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Kiki Dee

1947 - Today

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Pauline Matthews (born 6 March 1947), 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. Dee is best known for the hit singles "Amoureuse" (1973), "I've Got the Music in Me" (1974) and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", her 1976 duet with Elton John, which reached number one on the UK singles chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her 1981 single "Star" became the theme song for the talent show Opportunity Knocks when it was revived by the BBC in 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kiki Dee is the 1,098th most popular singer (down from 827th in 2019), the 3,245th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,455th in 2019) and the 121st most popular British Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kiki Dee ranks 1,098 out of 4,381. Before her are Sumi Jo, MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Blondel de Nesle, Marija Šerifović, and Nicole Scherzinger. After her are Francesco Guccini, Tech N9ne, Theo Adam, Emina Jahović, Oleg Bryjak, and Luis Miguel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Kiki Dee ranks 427. Before her are Đurđica Bjedov, Stephen A. Schwarzman, Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Jimmy Bain, Apasra Hongsakula, and Prince Hassan bin Talal. After her are George Lam, Stuart Gordon, Kakhi Asatiani, Frank J. Tipler, Hassan Shehata, and John Larroquette.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kiki Dee ranks 3,246 out of 8,785. Before her are Mark Sheppard (1964), Andrea Arnold (1961), Donald Sumpter (1943), John Hadley (1682), May Whitty (1865), and Ioan Gruffudd (1973). After her are Ælfthryth, Countess of Flanders (877), N. E. Brown (1849), Stella McCartney (1971), Tim Pigott-Smith (1946), Jamie Oliver (1975), and Thelma Hopkins (1936).

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Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, Kiki Dee ranks 121. Before her are Lewis Capaldi (1996), Peter Pears (1910), Ice MC (1965), Al Atkins (1947), Nicky Hopkins (1944), and Harry Styles (1994). After her are Fish (1958), Pete Ham (1947), Margaret Price (1941), James Arthur (1988), Bryan Johnson (1926), and Mick Hucknall (1960).

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