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Kiki Dee
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1947-03-06,Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Gender
Female
Biography
Pauline Matthews (born 6 March 1947), better known by her stage name Kiki Dee, is an English pop singer. Known for her blue-eyed soul vocals, she was the first female singer from the UK to sign with Motown's Tamla Records. Dee is best known for her 1973 hit "Amoureuse", her 1974 hit "I've Got the Music in Me" and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", her 1976 duet with Elton John, which went to number 1 on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her 1981 single "Star" became the theme song for the talent show Opportunity Knocks when it was revived by the BBC in 1987. In 1993, she performed another duet with John for his Duets album, a cover version of Cole Porter's "True Love", which reached number 2 in the UK. During her career, she has released 40 singles, three EPs and 12 albums. Dee was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. At the age of 10 she won a local talent contest, and at 16 she had her first paid job in show business. "I realised when I sang at family parties and Christmases I'd suddenly get everyone's attention and, being the youngest of three, I thought what a brilliant attention-seeking ploy it was," stated Dee in a 2013 interview. She went on to say: "My older brother had a lot of Elvis on vinyl and really that was my first introduction to music during the Fifties." Aged 16, Dee worked at Boots in Bradford during the day, whilst in the evenings she sang songs with a dance band in Leeds. A record scout liked her singing and invited her to London to do an audition. There, in 1963, she signed as a solo artist to Fontana Records. After singing with a local band in Bradford in the early 1960s, Dee began her recording career as a session singer. She sang backing vocals for Dusty Springfield, among others, but did not achieve solo success in the UK for many years. In 1963, Dee released her first single, "Early Night", the first of eleven singles on Fontana, none of which reached the charts. Her 1966 release "Why Don't I Run Away From You" (a cover of Tami Lynn's "I'm Gonna Run Away From You") was a big hit on Radio London and Radio Caroline, and she sang the B-side "Small Town" in her appearance in Dateline Diamonds the same year. Also in 1966, she achieved wider coverage by singing "Take a Look at Me" in the hit comedy, Doctor in Clover. She brought out an EP, Kiki In Clover – which included "Take a Look at Me" – at the same time as the film's release. She recorded her debut album, I'm Kiki Dee, in 1968 which included a series of Phil Spector-style tracks and covers. Her 1968 release "On a Magic Carpet Ride", which was originally a B-side, has remained popular on the Northern soul circuit. Much of her early recorded work for Fontana Records, was released on 24 January 2011, on the CD compilation I'm Kiki Dee. Songwriter Mitch Murray created her stage name, and penned her first single, "Early Night". In the United States she became the first white British artist to be signed by Motown, releasing her first Motown single in 1970. ... Source: Article "Kiki Dee" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits

8.5

Elton John: One Night Only, The Greatest Hits
2000-10-20

7.9

Live Aid
1985-07-13

Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977

8.5

Elton John: Live at Wembley 1977
1977-11-07

Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium

8

Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
2022-11-20

Elton John at Live Aid

0

Elton John at Live Aid
1985-07-13

9.1

Live Aid
2004-11-16

Dateline Diamonds

6.2

Dateline Diamonds
1965-09-27

5.45

This Morning
1988-10-03

The Kenny Everett Video Show

7.7

The Kenny Everett Video Show
1978-07-03

Hör hin, schau zu!

0

Hör hin, schau zu!
1965-01-16

Ready Steady Go!

7

Ready Steady Go!
1963-08-09

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

3.7

The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007-09-03

Where Are They Now?

7.5

Where Are They Now?
1999-06-07

3.1

Pebble Mill
1991-10-14

Bargain Hunt Famous Finds

0

Bargain Hunt Famous Finds
2008-12-01

An Audience with...

5.3

An Audience with...
1978-01-08

The Marti Caine Show

0

The Marti Caine Show
1979-01-08

The Two Ronnies

7.6

The Two Ronnies
1971-04-10

Never Mind the Buzzcocks

7

Never Mind the Buzzcocks
1996-11-12

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

6

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975-01-12

Behind the Music

7

Behind the Music
1997-08-17

0

Parkinson
1998-01-09

Der Tod läuft hinterher

0

Der Tod läuft hinterher
1967-12-27

6.2

Sacrée soirée
1987-09-02