Kiki Dee

KIKI DEE
 
 
Kiki Dee  (born Pauline Matthews; 6 March 1947) is an English singer born in Little Horton, Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire.  Known for her blue-eyed soul vocals, she was the first female singer from the UK to sign with Motown’s Tamla Records.  Dee is best known for her 1974 hit “I’ve Got the Music in Me” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”, her 1976 duet with Elton John, which went to Number 1 both in the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.  In 1993 she performed another duet with Elton John for his Duets album, a cover version of Cole Porter’s “True Love”, which reached No. 2 in the UK.  During her career, she has released 40 singles, three EPs and 12 albums.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

 

 

Like Rare Earth though, most were new to the music scene, such as Kiki Dee; she was the first female artist from England that was signed to Motown Records, though Kiki Dee had better success with Elton John’s label Rocket Records, including the 1974 hit “I’ve Got the Music in Me” and her well-known duet with Elton John on the 1976 hit “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”. 

 

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