"The Golden Hits of Sandie Shaw The Golden Hits of Sandie Shaw is a compilation album by the British singer Sandie Shaw. Released in April 1966 by Pye Records on their budget Golden Guinea label, it contains all of the ""A"" sides and ""B"" sides of all her UK chart singles from 1964 to the end of 1965, which was technically all of her singles apart from her first which had failed to make an impression on the chart. The ""Golden Hits"" compilation did not enter the UK Albums Chart. This album has never been released on CD. Of the"
"solo artist (13) and most top ten albums by any artist (53). Madonna has the most number one albums (12) by a female artist in the UK, though this includes the ""Evita"" film soundtrack which was a cast recording and not strictly a Madonna album. Adele is the female solo artist with the most weeks at number one, with a total of 37 weeks. Queen's ""Greatest Hits"" is the best-selling album in UK chart history with 6 million copies sold as of February 2014. Previous first-place holder The Beatles' ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"" is now in third-place after"
"Lynsey de Paul Lynsey de Paul (born Lynsey Monckton Rubin; 11 June 1948 – 1 October 2014) was an English singer-songwriter. She had chart hits in the UK and Europe in the 1970s, starting with the UK top 10 single ""Sugar Me"", becoming the first British female artist to achieve a number one with a self-written song (in Belgium, Spain and The Netherlands). She represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest, scoring another chart topping hit in Switzerland and had a successful career as an Ivor Novello Award-winning composer, actress and television celebrity. Lyndsey Monckton Rubin was born to"
"Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April 1910 or 1914 – 28 February 1983) was a Trinidadian pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain and Australia from the 1950s with a series of boogie-woogie and ragtime hits, selling over 20 million records. She was the first black person to have a number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart and is still the only female instrumentalist to do so. Atwell was born in Tunapuna in Trinidad and Tobago. She and her parents lived in Jubilee Street. Her family owned a pharmacy and she trained as a pharmacist herself"
"Samantha Jones (singer) Jean Owen (born 17 November 1943), known as Samantha Jones is a former English singer whose career spanned the mid-1960s through the early 1980s. She won three international pop music contests and charted records in the Benelux countries. Her recordings later experienced a revival on the Northern soul scene. Jean Owen started her career in 1961 as part of popular English vocal group The Vernons Girls. During her time with the group, the line-up went from sixteen members to just three girls. The Vernons Girls enjoyed a couple of top 40 hits, including ""Lover Please"", ""Only You"
"Lita Roza Lita Roza (14 March 1926 – 14 August 2008) was an English singer whose 1953 hit record ""(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"" made her the first British solo singer to top the UK Singles Chart. Born Lilian Patricia Lita Roza in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, she was the eldest of seven children. and began work at an early age to support the family. She owed her sultry looks and passion to her father, an amateur accordionist who also played piano in Liverpool nightclubs. Her father was of Filipino ancestry. At the age of 12, she saw"
"You Heard?"", ""Come What May"", ""That Old Feeling"", ""Too Marvelous for Words"" and ""The Mama Doll Song"". Lita Roza Lita Roza (14 March 1926 – 14 August 2008) was an English singer whose 1953 hit record ""(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?"" made her the first British solo singer to top the UK Singles Chart. Born Lilian Patricia Lita Roza in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, she was the eldest of seven children. and began work at an early age to support the family. She owed her sultry looks and passion to her father, an amateur accordionist who also played"
"Susan Maughan Susan Maughan (born Marian Maughan, 1 July 1938,) is an English singer who released successful singles in the 1960s. Her most famous and successful song, ""Bobby's Girl"" (a cover of the Marcie Blane single), reached number three in the UK Singles Chart at Christmas time in 1962. It also reached number six in the Norwegian chart in that year. Maughan was born in Consett, County Durham. The sleeve notes on her 1963 album, written by John Franz, stated that ""Susan's family moved to Birmingham (in 1953) when Susan was 15. She started work there as a shorthand typist,"
"Kate Bush Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer. Bush came to notice in 1978 when, aged 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single ""Wuthering Heights"", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song. She has since released twenty-five UK Top 40 singles, including the top-ten hits ""The Man with the Child in His Eyes"", ""Babooshka"", ""Running Up That Hill"", ""Don't Give Up"" (a duet with Peter Gabriel) and ""King of the Mountain"". She has released ten studio"
"was interred with a Humanist funeral at Hendon Cemetery. She is listed on the official Grammy website under ""remembering the music people we lost in 2014–2015"". Lynsey de Paul Lynsey de Paul (born Lynsey Monckton Rubin; 11 June 1948 – 1 October 2014) was an English singer-songwriter. She had chart hits in the UK and Europe in the 1970s, starting with the UK top 10 single ""Sugar Me"", becoming the first British female artist to achieve a number one with a self-written song (in Belgium, Spain and The Netherlands). She represented the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest, scoring another"
"Seaforth. She is buried beside husband Lew Levisohn in South Gundurimba Private Cemetery in northern New South Wales, just outside Lismore. In 1969 she was awarded Trinidad and Tobago's national award, the Gold Hummingbird Medal, for her achievements in music. Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April 1910 or 1914 – 28 February 1983) was a Trinidadian pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain and Australia from the 1950s with a series of boogie-woogie and ragtime hits, selling over 20 million records. She was the first black person to have a number-one hit in the UK Singles"
"Georgie Fame Georgie Fame (born Clive Powell; 26 June 1943) is an English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player. Fame, who had a string of 1960s hits, is still a popular performer, often working with contemporaries such as Van Morrison and Bill Wyman. Fame is the only British pop star to have achieved three number one hits with his only Top 10 chart entries: ""Yeh, Yeh"" in 1964, ""Get Away"" in 1966 and ""The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde"" in 1967. Fame was born in Leigh, Lancashire. He took piano lessons from the age of seven and"
"3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1978. It was a hit in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia and sold more than a million copies. Keeley was part of the group the Star Sisters which was popular in the Netherlands during the 1980s. She currently works as radio presenter with the Dutch regional broadcaster Radio Rijnmond. Yvonne Keeley Yvonne Keeley (born Yvonne Paaij, 6 September 1952) is a Dutch pop music singer. She is the sister of Patricia Paay. Her surname is often mistranscribed as Keely. She began her career as a session singer in the"
"Samantha Fox Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at age 16, she began appearing as a topless model on Page 3 of British tabloid newspaper ""The Sun"", and continued as a Page 3 girl until 1986. During this time, she became the most popular pin-up girl of her era, as well as one of the most photographed British women of the 1980s. In 1986, she launched a pop music career with her debut single ""Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"", which peaked at number-one in 17 countries."
"Marianne Faithfull Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single ""As Tears Go By"" and became one of the lead female artists during the British Invasion in the United States. Born in Hampstead, London, Faithfull began her career in 1964 after attending a Rolling Stones party where she was discovered by Andrew Loog Oldham. After the release of her hit single ""As Tears Go By"", she became an international star. Her debut album ""Marianne Faithfull"" (1965) (released simultaneously with her"
"important that things are flawed ... That's what makes a piece of art interesting sometimes – the bit that's wrong or the mistake you've made that's led onto an idea you wouldn't have had otherwise"", and reiterated her prioritisation of her family life. Kate Bush Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer. Bush came to notice in 1978 when, aged 19, she topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks with her debut single ""Wuthering Heights"", becoming the first female artist to achieve a UK number one with a self-written song. She"
"achievement Adele became the first female British solo singer in the history of the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 to have two number ones from the same album. In July 2011, it became the first single of the decade to sell a million units in the UK and it was certified 3× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), as well as being certified 6× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in the US. As of 2018, Someone Like You has sold over 17 million copies worldwide making it one of the best-selling digital single of all-time. An accompanying"
"last name, their favorite, had to be dropped following an injunction, and they split up again."" Helen Shapiro Helen Kate Shapiro (born 28 September 1946) is an English pop singer, jazz singer and actress. She is best known for her two 1961 UK chart toppers, ""You Don't Know"" and ""Walkin' Back to Happiness"". Shapiro was born at Bethnal Green Hospital in the East End district of Bethnal Green, London. Her early childhood was spent in a Clapton council house in the London borough of Hackney, where she attended Northwold Primary School and Clapton Park Comprehensive School until Christmas 1961. She"
"of the singles chart. Following in the footsteps of her former colleague, Kelly Rowland, Beyoncé Knowles managed to reach the top of the UK charts with a solo release. After making an appearance in the third ""Austin Powers"" movie, ""Austin Powers in Goldmember"", Beyoncé put herself back in the public eye and then released her debut solo single from the movie, ""Work It Out"" which managed to make No. 7 on the UK singles chart. Her debut album, ""Dangerously in Love"" topped the charts a week before she received her first (third, including her career with Destiny's Child) number one"
"top-forty positions on the UK Singles Chart. Her third album, ""Glasshouse"" was released in 2017 and again achieved a top-ten position in the UK. It includes the singles ""Midnight"", ""Selfish Love"" and ""Alone"". Jessie Ware discography English singer and songwriter Jessie Ware has released three studio albums, fourteen singles and six extended plays. Ware released her debut studio album ""Devotion"" in 2012, charting at number five on the UK Albums Chart. The album included the singles ""Running"", ""110%"" and ""Wildest Moments"". The album was later certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales over 100,000 copies. The singer's second"
"Joss Stone Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to fame in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, ""The Soul Sessions"", which made the 2004 Mercury Prize shortlist. Her second album, the similarly multi-platinum ""Mind Body & Soul"" (2004), topped the UK Albums Chart for one week and spawned the top ten hit ""You Had Me"", Stone's most successful single on the UK Singles Chart to date. Both the album and single received one nomination at the 2005 Grammy Awards, while Stone"
"Sally Ann Triplett Sally Ann Triplett (born 15 April 1962, London, England) is a British singer and actress. She participated in two editions of the Eurovision Song Contest and West End productions. Triplett first represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 as the lead female vocals of the six-piece band Prima Donna. Other band members included Danny Finn from The New Seekers and Lance Aston, brother of Bucks Fizz singer Jay Aston. Prima Donna finished a moderately successful third with their pop-ballad ""Love Enough for Two""; however the song was a flop in the charts, and the"
"date. Less successful US solo females during 2000 in the UK were Tina Turner, who gained a Top 30 hit, which marked the last time she charted for four years; Aaliyah, who made No. 5 in the UK with her new single ""Try Again"", which actually topped the chart in the US, becoming the first single to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 based solely on airplay points; and Toni Braxton, who released her album ""The Heat"" in April, charting at No. 3 in the UK, preceding the success of her amazing R&B anthem, He Wasn't Man Enough, which"
"With ""Happy"", Williams is the only act apart from The Beatles to achieve three million-selling singles in a 12-month period. ""Happy"" also became only the third single in chart history, and the first for over 50 years, to return to number 1 more than once. Recording artist Cheryl broke the record for most number-one singles for a British female recording artist on 2 November with the release of ""I Don't Care"". The single sold over 82,000 copies in its first week and gave Cheryl her fifth UK number one. The record was previously jointly held by Rita Ora and Geri"
"were Billie Piper who scored a third UK No. 1 with new release ""Day & Night"", following her two chart toppers from 1998, British DJ and singer, Sonique who scored a chart topper with a re-issue of her No. 24 hit from 1998, ""It Feels So Good"" after massive sales in the US and followed it up with a No. 2 hit, ""Sky"" and Irish singer, Samantha Mumba who kickstarted her career with her debut single ""Gotta Tell You"" peaking at No. 2, her follow-up hitting the Top 5 and her debut album settling in the Top 20. Geri Halliwell"
"Helen Shapiro Helen Kate Shapiro (born 28 September 1946) is an English pop singer, jazz singer and actress. She is best known for her two 1961 UK chart toppers, ""You Don't Know"" and ""Walkin' Back to Happiness"". Shapiro was born at Bethnal Green Hospital in the East End district of Bethnal Green, London. Her early childhood was spent in a Clapton council house in the London borough of Hackney, where she attended Northwold Primary School and Clapton Park Comprehensive School until Christmas 1961. She is the granddaughter of Russian Jewish immigrants; her parents, who were piece-workers in the garment industry,"
"is Laura Marling. Other successful acts have been Ed Sheeran, George Ezra, Jake Bugg, Johnny Flynn, Noah and the Whale, Bon Iver, Ben Howard, and Alessi's Ark. English female soul singer Adele attained considerable popularity in Europe, Australia and United States in the early 2010s, where she had several number 1 hits during 2011 and 2015. Contemporary R&B, as well as classic soul, have defined much of the UK's mainstream music in the early to mid-2010s. Notable artists who encompass this sound include Jessie J and Adele. As with previous decades, pop has enjoyed chart domination, with popular instrumentalists, such"
"Cilla Black Priscilla Maria Veronica White OBE (27 May 1943 – 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, television presenter, actress, and author. Championed by her friends in the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963, and her singles ""Anyone Who Had a Heart"" and ""You're My World"" both reached number one in the UK in 1964. She had 11 Top Ten hits on the British charts between then and 1971, and an additional eight hits that made the top 40. In May 2010, new research published by BBC Radio 2 showed"
"like the reformed Fleetwood Mac, whose ""Rumours"" (1977) was the best selling album of the decade. Major British soft rock artists of the 1970s included 10cc, Mungo Jerry and Rod Stewart. A large number of soft rock songs fit into the singer-songwriter classification – that is, songs written and recorded by the same person. Some of the most successful singer-songwriter artists were Cat Stevens, Steve Winwood and Elton John. Kate Bush became the first solo woman to have a self-written song become a number 1 UK single and became a sensation, drawing on art rock, literature, dance and mime. The"
"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"
"Julie Grant Julie Grant (born 12 July 1946) is an English pop music singer, who was mainly active during the 1960s. She had three hits on the UK Singles Chart with ""Up on the Roof"", ""Count on Me"" (both 1963) and ""Come to Me"" (1964). She also recorded a cover version of ""Every Day I Have to Cry"" (1964). Grant was a contemporary of Petula Clark and Cilla Black, and Allmusic journalist, Richie Unterberger, noted ""she had a strong, versatile voice"" but was hindered by ""her inability to carve out a recognizable stylistic niche"". Julie Grant was born Vivien Foreman"
"her daughter's live performances during her time on ""The X Factor"". On 29 August 2017, her daughter Alexandra announced the death of the singer. Melissa Bell (singer) Melissa Cecelia Ewen Bell (5 March 1964 – 28 August 2017) was an English singer. From 1993 to 1996, Bell was one of the lead singers of British R&B act Soul II Soul, with whom she released a single titled ""Wish"". She also created her own band called Soul Explosion, which started in 1999. Bell also worked with Liza Minnelli, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder. A native of London, Bell was of African,"
"began in 1963 with the upbeat pop hit, ""I Only Want to Be with You"". Among the hits that followed were ""Wishin' and Hopin' "" (1964), ""I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself"" (1964), ""You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"" (1966), and ""Son of a Preacher Man"" (1968). As a fan of US soul music, she brought many little-known soul singers to the attention of a wider UK record-buying audience by hosting the first national TV performance of many top-selling Motown artists beginning in 1965. Partly owing to these efforts, a year later she eventually became"