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Evelyn Mary Dove (11 January 1902 – 7 March 1987) was a British singer and actress, who early in her career drew comparisons with Josephine Baker. [1] [2] Of Sierra Leone Creole and English parentage, Dove is recognized as a "trailblazing performer": in 1939, she made history as the first black singer to feature on BBC Radio, [3] building a solid reputation not only through her work in ...
Knox (born 1945), British singer-songwriter and guitarist; KODA (1978–2024), Ghanaian gospel singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist; Koguma (born 1998), Japanese professional wrestler; Kohaku (born 2001), Japanese professional wrestler; Kohh (born 1990), Japanese hip hop recording artist; Kohndo (born 1975), French ...
Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong [5] (born 25 December 1971), known professionally as Dido (/ ˈ d aɪ d oʊ / DY-doh), is an English singer and songwriter.She attained international success with her debut album No Angel (1999); hit singles from the album include "Here with Me" and "Thank You".
British singer stubs (1 C, 289 P) Pages in category "British singers" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins (/ ə ˈ d ɛ l /; [5] born 5 May 1988), known mononymously as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter.Regarded as a British icon, she is known for her mezzo-soprano vocals and sentimental songwriting.
Paramore – According to lead singer Hayley Williams, the name "Paramore" came from the maiden name of the mother of one of their first bass players. [243] Once the group learned the meaning of the homophone paramour ("secret lover"), they decided to adopt the name, using the Paramore spelling. [244]
Linda Thompson (née Pettifer, born 23 August 1947) is an English singer-songwriter.. Thompson is one of the most recognised names and voices in the British folk rock movement of the 1970s and 1980s, in collaboration with fellow British folk rock musician, guitarist Richard Thompson, to whom she was married for ten years, and later as a solo artist.
Known also as "Wee Neil Reid", he was eight when he was discovered singing at a pensioners' party in 1968. [2] Reid won Opportunity Knocks on 13 December 1971 singing his version of "Mother of Mine", [3] which, when released commercially by Decca Records shortly afterwards, went to number two on the UK Singles Chart following a performance on Top of the Pops.