteen on the UK Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989. She is a member of the US Rock and Roll and UK Music Halls"
"as other countries. The album later earned a total of six Grammy Award nominations and won awards for Best Electronic/Dance Album and Best Dance Recording. By the fourth quarter of 2009 she had released her second studio album ""The Fame Monster"", with the global chart-topping lead single ""Bad Romance"". In 2001 Michael Jackson, one of popular music's most successful artists of all-times, released his final studio album ""Invincible"", though it did not receive a lot of exposure compared to previous releases. Michael Jackson died in June 2009, creating the largest public mourning since the death of Diana, Princess of Wales"
"and the most-played song in the UK in 2001. As of 2012, ""Can't Get You Out of My Head"" was the 72nd song featured on UK's Official Top 100 Biggest Selling Singles of All Time. Kylie Minogue Kylie Ann Minogue, (; born 28 May 1968) also known simply as Kylie, is an Australian-British singer and actress. She achieved recognition starring in the Australian soap opera ""Neighbours"", where she played tomboy mechanic Charlene Robinson. Appearing in the series for two years, Minogue's character married Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan) in an episode viewed by nearly 20 million people in the United Kingdom,"
"Duffy (singer) Aimée Duffy (born 23 June 1984 as Duffy) is a Welsh singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Bangor, Wales, she was introduced to Jeannette Lee of Rough Trade Records, which led to her signing a recording contract with A&M Records in 2007. Following the release of the singles ""Rockferry"" (2007) and ""Mercy"" (2008), the latter reaching singles charts worldwide, Duffy released her 2008 debut album ""Rockferry"". The album entered the UK Album Chart at number one, and became the best-selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008 with 1.68 million copies sold. The album was certified several times"
"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? ""(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"" is a popular novelty song published as having been written by Bob Merrill in 1952 and loosely based on the folk tune Carnival of Venice. This song is also loosely based on the song ""Oh, where, oh, where, has my little dog gone?"" The best-known version of the song was the original, recorded by Patti Page on December 18, 1952, and released in January 1953 by Mercury Records as catalog numbers 70070 (78 rpm) and 70070X45 (45 rpm) under the title ""The Doggie in"
"the theatre in his youth. A blue plaque commemorating Cogan was installed by the entrance of 44 Stafford Court, her longtime residence, on 4 November 2001. Alma Cogan Alma Angela Cohen (19 May 1932 – 26 October 1966), known professionally as Alma Cogan, was an English singer of traditional pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s. Dubbed the ""Girl with the Giggle in Her Voice"", she was the highest paid British female entertainer of her era. She was born on 19 May 1932 in Whitechapel, London, of Russian-Romanian Jewish descent. Her father's family, the Kogins, arrived in Britain from"
"Kathy Kirby Kathy Kirby (born Kathleen O'Rourke; 20 October 1938 – 19 May 2011) was an English singer, reportedly the highest-paid female singer of her generation. She is best known for her cover version of Doris Day's ""Secret Love"" and for representing the United Kingdom in the 1965 Eurovision Song Contest where she finished in second place. Her physical appearance often drew comparisons with Marilyn Monroe. Her popularity peaked in the 1960s, when she was one of the best-known and most-recognised personalities in British show business. Kirby was born in Ilford, London, the eldest of three children of Irish parents."
"Birdy (singer) Jasmine Lucilla Elizabeth Jennifer van den Bogaerde (born 15 May 1996), better known by her stage name Birdy, is an English singer, songwriter and musician. She won the music competition Open Mic UK in 2008, at the age of 12. Her debut single, a cover version of Bon Iver's ""Skinny Love"", was her breakthrough, charting all across Europe and earning platinum certification six times in Australia. Her self-titled debut album, ""Birdy"", was released on 7 November 2011 to similar success, peaking at number one in Australia, Belgium and the Netherlands. Her second studio album, ""Fire Within"", was released"
"Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder, 25 February 1945) is an English singer, a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s and has been nominated twice for Brit Awards. She is known for her powerful husky bluesy voice and hit singles such as ""Pearl's a Singer"", ""Lilac Wine"", ""Don't Cry Out Loud"", ""Fool (If You Think It's Over)"", and ""No More the Fool"", and top-selling album ""Pearls"". She is generally referred to as the ""British Queen of Blues"". By April 2012, Brooks"
"Roza had left show business, married an American and moved to Miami, Florida. However, the marriage did not last and shortly after the Second World War she returned to the United Kingdom. In 1950, she became the lead female singer with the Ted Heath Band and, by 1954, had achieved enough public acclaim to leave the band and pursue a solo recording career. Roza's ""(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"", a cover version of Patti Page's original produced by Dick Rowe, was the peak of her career. Further covers of ""Hey There"" and ""Jimmy Unknown"" gave her small"
"Burton, died after suffering from renal cancer. On December 13, 2018, Wilson died at her home in Pioneertown, California after a long battle with kidney cancer. She was 81 years old. Chronological: Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) Nancy Sue Wilson (February 20, 1937 – December 13, 2018) was an American singer whose career spanned over five decades, from the mid–1950s until her retirement in the early–2010s. She was notable for her single ""(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"" and her version of the standard ""Guess Who I Saw Today"". Wilson recorded more than 70 albums and won three Grammy Awards"
"Jasmine Thompson Jasmine Ying Thompson (born 8 November 2000) is an English singer and YouTube celebrity. Thompson began her career at the age of ten by filming herself singing and uploading the videos to YouTube. In 2014, she was featured on German deep house producer Robin Schulz's song ""Sun Goes Down"". This song charted within the top 10 in multiple countries including Australia, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. As of May 2018, her YouTube channel has over 3.1 million subscribers and over 530 million views. Her acoustic cover version of Chaka Khan's original ""Ain't Nobody"" reached number 32 on the UK"
"at which Morgan died suddenly in 1998. Diamond died in his sleep on 8 October 2015. According to his daughter Sara, the cause of death was a pulmonary oedema. He was survived by his wife Christine and their two children. Jim Diamond (singer) James Aaron Diamond (28 September 1951 – 8 October 2015) was a Scottish singer-songwriter, best known for his three Top 5 hits: ""I Won't Let You Down"" (1982), as the lead singer of PhD; and his solo performances ""I Should Have Known Better"", a United Kingdom No. 1 in 1984, and ""Hi Ho Silver"", the theme song"
"Jimmy Young (broadcaster) Sir Leslie Ronald Young, (21 September 1921 – 7 November 2016), known as Jimmy Young, was an English singer, disc jockey and radio personality. Early in his career in the 1950s he had two number ones, ""Unchained Melody"" and ""The Man from Laramie"", both in 1955, and several other top ten hits in the UK chart, but he became better known for his long-running show on BBC Radio 2. Young was born in Cinderford, Gloucestershire. The son of a baker and a dressmaker, he attended East Dean Grammar School. Young nearly died from bronchitis, double pneumonia and"
"complications of pneumonia, aged 87. † Ruby Murray with Anne Warren Ruby Murray Ruby Florence Murray (29 March 1935 – 17 December 1996) was a Northern Irish singer and actress. One of the most popular singers in the British Isles in the 1950s, she scored ten hits in the UK Singles Chart between 1954 and 1959. She also made pop chart history in March 1955 by having five singles in the Top Twenty in a single week. Ruby Florence Murray was born on Donegall Road in south Belfast, Northern Ireland, the youngest child in a Protestant family. Her voice's distinctive"
"Diane Charlemagne Diane Charlemagne (22 February 1964 – 28 October 2015) was a British jazz, soul, funk and electronic dance music singer. Charlemagne was lead singer with 1980s funk band, 52nd Street, having replaced previous lead vocalist Beverley McDonald in 1984. In 1990, 52nd Street re-emerged as Cool Down Zone, with Charlemagne providing vocals as well as having writing credits on all 10 songs on their album ""New Direction"". Later she was lead singer with Urban Cookie Collective, who had two UK Top 10 hits in the 1990s. Charlemagne provided the vocal for Goldie's ""Inner City Life"", and performed vocals"
"butterfly that flew in at Amy's funeral and it landed on Kelly Osbourne's shoulder. It stayed there for the whole service then flew out as soon as the service had finished. It's probably the best song I've ever written, and I was crying when I recorded it."" In November 2015, she announced that she supported US girl group Fifth Harmony on their UK gigs in London and Manchester. Dionne Bromfield Dionne Julia Bromfield (born 1 February 1996) is an English singer, songwriter, TV presenter and television personality. Bromfield's debut album, ""Introducing Dionne Bromfield"", was released in 2009 by Amy Winehouse's"
"to sell-out audiences of 10,000 at the Ahoy Arena in Rotterdam. Ria Brieffies was diagnosed with lung cancer in November 2008, and died on 20 July 2009, aged 52. Ria Brieffies Maria Petronella ""Ria"" Brieffies (February 23, 1957 - July 20, 2009) was a Dutch singer, best known as a member of 1980s girl group ""Dolly Dots"". After leaving school, Brieffies trained as a medical assistant. In her spare time she sang in various bands, including the VIPs. In 1979 she joined the newly formed girl group Dolly Dots, who went on to become one of the most popular groups"
"unreleased song ""Dear Jane"" was released digitally. The song was one of the last written by Jay, and had been written to a friend who had attempted suicide. Other currently unreleased songs include ""An Older Girl"", ""Home Again"", ""I Have A Shell"", ""(I Only) Meant To Say"", ""Jelly Bullet"", ""Sarah"", ""Take On"" and ""What Is The Sky Doing"". Matthew Jay Graham Matthew Jay (10 October 1978 – 25 September 2003) was an English singer-songwriter. Signed to EMI imprint Food Records in 1999, Jay released his debut album, ""Draw"", in 2001. He died in the early hours of 25 September 2003"
"emergency services. At 3:54p.m. BST on 23 July 2011, two ambulances were called to Winehouse's home in Camden, London. Winehouse was pronounced dead at the scene. Shortly afterwards, the Metropolitan Police confirmed that she had died. After her death was announced, media and camera crews appeared, as crowds gathered near Winehouse's residence to pay their respects. Forensic investigators entered the flat as police cordoned off the street outside; they recovered one small and two large bottles of vodka from her room. After her death, the singer broke her second Guinness World Record: for the most songs by a woman to"
"a mobile home. After four years of increasing interest bills and loans, Brooks managed to sell her home (after being threatened with repossession) and cleared all of her debts. Today, all the family are involved in Brooks' career, songwriting and touring. Elkie Brooks Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder, 25 February 1945) is an English singer, a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s and has been nominated twice for Brit Awards. She is known for her powerful husky bluesy voice and hit singles"
"Tina Cousins Tina Patricia Cousins (born 20 April 1971) is an English singer, songwriter and former model. She has had five singles in the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with others, including ""Mysterious Times"" with Sash!, which reached number 2 in the UK in 1998. She has also achieved popularity in several other countries, including four Top 30 hits in Sweden, six Top 30 hits in Australia and seven Top 20 hits in Finland. Her other hit singles include ""Pray"" (1998), ""Killin' Time"" (1999), ""Forever"" (1999), ""Just Around the Hill"""
"Lisa Maffia Lisa Maffia (born ""Lisa Finch Maffia"", 16 June 1979) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, fashion designer, model and presenter, who originally came to the public's attention as the main female member of So Solid Crew. Whilst in So Solid, the singer notched up five top 20 hits, including a platinum-selling single ""21 Seconds"" and a platinum selling album ""They Don't Know"". As a solo artist, she has released two top 10 singles and an award-winning album including the platinum selling single ""All Over"". Maffia is mixed race, born to a half-Italian mother and a Jamaican father. Maffia was"
"voted number 33 in the top 50 sexiest brunettes poll in ""Nuts"" magazine. Released: 2013 Released: 2018 Lisa Maffia Lisa Maffia (born ""Lisa Finch Maffia"", 16 June 1979) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, fashion designer, model and presenter, who originally came to the public's attention as the main female member of So Solid Crew. Whilst in So Solid, the singer notched up five top 20 hits, including a platinum-selling single ""21 Seconds"" and a platinum selling album ""They Don't Know"". As a solo artist, she has released two top 10 singles and an award-winning album including the platinum selling single"