Biography of kiki dee

Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, in 1947, as Pauline Matthews, under her stage name of  Kiki Dee, she began her incredible musical journey by singing with local dance bands, and after being spotted by a record company scout in 1963, Kiki was signed as a solo artist to Fontana Records.

In 1963 Kiki released her first single “Early Night”, and recorded her debut album “I’m Kiki Dee”, which included a series of Phil Spector style tracks and covers including “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”, Nancy Wilson’s “How Glad I Am” and her 1965 release “Why Don’t I Run Away From You”, which became an airplay hit on both Radio London and Radio Caroline. Kiki’s 1968 single “On a Magic Carpet Ride” has remained a much sought-after classic on the Northern Soul circuit.

During these early years Kiki gained a respectable reputation as a backing session singer, working with many artists such as Dusty Springfield and performing on two of Dusty’s early hits, “Little By Little” and the Carole King song

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Elton John & Kiki Dee was an collaboration of two singers from the United Kingdom. Best known for the chart topping duet "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" which they recorded in 1976. In 1993 they performed tillsammans again for another duett for Elton John's Duets album, a cover utgåva of Cole Porter's "True Love", which reached #2 in the UK.

Kiki Dee (born Pauline Matthews on 6 March 1947, in Little Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is a highly successful singer/songwriter, with a career that has lasted over 40 years.

Her most famous song was a duett with Elton John, entitled "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", which was released in 1976 and went to Number 1 (she later performed another duett with Elton John for his Duets album, "True Love", which reached #2 in the UK.)

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Kiki Dee

English pop singer (born 1947)

Musical artist

Pauline Matthews (born 6 March 1947),^[1] better known by her stage nameKiki 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.^[2][3][4]

Dee is best known for the hit singles "Amoureuse" (1973), "I've Got the Music in Me" (1974) and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart",^[5] her 1976 duet with Elton John, which reached number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100chart. Her 1981 single "Star" became the theme song for the talent show Opportunity Knocks when it was revived by the BBC in 1987.^[6] In 1993, she performed another duet with John for his Duets album, a cover version of Cole Porter's "True Love",^[5] which reached number 2 in the UK. During her career, she has released 40 singles, three EPs and 12 albums.

Early life

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