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Toni Basil

Antonia Christina Basilotta (born September 22, 1943), better known by her stage name Toni Basil, is an American singer, choreographer, dancer, actress, and director. "Mickey", her cover of "Kitty", topped the charts in the US, Canada and Australia and hit the top ten in several other countries.

Infobox

Born
Antonia Christina Basilotta (1943-09-22) September 22, 1943 (age 82)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Education
Las Vegas High School (graduate)
Occupations
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Years active
1964–present
Awards
American Choreography Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television
Genres
New wave
Labels
ChrysalisVirgin
Website
tonibasil.net

Tables

· Filmography
1964
Role(s)
Dancer in Red Dress (What'd I Say)
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Flapper
Role(s)
Pajama Girl No. 15
Role(s)
Herself – Go-Go Dancer
Notes
DocumentaryUncredited
1965
Role(s)
Red
1966
Role(s)
Dancer
Notes
Short
1968
Role(s)
Daddy's Song Dancer
Notes
Uncredited
1969
Role(s)
Dancer
Role(s)
Mary
1970
Role(s)
Cigarette Girl
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Terry Grouse
1971
Role(s)
Rose
1972
Role(s)
Indian Girl
1976
Role(s)
Awards Ceremony Guest
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Addict
1988
Role(s)
Sammy Mitchell
Role(s)
Choreographer
1990
Role(s)
Phoebe
Role(s)
Désirée
Notes
Uncredited
Role(s)
Jackie
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1964
Viva Las Vegas
Dancer in Red Dress (What'd I Say)
Uncredited
Robin and the 7 Hoods
Flapper
Pajama Party
Pajama Girl No. 15
Show
Herself – Go-Go Dancer
DocumentaryUncredited
1965
Village of the Giants
Red
1966
Breakaway
Dancer
Short
1968
Head
Daddy's Song Dancer
Uncredited
1969
Sweet Charity
Dancer
Easy Rider
Mary
1970
Myra Breckinridge
Cigarette Girl
Uncredited
Five Easy Pieces
Terry Grouse
1971
The Last Movie
Rose
1972
Greaser's Palace
Indian Girl
1976
Won Ton Ton, the Dog Who Saved Hollywood
Awards Ceremony Guest
Uncredited
Mother, Jugs & Speed
Addict
Citizen Soldier
1988
Slaughterhouse Rock
Sammy Mitchell
Angel III: The Final Chapter
Hillary
Glass Spider
Choreographer
1990
Rockula
Phoebe
Pacific Palisades
Désirée
Catchfire
Uncredited
Eating
Jackie
· Discography › Studio albums
US
US
Title
US
Album details
AUS
Peak chart positions
CAN
Peak chart positions
NZ
Peak chart positions
UK
Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth
Title
Word of Mouth
Album details
Released: 1981 (UK), 1982 (US) Formats: LP, cassette Label: Chrysalis
Peak chart positions
22
Peak chart positions
43
Peak chart positions
45
Peak chart positions
27
Peak chart positions
15
Certifications
RIAA: Gold MC: Gold
Toni Basil
Toni Basil
Title
Toni Basil
Album details
Released: 1983 Formats: LP, cassette Label: Chrysalis
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Peak chart positions
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
Certifications
US
AUS
CAN
NZ
UK
Word of Mouth
Released: 1981 (UK), 1982 (US) Formats: LP, cassette Label: Chrysalis
22
43
45
27
15
RIAA: Gold MC: Gold
Toni Basil
Released: 1983 Formats: LP, cassette Label: Chrysalis
· Discography › Compilation albums
The Best of Toni Basil: Mickey & Other Love Songs
The Best of Toni Basil: Mickey & Other Love Songs
Title
The Best of Toni Basil: Mickey & Other Love Songs
Album details
Released: 1994 Formats: CD Label: Razor & Tie
The Best of Toni Basil
The Best of Toni Basil
Title
The Best of Toni Basil
Album details
Released: 1994 Formats: CD, cassette Label: Tring International PLC
The Best of Toni Basil: Mickey... And Other Greatest Hits
The Best of Toni Basil: Mickey... And Other Greatest Hits
Title
The Best of Toni Basil: Mickey... And Other Greatest Hits
Album details
Released: 1994 Formats: CD Label: Form Records
Mickey!: The Best of Toni Basil
Mickey!: The Best of Toni Basil
Title
Mickey!: The Best of Toni Basil
Album details
Released: 1994 Formats: CD, cassette Label: Hallmark Records
The Very Best of Toni Basil
The Very Best of Toni Basil
Title
The Very Best of Toni Basil
Album details
Released: 1997 Formats: CD Label: Emporio
Oh Mickey!
Oh Mickey!
Title
Oh Mickey!
Album details
Released: 2000 Formats: CD Label: Snapper Music
Title
Album details
The Best of Toni Basil: Mickey & Other Love Songs
Released: 1994 Formats: CD Label: Razor & Tie
The Best of Toni Basil
Released: 1994 Formats: CD, cassette Label: Tring International PLC
The Best of Toni Basil: Mickey... And Other Greatest Hits
Released: 1994 Formats: CD Label: Form Records
Mickey!: The Best of Toni Basil
Released: 1994 Formats: CD, cassette Label: Hallmark Records
The Very Best of Toni Basil
Released: 1997 Formats: CD Label: Emporio
Oh Mickey!
Released: 2000 Formats: CD Label: Snapper Music
· Discography › Singles
Title
Year
Peak chart positions
Certifications
Album
US
US Dance
AUS
CAN
BEL (FL)
GER
IRE
NLD
NZ
UK
"Breakaway"
1966
"Mickey"
1982
1
3
1
1
39
69
3
39
2
2
RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum
Word of Mouth
"Nobody"
52
"Time After Time" / "You Gotta Problem"
"Shoppin' from A to Z"
1983
77
"Street Beat"
63
Toni Basil
"Over My Head"
81
4
"Suspense"
1984
8
"Do You Wanna Dance"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
· Awards and nominations
1984
Role(s)
Over My Head
Notes
Best Choreography
Role(s)
Word of Mouth
Notes
Best Video Album
Year
Awards
Work
Category
Result
1984
MTV Video Music Awards
Over My Head
Best Choreography
Nominated
1984
Grammy Awards
Word of Mouth
Best Video Album
Nominated

References

  1. "Toni Basil by Steve Huey"
    https://www.allmusic.com/artist/toni-basil-mn0000517797
  2. The Modesto Bee
  3. Turner Classic Movies
    https://web.archive.org/web/20220619192804/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/11124%7C148279/Toni-Basil/#biography
  4. "Toni Basil News & Biography"
    http://www.tonibasil.net/biography/index.html
  5. The Routledge History of Italian Americans
  6. Variety
    https://variety.com/2008/scene/people-news/las-vegans-who-make-the-show-go-on-1117989292/
  7. "Toni Basil at 70: Thirty Years Past Singing, But Still Cutting a Rug"
    https://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/toni-basil-70-thirty-years-past-singing-still-015312161.html
  8. "Dance, dance, dance! Toni Basil has all the right moves"
    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/toni-basil-has-all-the-right-moves/
  9. catalog.afi.com
    https://catalog.afi.com/Film/19921-THE-TAMI-SHOW?cxt=filmography
  10. T.A.M.I. Show
  11. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
    https://web.archive.org/web/20230713071014/https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-06-234/films-added-to-national-film-registry-for-2006/2006-12-27/
  12. Dayton Daily News
  13. Tough guys do dance
  14. Writing Dancing in the Age of Postmodernism
    https://books.google.com/books?id=gfU6CZCMdFcC&q=Sally+Banes+Toni+Basil&pg=PT229
  15. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) at IMDb
    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119738/
  16. Dance Magazine
    https://web.archive.org/web/20121016125158/http://dancemagazine.com/issues/January-2012/Balletic-Breakin
  17. "The Lockers History"
    http://www.thelockersdance.com/main.html
  18. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/06/arts/dance/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-tarantino-toni-basil.html
  19. "'Breakaway/I'm 28' single"
    http://anorakthing.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/no-mickey-taking-here.html
  20. Billboard
    https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1976/Billboard%201976-08-28.pdf
  21. Songfacts.com
    https://www.songfacts.com/facts/toni-basil/mickey
  22. "100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s: Read the List"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20090714113934/http://blog.vh1.com/2009-04-01/100-greatest-one-hit-wonders-of-the-80s-read-the-list-2/
  23. "'Mickey' singer Toni Basil sues South Park"
    http://news.sky.com/story/mickey-singer-toni-basil-sues-south-park-11015727
  24. "Disney, Others Beat 'Mickey' Singer Toni Basil's TM Claims"
    https://www.law360.com/articles/1013311
  25. "Choreographer/Director Toni Basil"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20130609115951/http://www.msaagency.com/ToniBasil
  26. "Semina Culture: Wallace Berman and His Circle"
    http://www.nyu.edu/greyart/exhibits/semina/semina.html
  27. "Primetime Emmy Award Database"
    http://www.emmys.com/award_history_search?person=Toni+Basil&program=&start_year=1949&end_year=2012&network=All&web_category=All&winner=All
  28. Entertainment Weekly
    https://ew.com/article/1996/11/01/toni-basil-and-thing-you-do/
  29. "Carnival Celebrates Its 13th Anniversary"
    http://theindustryvoice.weebly.com/1/post/2012/02/carnival-celebrates-its-13th-anniversary-with-a-sold-out-house-and-show-stopping-performances.html
  30. Ein Presswire
    https://www.kron4.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/627842835/3rd-annual-women-songwriters-hall-of-fame-awards-celebrates-icons-jan-daley-angela-bofill-ann-hampton-callaway/
  31. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/toni-basil/chart-history/tlp/
  32. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992
  33. "RPM – Top Albums/CDs – Volume 37, No. 21, January 22, 1983"
    http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.6191a&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=8d9r68q0ctpp16sg9tc6i45594
  34. charts.nz
    https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Toni+Basil
  35. "Official Charts > Toni Basil"
    http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19441/toni-basil/
  36. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum: Toni Basil"
    https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH
  37. "Music Canada – Gold & Platinum Search: Toni Basil"
    http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=toni%20basil&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
  38. The Best Of Toni Basil: Mickey And Other Love Songs
  39. The Best Of Toni Basil
  40. The Best Of Toni Basil
  41. The Best of Toni Basil: Mickey... And Other Greatest Hits
  42. Mickey!: The Best of Toni Basil
  43. Mickey!: The Best of Toni Basil
  44. The Very Best Of Toni Basil
  45. Oh Mickey!
  46. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/toni-basil/chart-history/hsi/
  47. Billboard
    https://www.billboard.com/artist/toni-basil/chart-history/dsi/
  48. "RPM Top 50 Singles - December 25, 1982"
    http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6192.pdf
  49. "Ultratop Vlaanderen > Zoeken naar: Toni Basil"
    http://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?search=toni%20basil&cat=s
  50. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Toni Basil – Mickey (single)"
    https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-18038
  51. "The Irish Charts: All there is to know > Search results for Toni Basil (from irishcharts.ie)"
    http://i.imgur.com/AztWPnq.jpg
  52. "dutchcharts.nl > Toni Basil in Dutch Charts"
    http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Toni+Basil
  53. "Kent Music Report No 453 – 28 February 1983 > Platinum and Gold Singles 1982"
    https://i.imgur.com/NpZJgfQ.jpg
  54. BPI – Certified Awards Archived July 10, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Type "Toni Basil" in search box
    http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards.aspx
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