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Pepsi and Shirlie at the Liverpool Echo Arena, 2011. DeMacque became one of two singers/dancers for the group Wham! in 1983. She replaced Dee C. Lee, (who left to join The Style Council) and performed alongside Shirlie Holliman, [2] first appearing in the music video for "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go".
Pepsi & Shirlie were an English pop duo group formed in London in 1985 by two backing singers for Wham! They released two albums, All Right Now in 1987 and Change in 1991, and their debut single " Heartache " reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart .
Shirlie Kemp (née Holliman; born 18 April 1962) is an English singer, who found fame in the 1980s with Wham! and as part of the duo Pepsi & Shirlie. Early years [ edit ]
"Heartache" is a song by English pop music duo Pepsi & Shirlie, written by Tambi Fernando, Iris Fernando, and Wayne Brown and produced by Tambi and Phil Fearon. It was released on 5 January 1987 as the lead single from the duo's debut album, All Right Now , which was released that October.
The Club Fantastic Tour (also advertised as the Club Fantastic '83 Tour) was the debut concert tour by English pop duo Wham!, launched in support of their first studio album Fantastic (1983). It was sponsored by Fila sportswear and spanned two months from October to late November 1983, comprising 30 sold-out shows across England, Scotland and ...
Whamamerica! (also promoted as the Make It Big Tour '85) was a concert tour by English pop duo Wham!. [4] The tour was launched following the success of their 1984 certified multi-platinum studio album Make It Big, which sold four million copies in the United States by the end of the year. [5]
On Top of the Pops, Michael mimed the vocals to his Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley, who acted the part of the teenage bridegroom-in-waiting. They were flanked by backing singers Dee C Lee and Shirlie Holliman. The original recording does not feature the voices of Lee or Holliman but that of American backing singer Lynda Hayes. [4] [5]
To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on Top of the Pops, Pepsi Chart, CD:UK, Live & Kicking, Party in the Park and 2000 BRIT Awards. The performance at the 2000 BRIT Awards was raunchy and controversial, with Halliwell emerging from a pair of giant inflatable legs, accompanied by a troupe of pink-haired male dancers. During the ...