Kiki Dee
Pauline Matthews (born 6 March 1947), [1] 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. [2] [3] [4] Kiki Dee helped Sir Elton John score his first UK number one single with the classic duet 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' in 1976. But how did the duet come about and what has she been up to since? Written and recorded over 20 days, ‘Who Believes In Angels?' is a collaborative studio album between Elton John and Brandi Carlile. Kiki Dee delves into her musical career over the last 60 years. We start by exploring her 29 year partnership with guitarist and producer, Carmelo Luggeri, which finds the duo revealing their creative process. In the next six weeks Kiki Dee will be playing three intimate acoustic shows across Hampshire alongside guitarist Carmelo Luggeri – continuing a satisfying coda to a long musical career which has taken in London in the swinging sixties, a Motown contract, a run on the West End, an appearance at Live Aid and her famous chart-topping duet with Elt...
Kiki Dee has admitted her successful singing career might have cost her a personal life, because she devoted so much time to it. Kiki Dee was born on March 6, 1947 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Summer of Sam (1999), The Lion King (1994) and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006). 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. She is known for her Blue eyed soul pop genre songs. She was said to be the first female singer from the UK to work with Motown’s Tamla Records. She is best known for her hit album “Amoureuse” in 1973. Dee’s other hits are “Don’t go breaking my heart” and “I ‘ve Got the music in me” in 1974.
