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Elkie Brooks

1945 - Today

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Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder; 25 February 1945) is an English rock, blues and jazz singer. She was a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later became a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s, releasing 13 UK Top 75 singles, and reached the top ten with "Pearl's a Singer", "Sunshine After the Rain" (both 1977), "Fool (If You Think It's Over) (1981), and "No More the Fool" (1986). She has been nominated twice for the Brit Awards. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Elkie Brooks is the 2,676th most popular singer (down from 2,578th in 2024), the 6,411th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,240th in 2019) and the 252nd most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Elkie Brooks ranks 2,679 out of 4,381. Before her are Stig Rästa, Sunmi, Amila Glamočak, Jari Sillanpää, Shaan, Jeon So-yeon, Emma Marrone, Azad, and Shamshad Begum. After her are Nicky Byrne, Mallikarjun Mansur, and Big Daddy Kane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Elkie Brooks ranks 670. Before her are Damien Magee, Hassan Abshir Farah, Sheela, Julie Heldman, Narendra Dabholkar, and Robert Olen Butler. After her are David Dukes, Madhavrao Scindia, John Garamendi, Sandy Berger, Liam O'Flynn, and Stella Obasanjo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Elkie Brooks ranks 6,414 out of 8,785. Before her are Stan Bowles (1948), Jasper Fforde (1961), John Simm (1970), Peter Reid (1956), Garth Ennis (1970), Paul Eddington (1927), and Bill Forsyth (1946). After her are Alistair Darling (1953), Paul Lambert (1969), Syd Owen (1922), Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster (1991), and Mel Charles (1935).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Elkie Brooks ranks 252. Before her are Maxi Priest (1961), Slick Rick (1965), Craig David (1981), Foxes (1989), Taio Cruz (1980), and Eliza Doolittle (1988). After her are Natasha Bedingfield (1981), Toyah Willcox (1958), Perrie Edwards (1993), Mark E. Smith (1957), Ian Bostridge (1964), and Stefflon Don (1991).

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