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Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet MBE (/ ˈ m ɔɪ. eɪ / MOY-ay; born 18 June 1961), formerly known as Alf, is an English singer.Noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice, she came to prominence as half of the synth-pop duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist.
Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America) were an English synth-pop duo from Basildon, Essex, consisting of former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke (keyboards) and Alison Moyet (vocals). [9] The duo formed in late 1981 after Clarke responded to an advertisement Moyet placed in a British music magazine.
Situation" is a 1982 single by British synth-pop band Yazoo. The song was released in the UK as the B-side to Yazoo's debut single " Only You ", which went to number two on the UK Singles Chart. Released as a single in North America, the song peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, and hit the top 40 in Canadian charts ...
Around this time, the rhythm and blues band The Screamin' Ab Dabs split, and singer Alison Moyet placed an ad in Melody Maker looking for a new band. [11] Clarke had heard Moyet perform with a few other bands in the pub circuit, and felt she was a good fit for the song. He responded to the ad and asked Moyet if she was interested in singing for ...
The problems within Yazoo had started even before the recording of You and Me Both.Clarke had never envisioned the band as a long-term project, and was ready to move on after making Upstairs at Eric's, but having already walked out of Depeche Mode after just one album he was persuaded that it would not be a good idea to do the same thing again only a year later.
The discography of English synth-pop duo Yazoo consists of two studio albums, one live album, six compilation albums, two extended plays (EPs) and nine singles.Their debut studio album, Upstairs at Eric's, achieved platinum status both in the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
The forces that unearthed that music from the human spirit were the same forces that would lead, in less than half a century, to Till’s murder. ... “During the 1920s many of the blues singers ...
Erasure (/ ə ˈ r eɪ ʒ ər / ə-RAY-zhər) are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1985, [1] [2] [3] consisting of lead vocalist and songwriter Andy Bell with songwriter, producer and keyboardist Vince Clarke, previously co-founder of the band Depeche Mode and a member of synth-pop duo Yazoo.