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Lynsey de Paul (born Lynsey Monckton Rubin, 11 June 1950, London) is an English singer-songwriter. If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... is the 162nd day of the year (163rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ...

Life and career

Lynsey De Paul was born to Meta and Herbert Rubin, a property developer. She grew up in a Jewish family in Cricklewood, North London^[1] and attended South Hampstead High School, Hornsey College of Art and the Royal Academy of Music. A real estate developer builds on land, thereby increasing its value. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Cricklewood is a district of North London, England whose northeastern part is in the London Borough of Barnet, southwestern part is the London Borough of Brent and southeastern part is in London Borough of Camden. ... North London is that part of London which is north of the River Thames. ... South Hampstead High School is an all-girls independent school situated in Hampstead, north-west London. ... Hornsey College of Art is a former college in London, now part of Middlesex University. ... The Royal Academy of Music (RAM) is a constituent college of the University of London, and is one of the worlds leading music institutions. ...

Famous for her keyboard skills, ability to write catchy songs and sultry looks, de Paul first hit the UK charts in 1972, initially as the songwriter of the Fortunes' hit, "Storm in a Teacup". A few months later she was propelled into the limelight as the performer of her own hit song "Sugar Me", which rapidly found its way into the Top Ten of the UK Singles Chart as well as the top of the singles charts in Holland and Belgium. "Sugar Me" was rapidly followed by "Getting a Drag", a quirky song in a completely different vein about finding out that her boyfriend likes to cross-dress. She was the first woman to be awarded an Ivor Novello Award for her classic ballad, "Won't Somebody Dance With Me", another UK Top 20 hit. The BBC Radio 1 disc jockey Ed Stewart spoke the words "May I Have The Pleasure Of This Dance" near the end of the record (he often played the record on his Junior Choice programme on Saturday mornings) although Tony Blackburn did it when she appeared on Top of the Pops. The layout of a typical musical keyboard A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers on a musical instrument which cause the instrument to produce sounds. ... // A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The Fortunes are an archetypal English beat group. ... In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ... For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... This article is about a region in the Netherlands. ... The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards awarded for songwriting and composing. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Ed Stewart (born April 23, 1941 in Devon) is a radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom. ... Childrens Favourites was a BBC Radio programme from 1954 broadcast on the Light Programme on Saturday mornings from 9:00. ... Tony Blackburn (born 29 January 1943 in Guildford, Surrey) is an award winning English disc jockey, who broadcast on the pirate stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s and was the first presenter to appear on BBC Radio 1 in 1967. ... Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart television programme, made and broadcast by the BBC. It was originally shown each week, mostly on BBC One, from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. ...

A second Ivor Novello award followed a year later for the Phil Spector-ish "No Honestly", which was also the theme tune to a hit ITV comedy of the same name, and provided her with another UK Top 10 hit. The Ivor Novello Awards, named after the entertainer Ivor Novello, are awards awarded for songwriting and composing. ... Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26, 1939) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. ... The theme music of a radio or television program is a melody closely associated with the show, and usually played during the title sequence and/or end credits. ... For other uses, see ITV (disambiguation). ... Cover of VHS release of No, Honestly No, Honestly was a British sitcom that was originally produced in 1974. ...

A prolific songwriter first and foremost, de Paul has written songs for many other recording artists. In a five year period (1972-77) she wrote a total of 14 UK Singles Chart hits, most notably "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" which was a hit for co-writer Barry Blue as well as Flash Cadillac and Bond. Indeed, de Paul's songs have reached the charts in most territories, including the U.S., Japan, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, Sweden, Canada and Australia. She also has performed producing and arranging duties on many of these recordings. “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... “British Hit Singles” redirects here. ... Barry Greene A.K.A Barry Blue, is a Rock singer/producer from the United Kingdom who is most know for his songs, Dancing On A Saturday Night and Do You Wanna Dance from the 1970s. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American...

"Rock Bottom", which she wrote with Mike Moran, was the UK entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977. Although it came second in the Eurovision Song Contest, it went on to become a Top 20 hit in many European countries including France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where it reached the top of their singles chart. De Paul and Moran went on to write a number of songs, such as "Let Your Body Go Downtown", a Top 40 hit (in 1977 reached number 38 in the BBC Top 50) for the Martyn Ford Orchestra; and the follow up "Going to a Disco", as well as "Without You", and "Now and Then", which appeared on the albums Tigers and Fireflies and Just a Little Time, respectively. Mike Moran is a keyboard musician. ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1977 was the twenty-second Eurovision and was held on May 7, 1977 in London. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ...

After a three year period of being based in California in the late 1970s/early 1980s with her partner at the time, the actor James Coburn, de Paul returned to England. Whilst still writing songs for artists as diverse as Shirley Bassey, Sam Hui and The Real Thing, de Paul also branched out into record production, acting in musicals and plays, interviewing and TV presentation, drawing cartoons and even self defence. On the latter subject in 1992 she presented a documentary about women's self defence, called Eve Fights Back, which won a Royal Television Society award.^[1] This article is about the U.S. state. ... James Coburn in Sam Peckinpahs Cross of Iron (1977). ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE, CBE (born January 8, 1937 in Cardiff, Wales), is a Welsh singer. ... Samuel Hui (許冠傑) (born September 4, 1948) was a star in cantopop and movie industry in Hong Kongs 60s to 90s. ... The Real Thing is: A music album by Faith No More -- see The Real Thing (album); A play by Tom Stoppard. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The Black Crook (1866), considered by some historians to be the first musical[1] Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining music, songs, spoken dialogue and dance. ... Self-defense usually refers to the use of violence to protect oneself and is a possible justification for this otherwise illegal act. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... The Royal Television Society is a British-based society for the discussion, analysis and preservation of television in all its forms, past, present and future. ...

De Paul has orchestrated, played, and produced two classical records of compositions by Handel and Bach for Deutsche Grammaphone. Her work for the Channel Tunnel Group included writing and producing an album of children’s songs with accompanying song colouring book for Eurotunnel’s mascot entitled "Marcus The Mole". She has written film music for and acted in the children’s film Gabrielle and the Doodleman, and has composed on-air jingles for broadcast radio including Capital Radio. In 1983 she appeared at the Conservative Party conference, where she sang a song she had composed specially for the occasion - "Vote Tory, Tory, Tory/For election glory". “Handel” redirects here. ... “Bach” redirects here. ... Eurotunnel logo Eurotunnel plc (in the UK) and Eurotunnel SA (in France) make up the Eurotunnel Group, founded in August 1986, which manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between the UK and France. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... This article is about the British radio station. ... The Conservative and Unionist Party, more commonly known as the Conservative Party, is currently the largest majortiy opposition party in the United Knigdom. ...

On 30 June 2006, de Paul became a Writer Director on the board of the Performing Right Society. The PRS (short for Performing Right Society) is the collecting society for UK songwriters, composers and music publishers. ...

On 10th April 2008, Lynsey participated in a celebrity version of Channel 4 show Come Dine With Me along with fellow celebrities Tamara Beckwith, MC Harvey and Jonathan Ansell. Lynsey came in fourth (last) place. This article is about the British television station. ... Come Dine With Me is a Channel 4 afternoon television programme shown in the United Kingdom, first broadcast in January 2005. ... Tamara Beckwith (b. ... Harvey competing in The Games in 2003. ... Jonathan Mark Ansell (born 10 March 1982) is an English singer, the high tenor of the vocal group G4. ...

Self-defence training programme

In autumn 2006, de Paul released a DVD entitled “Taking Control” representing her self-defence training programme. The programme shows the importance of self-defence for women and has approached schools and universities to include the DVD in the curriculum. DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ...

Discography

Singles

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Other singles

• "All Night" / "Blind Leading the Blind"
• "Rhythm and Blue Jean Baby" / "Into My Music"
• "Happy Christmas to You From Me" / "Stick to You" (with Barry Blue)
• "Hug and Squeeze Me" / "You Made Me Write This Song"
• "Love Bomb" / "Rainbow"
• "If I Don't Get You The Next One Will" / "Season to Season"
• "You Give me Those Feelings" / "Beautiful"
• "Hollywood Romance" / "Losin' The Blues for You"
• "Tigers and Fireflies" / "Losin' The Blues for You"
• "Strange Changes" / "Strange Changes (version)"
• "Air on a Heartstring" / "Arrival of the Queen" (with Horea Crishan)
• "There's No Place Like London" / "There's No Place Like London" (Karaoke version) (credited as Lynsey & friends)

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B sides

• "Storm in a Teacup" ("Sugar Me")
• "Brandy" ("Getting a Drag")
• "So Good to You" ("Won't Somebody Dance with Me")
• "Nothing Really Lasts Forever" ("Ooh I do")
• "Central Park Arrest" ("No Honestly")
• "Dancing on a Saturday Night" ("My Man and Me")
• "Shouldn't Say That" (with Mike Moran) ("Rock Bottom")

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Albums

• Surprise
• The World of Lynsey de Paul (aka Lynsey Sings)
• Taste Me... Don't Waste Me
• Love Bomb
• Before You Go Tonight
• No Honestly
• Tigers and Fireflies
• Just a Little Time (aka Sugar Me)
• The Best of Lynsey de Paul
• Greatest Hits
• Best of the 70s - Lynsey de Paul

Other artists

Artists who have recorded songs written or co-written by de Paul include: “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... “Sound recorder” redirects here. ...

• Barry Blue (also recorded songs as Barry Green)
• bond
• Bruce Johnston
• Carl Wayne
• Cheryl Lynn
• Claudine Longet
• Dana
• David Hasselhoff
• Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids
• Gerard Kenny
• Ginette Reno
• Heatwave
• Jack Wild
• James Last
• Johnnie Wilder, Jr.
• Klaus Wunderlich
• Lena Zavaroni
• Lenny Zakatek
• Marilyn
• Marti Webb
• Menudo
• Mice
• Nancy Sinatra
• Paul Wall
• Petula Clark
• Ricky Martin
• Sacha Distel
• Sam Hui
• Shirley Bassey
• Solomon King
• Stephanie de Sykes
• The Dooleys
• The Fortunes
• The Real Thing
• Thunderthighs
• Tony Blackburn
• Vera Lynn
• Zig-Zag

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Lynsey de Paul at the Internet Movie Database