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Biography

Fahey was born in Dunshaughlin, County Meath, Republic of Ireland, where she lived for about two years, before moving to Germany where her father was posted as a soldier in the British Army. The family subsequently moved to England, living in various areas, while Fahey was sent to a convent school in Edinburgh. When she was fourteen she and her family moved to Hertfordshire, and two years later she left home for London and became involved in the punk scene of the late 1970s. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference N965526 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Population (2006) 3,384  Dunshaughlin (Irish: ) [1] is a town in County Meath in Ireland. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Navan Code: MH Area: 2,342 km² Population (2006) 162,621 Website: www. ... This article is about a military rank. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Edinburgh (() pronounced ; Scottish Gaelic: ) is the capital of Scotland and its second largest city. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom and part of the East of England Government Office region. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...

There she took a course in fashion journalism where she met Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward, and with the help of Sex Pistol Paul Cook, the trio formed Bananarama. She helped to co-write many of the group's international hits, including "Cruel Summer", "Robert DeNiro's Waiting", "I Heard a Rumour", and "Love in the First Degree". Throughout her time with Bananarama, she contributed to the group's style and image, and frequently changed her hair styles and colours. Fashion illustration by George Barbier of a gown by Jeanne Paquin, 1912, from La Gazette du bon ton, the most influential fashion magazine of its era. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and more broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... Sara Dallin Sara Dallin (born 17 December 1961 in Bristol, England) is a British singer and songwriter from the pop group Bananarama. ... Keren Woodward in musical clip Nathan Jones Keren Woodward (born Keren Jane Woodward on 2 April 1961, in Bristol, England) is an English pop singer and songwriter from the girl-group Bananarama. ... The Sex Pistols were an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Paul Cook, born on July 20, 1956, is an English drummer and former member of the Sex Pistols. ... Cruel Summer, a song by British girlband Bananarama, was a UK #8 hit in 1983 and a US (The Billboard Hot 100) #9 hit in 1984. ... Robert DeNiros Waiting is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. ... I Heard a Rumour is a song by Bananarama featured on their Wow! album. ... Love in the First Degree is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. ...

In the lavish, star studded surroundings of a French Chateau, Fahey married Dave Stewart of Eurythmics in 1987. The couple had two sons, Sam and Django, before splitting up in 1996. David Allan Stewart, often known as Dave Stewart (born September 9, 1952 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear), is an English musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics. ... For the approach to music education, see Eurhythmics. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1988, frustrated with the direction she felt Bananarama were heading in, Fahey left the group and formed the critically-acclaimed Shakespears Sister. ^[1] Initially, Fahey effectively was Shakespears Sister, though American singer/songwriter Marcella Detroit later became an official member making the outfit a duo. The band was nominated for numerous awards and showed a darker, more sophisticated side to Fahey, who often appeared in the band's music videos and on-stage as a vampish glam figure. However, the duo were not without a sense of humour and this was highlighted in the videos for their hugely successful second album Hormonally Yours, in which they spoofed classic melodramas such as Sunset Boulevard and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, using the theme of dramatic rivaly for many of their subsequent videos. Ironically, tensions then began to rise between the pair in real life and Hormonally Yours was their last album together. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Shakespears Sister (originally Shakespears Sister) was a band formed by Irish-born former Bananarama singer/songwriter Siobhan Fahey and American musician Marcella Detroit. ... Promotional Photograph (1997) Marcella Detroit (born Marcella Levy on June 21, 1959, in Detroit, Michigan) is a singer, musician and songwriter. ... David Bowie as Glam superstar Ziggy Stardust on the cover of his 1973 Album Aladdin Sane. ... Hormonally Yours is the title of a 1992 pop music album by English duo Shakespears Sister, recorded at Friar Park Studio. ... Sunset Boulevard (officially known as West Sunset Boulevard, except in Beverly Hills) is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades. ... What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a 1962 Warner Bros. ... Hormonally Yours is the title of a 1992 pop music album by English duo Shakespears Sister, recorded at Friar Park Studio. ...

In 1993 Fahey admitted herself into a psychiatric unit with severe depression^{[citation needed]}. This was just after The Bluebells had a UK number one hit with a re-release of their 1983 recording of "Young at Heart", a song Fahey co-wrote with then boyfriend, Robert Hodgens (aka Bobby Bluebell) and recorded with Bananarama for their debut album Deep Sea Skiving. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Psychiatry is a branch of medicine dealing with the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of the mind and mental illness. ... Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or unipolar depression when compared to bipolar disorder) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individuals social functioning and/or activities of daily living. ... The Bluebells was a Scottish pop group in the 1980s. ... This is a list of the number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, during the 1990s. ... 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. ... Young at Heart is the title of a popular song recorded in the 1980s by Scottish pop group The Bluebells. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Deep Sea Skiving is the debut album by Bananarama, released in 1983 (see 1983 in music). ...

In 1994 Fahey portrayed a fan-dancer in the art-house made-for-television film Jiggery Pokery directed by her videographer/photographer friend Sophie Muller. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 1996, Fahey started played a series of low key 'rehersal' type gigs around her native Ireland. In June of that year, London records released "I Can Drive", the first single from Shakespears Sister's third album, which was her first record since her split with Marcella Detroit. The single performed disappointingly (UK number 30) and later London Records refused to release the album (allegedly due to management changes, though some believed it was more due to the relative failure of the single and their lack of confidence in the album's commercial ability). Following this, Fahey left the label rather than make the album palatable for them. After a lengthy battle of many years with the label, Fahey finally released Shakespears Sister #3 independently through her website in 2004. The correct title of this article is #3 #3 is the third album released by British pop music act Shakespears Sister. ...

In 1997 Fahey appeared opposite Martin Dunne in the Irish short film Pinned. She also briefly re-joined Bananarama in 1998 to record "Waterloo for the Channel 4 Eurovision special A Song for Eurotrash. The song proved popular, winning the public vote for best song at the conclusion of the program. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Waterloo is a song by ABBA, with which they won the Eurovision Song Contest of 1974. ... Channel 4 is a public-service British television station, broadcast to all areas of the United Kingdom (and also the Republic of Ireland), which began transmissions in 1982. ...

Fahey again joined Bananarama in 2002 for a "last ever" reunion at the band's twentieth anniversary concert at G-A-Y in London. In front of 3000 fans she joined Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin to perform "Venus" and "Waterloo". The London Astoria, the usual home of G-A-Y G-A-Y is a gay nightclub in London. ... Venus is a song by the band Shocking Blue, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 7, 1970. ...

Fahey continued to make music into the new millennium. She had an active website (incorporating a message board, online shop, etc) from 2002 until July 2007; currently the holding page reads; ' New wesbite coming soon'.

In 2005 Fahey independently released The MGA Sessions, an album recorded with frequent collaborator Sophie Muller in the mid-1990s. The music was recorded for a film which ultimately was never made. Only 1000 copies of this release were pressed. Fahey's most recent single, "Bad Blood", was released on 17 October 2005. The MGA Sessions is an album recorded by singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Fahey's track "Bitter Pill" was partially covered by pop band The Pussycat Dolls in their 2005 debut album PCD. The verses (which were slightly altered) and the overall sound of the song are from "Bitter Pill", but added in was the chorus of Donna Summer's "Hot Stuff". The song was renamed "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)" and was included as a B side to one of their hit singles. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... PCD Tour Edition PCD is the debut album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, released by A&M Records on September 13, 2005 in the United States. ... Donna Summer (born LaDonna Adrian Gaines, on December 31, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and artist, best known for a string of dance hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco and as one of the few disco-based artists to have longevity on the... Hot Stuff may refer to: Hot Stuff the Little Devil, the Harvey Comics character Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song), a song on Donna Summers Bad Girls album Hot Stuff (Rolling Stones song), a song from The Rolling Stones Black and Blue album Hot Stuff (I Want You Back), the...

In 2006 ,Fahey's website stated that she had been writing for other people; these include (former Sugababe) Siobhán Donaghy, and Fahey also penned a track which competed for inclusion on Kylie Minogue's next album. The Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning female pop group trio from London, England formed in 1998. ... Siobhán Donaghy (born 14 June 1984 in London, England), is a female singer songwriter. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (born 28 May 1968) is an Australian dance-pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ...

Notes

1. ^ Interview in The Face, July 1992

Solo Discography

Albums

• 2005 The MGA Sessions (with Sophie Muller), independent release

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Singles

• 2002 "Bitter Pill" #108 UK
• 2003 "Fear Is Real" (Psychonauts featuring Siobhan Fahey, 12" only) #194 UK
• 2004 "Cold" (Death in Vegas mixes) - white-label 12" & test-pressing CD only
• 2004 "It's A Trip/Pulsar Tron" (sic) - Punx Soundcheck pink 7"
• 2004 "She's Lost Control" (Agent Provocateur - Erreur Fatale featuring Siobhan Fahey) - commercial 12" & promo-only CD
• 2005 "Pulsatron" #95 UK
• 2005 "Bad Blood"

External links

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