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Kiki Dee

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. In 1993, she performed another duet with John for his Duets album, a cover version of Cole Porter's "True Love", which reached number two in the UK. During her career, she has released 40 singles, three EPs and 12 albums.

Infobox

Born
Pauline Matthews (1947-03-06) 6 March 1947 (age 78)Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Genres
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Occupation
Musician
Instrument
Vocals
Years active
1960–present
Labels
Fontana Tamla Motown Rocket Columbia/EMI Columbia (Sony)
Website
kikiandcarmelo.com

Tables

· Discography › Albums
1968
1968
Release date
1968
Title
I'm Kiki Dee
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
Fontana
1969
1969
Release date
1969
Title
Patterns (US top-price release)
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
Liberty
1970
1970
Release date
1970
Title
Great Expectations
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
Tamla Motown
1973
1973
Release date
1973
Title
Loving & Free
UK
–
AUS
38
Label
Rocket
1974
1974
Release date
1974
Title
I've Got the Music in Me
UK
–
AUS
–
Patterns (UK mid-price release)
Patterns (UK mid-price release)
Release date
Patterns (UK mid-price release)
Title
–
UK
–
AUS
Philips
Kiki Dee
Kiki Dee
Release date
Kiki Dee
Title
–
UK
–
AUS
MFP/Sound Superb
1977
1977
Release date
1977
Title
Kiki Dee
UK
24
AUS
–
Label
Rocket
1979
1979
Release date
1979
Title
Stay with Me
UK
–
AUS
–
1980
1980
Release date
1980
Title
Greatest Hits
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
Warwick
1981
1981
Release date
1981
Title
Perfect Timing
UK
47
AUS
–
Label
Ariola
1987
1987
Release date
1987
Title
Angel Eyes
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
Columbia (UK)
1991
1991
Release date
1991
Title
Spotlight On Kiki Dee – Greatest Hits
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
Rocket
1994
1994
Release date
1994
Title
The Very Best of Kiki Dee
UK
62
AUS
–
1995
1995
Release date
1995
Title
Almost Naked
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
Tickety-boo
1998
1998
Release date
1998
Title
Where Rivers Meet
UK
–
AUS
–
2005
2005
Release date
2005
Title
Love Makes the World Go Round – The Motown Years
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
Universal
The Walk of Faith
The Walk of Faith
Release date
The Walk of Faith
Title
–
UK
–
AUS
Spellbound
2008
2008
Release date
2008
Title
Cage the Songbird
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
EMI
2009
2009
Release date
2009
Title
The Best of Kiki Dee
UK
–
AUS
–
2013
2013
Release date
2013
Title
A Place Where I Can Go
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
Spellbound
2019
2019
Release date
2019
Title
Gold
UK
44
AUS
–
Label
Crimson
2022
2022
Release date
2022
Title
Long Ride Home
UK
–
AUS
–
Label
Spellbound Recordings
Release date
Title
UK
AUS
Label
1968
I'm Kiki Dee
–
–
Fontana
1969
Patterns (US top-price release)
–
–
Liberty
1970
Great Expectations
–
–
Tamla Motown
1973
Loving & Free
–
38
Rocket
1974
I've Got the Music in Me
–
–
Patterns (UK mid-price release)
–
–
Philips
Kiki Dee
–
–
MFP/Sound Superb
1977
Kiki Dee
24
–
Rocket
1979
Stay with Me
–
–
1980
Greatest Hits
–
–
Warwick
1981
Perfect Timing
47
–
Ariola
1987
Angel Eyes
–
–
Columbia (UK)
1991
Spotlight On Kiki Dee – Greatest Hits
–
–
Rocket
1994
The Very Best of Kiki Dee
62
–
1995
Almost Naked
–
–
Tickety-boo
1998
Where Rivers Meet
–
–
2005
Love Makes the World Go Round – The Motown Years
–
–
Universal
The Walk of Faith
–
–
Spellbound
2008
Cage the Songbird
–
–
EMI
2009
The Best of Kiki Dee
–
–
2013
A Place Where I Can Go
–
–
Spellbound
2019
Gold
44
–
Crimson
2022
Long Ride Home
–
–
Spellbound Recordings
· Discography › Singles
1963
1963
Release date
1963
Single title
"Early Night"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
Label
Fontana
"I Was Only Kidding"
"I Was Only Kidding"
Release date
"I Was Only Kidding"
Single title
–
UK
–
AUS
–
1964
1964
Release date
1964
Single title
"Miracles"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"
"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"
Release date
"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"
Single title
–
UK
–
AUS
–
1965
1965
Release date
1965
Single title
"Runnin' Out of Fools"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
1966
1966
Release date
1966
Single title
"Why Don't I Run Away from You"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
1967
1967
Release date
1967
Single title
"I'm Going Out (The Same Way I Came In)"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
"I"
"I"
Release date
"I"
Single title
–
UK
–
AUS
–
"Excuse Me"
"Excuse Me"
Release date
"Excuse Me"
Single title
–
UK
–
AUS
–
1968
1968
Release date
1968
Single title
"Can't Take My Eyes off You"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
"Now the Flowers Cry"
"Now the Flowers Cry"
Release date
"Now the Flowers Cry"
Single title
–
UK
–
AUS
–
1970
1970
Release date
1970
Single title
"The Day Will Come Between Sunday and Monday"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
Label
Tamla Motown
1971
1971
Release date
1971
Single title
"Love Makes the World Go Round"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
87
Label
Rare Earth (Motown)
1973
1973
Release date
1973
Single title
"Lonnie and Josie"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
Label
Rocket
"Amoureuse"
"Amoureuse"
Release date
"Amoureuse"
Single title
13
UK
12
AUS
–
1974
1974
Release date
1974
Single title
"Hard Luck Story"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
"I've Got the Music in Me"
"I've Got the Music in Me"
Release date
"I've Got the Music in Me"
Single title
19
UK
52
AUS
12
1975
1975
Release date
1975
Single title
"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"
UK
33
AUS
–
US
74
"Once a Fool"
"Once a Fool"
Release date
"Once a Fool"
Single title
–
UK
82
1976
1976
Release date
1976
Single title
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"(with Elton John)
UK
1
AUS
1
US
1
"Loving and Free" / "Amoureuse" (Kiki Dee EP)
"Loving and Free" / "Amoureuse" (Kiki Dee EP)
Release date
"Loving and Free" / "Amoureuse" (Kiki Dee EP)
Single title
13
UK
–
AUS
–
1977
1977
Release date
1977
Single title
"First Thing in the Morning"
UK
32
AUS
–
US
–
"Night Hours"
"Night Hours"
Release date
"Night Hours"
Single title
–
UK
–
AUS
–
"Chicago"
"Chicago"
Release date
"Chicago"
Single title
28
UK
–
AUS
–
1978
1978
Release date
1978
Single title
"Stay With Me Baby"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
1979
1979
Release date
1979
Single title
"One Jump Ahead of the Storm"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
1981
1981
Release date
1981
Single title
"Star"
UK
13
AUS
64
US
–
Label
Ariola
"Perfect Timing"
"Perfect Timing"
Release date
"Perfect Timing"
Single title
66
UK
–
AUS
–
"Midnight Flyer"
"Midnight Flyer"
Release date
"Midnight Flyer"
Single title
–
UK
–
AUS
–
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"(with Elton John)
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"(with Elton John)
Release date
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"(with Elton John)
Single title
–
UK
–
AUS
–
1983
1983
Release date
1983
Single title
"The Loser Gets to Win"
UK
105
AUS
99
US
–
Label
EMI
1984
1984
Release date
1984
Single title
"Amoureuse"
UK
77
AUS
–
US
–
Label
Rocket
1986
1986
Release date
1986
Single title
"Another Day Comes (Another Day Goes)"
UK
117
AUS
–
US
–
Label
Columbia (US)
1987
1987
Release date
1987
Single title
"I Fall in Love Too Easily"
UK
–
AUS
–
US
–
"Stay Close to You"
"Stay Close to You"
Release date
"Stay Close to You"
Single title
–
UK
–
AUS
–
"Angel Eyes"
"Angel Eyes"
Release date
"Angel Eyes"
Single title
–
UK
–
AUS
–
1993
1993
Release date
1993
Single title
"True Love" (with Elton John)
UK
2
AUS
–
US
56
Label
Rocket
Release date
Single title
UK
AUS
US
Label
1963
"Early Night"
–
–
–
Fontana
"I Was Only Kidding"
–
–
–
1964
"Miracles"
–
–
–
"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"
–
–
–
1965
"Runnin' Out of Fools"
–
–
–
1966
"Why Don't I Run Away from You"
–
–
–
1967
"I'm Going Out (The Same Way I Came In)"
–
–
–
"I"
–
–
–
"Excuse Me"
–
–
–
1968
"Can't Take My Eyes off You"
–
–
–
"Now the Flowers Cry"
–
–
–
1970
"The Day Will Come Between Sunday and Monday"
–
–
–
Tamla Motown
1971
"Love Makes the World Go Round"
–
–
87
Rare Earth (Motown)
1973
"Lonnie and Josie"
–
–
–
Rocket
"Amoureuse"
13
12
–
1974
"Hard Luck Story"
–
–
–
"I've Got the Music in Me"
19
52
12
1975
"(You Don't Know) How Glad I Am"
33
–
74
"Once a Fool"
–
82
1976
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart"(with Elton John)
1
1
1
"Loving and Free" / "Amoureuse" (Kiki Dee EP)
13
–
–
1977
"First Thing in the Morning"
32
–
–
"Night Hours"
–
–
–
"Chicago"
28
–
–
1978
"Stay With Me Baby"
–
–
–
1979
"One Jump Ahead of the Storm"
–
–
–
1981
"Star"
13
64
–
Ariola
"Perfect Timing"
66
–
–
"Midnight Flyer"
–
–
–
"Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever"(with Elton John)
–
–
–
1983
"The Loser Gets to Win"
105
99
–
EMI
1984
"Amoureuse"
77
–
–
Rocket
1986
"Another Day Comes (Another Day Goes)"
117
–
–
Columbia (US)
1987
"I Fall in Love Too Easily"
–
–
–
"Stay Close to You"
–
–
–
"Angel Eyes"
–
–
–
1993
"True Love" (with Elton John)
2
–
56
Rocket

References

  1. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
  2. The Guardian (UK)
    https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/jan/28/kiki-dee-reissue
  3. Daily Express
    http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/430032/Kiki-Dee-I-ve-had-music-in-me-for-50-years
  4. British Hit Singles & Albums
  5. AllMusic
    http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kiki-dee-mn0000095330
  6. "When Will I Be Famous?"
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/whenwillibefamous/funstuff/trivia.shtml
  7. Daily Express
    https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/430032/Kiki-Dee-I-ve-had-music-in-me-for-50-years
  8. Discogs.com
    https://www.discogs.com/Kiki-Dee-Kiki-In-Clover/release/1212873
  9. CultureSonar.com
    https://www.culturesonar.com/the-one-hit-wonder-file-everlasting-love/
  10. "Kiki Dee"
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0214195/bio
  11. "Kiki Dee Discography"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20020701005106/http://www.kikidee.info/kddisc.html
  12. Record Mirror & Disc
    https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-Mirror/70s/76/Record-Mirror-1976-09-25.pdf
  13. Record Collector Magazine
    https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/perfect-timing
  14. Kikidee.info
    https://web.archive.org/web/20041019003810/http://www.kikidee.info/l_what_cant_speak_cant_lie.html
  15. Discogs
    http://www.discogs.com/Casiopea-Jive-Jive/release/1394145
  16. East Anglian Daily Times
    https://web.archive.org/web/20190824212119/https://www.eadt.co.uk/what-s-on/i-ve-no-regrets-says-popstar-kiki-dee-ahead-of-bury-st-edmunds-show-tonight-1-5476496
  17. Daily Telegraph
    https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/seventies-pop-star-kiki-dee-i-saw-it-all-i-just-wouldnt-have-been-able-to-cope-with-it/news-story/c3d1b651368469b71adf8243e39dff59
  18. Kikiandcarmelo.com
    https://www.kikiandcarmelo.com/carmelo-luggeri/
  19. Bbc.co.uk
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01h3lbx
  20. Pennyblackmusic.co.uk
    http://www.pennyblackmusic.co.uk/Home/Details?id=27146
  21. Smooth FM
    https://www.smoothradio.com/artists/elton-john/kiki-dee-reunion-dont-go-breaking-my-heart-live/
  22. Thisistheatre.com
    https://www.thisistheatre.com/londonshows/pumpboysanddinettes.html
  23. Eadt.co.uk
    https://www.eadt.co.uk/things-to-do/i-ve-no-regrets-says-popstar-kiki-dee-ahead-of-2440416
  24. Daily Express
    https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/music/1919409/kiki-dee-never-married-kids
  25. "Kiki Dee | full Official Chart history"
    https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14900/kiki-dee/
  26. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
  27. British Hit Singles & Albums
  28. Gallup
    https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/10845490-uk-singles-charts-1983-including-chart-panel-sales
  29. Gallup
    https://www.ukmix.org/forum/chart-discussion/chart-analysis/11007390-uk-singles-charts-1986-including-chart-panel-sales
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