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Michael O'Mara
Pub. Date
2019
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?Provocative and deadly accurate? - Time Out Dusty Springfield was one of our greatest pop singers. From 60s hits like ?I Only Want To Be With You?, ?Son of a Preacher Man? and ?You Don?t Have To Say You Love Me? to her 80s collaboration with the Pet Shop Boys and beyond, she was a musical pioneer and the very essence of authentic white soul. A member of the US Rock and Roll and UK Music Halls of Fame, international polls have named Dusty among the...
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Publisher
Piatkus
Pub. Date
2021
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This is an empowering and uplifting guide to embracing life and whatever it throws at you. Warm, funny and wise - like a chat with a close friend - Louise draws on her personal experiences to reveal the hard-won lessons she's learnt after over twenty-five years in the limelight. Offering advice on how to kickstart your dream career, overcoming heartbreak, parenting in a world with social media, dealing with critics and finding your people, Louise...
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Pub. Date
2018
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In a series of essays exploring her life, thoughts and opinions, this is the first time Lily has laid bare everything. 'My Thoughts Exactly' is an epic exploration of a messed up mind and a complex life. Beginning with her childhood isolation, to finding huge success in her career but ending up as alone as she once was, Lily questions everything she knew about herself, probing her life for answers to the question she has forever been trying to answer:...
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Andre Deutsch
Pub. Date
2008
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Dusty Springfield is a pop-music legend. Goddess of the sixties, reluctant recluse of the seventies, enigmatic icon of the eighties and nineties, she attracted a passionate following that has remained loyal to this day. This biography tackles many unanswered questions about Springfield's life.
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The Robson Press
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Dusty Springfield was one of the biggest musical stars of the 20th century. From the launch of her solo career in 1963, and until her departure for Los Angeles a decade later, she was Britain's biggest female star, with a glamour and voice that propelled her into a different league. She was, in almost every way, ahead of her time. This title tells the life story of this musical legend.
8) Adele
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Adele touches the hearts of millions of people who love her for her music and share the real and honest emotion she brings to each and every song. In a cynical age, she is a phenomenon. Sean Smith talks to those close to her as he follows her astonishing journey to fame that began on the gritty streets of Tottenham.
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Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2000
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Dusty Springfield's distinctive voice and appearance made her an icon of the 1960s pop scene. The testimony of friends and family give a fascinating insight into the contrast between her orthodox upbringing and her unconventional lifestyle.
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Headline
Pub. Date
2013
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In 2002, along with Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding and Nicola Roberts, Kimberley Walsh won a place in the Popstars The Rivals band Girls Aloud, and her life changed forever. Ten years later, after six platinum albums, 20 top-ten singles, a Brit Award, an entry in the Guinness Book of Records and a triumphant sell-out reunion tour, the girls have decided to go their separate ways. What better time for Kimberley, a professional, hardworking...
13) All of me
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Sidgwick & Jackson
Pub. Date
2012
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Claire Richards, young, fit and with a figure to die for, reached the heights of fame in the hit band Steps when she was only 20. When she left, and Steps split shortly after, the world was shocked by the news. Now, writing with incredible honesty, Claire tells her story, from her teenage music career to her big break with Steps.
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Hutchinson
Pub. Date
2020
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In the early eighties, best friends Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward arrived at the YWCA in London, with their sights set on careers in journalism and the media - but that wasn't to be. London was the most vibrant and culturally innovative of places, and within the whirl of clubs, parties and new friends, a chance meeting with former Sex Pistol Paul Cook changed everything. Moving into Malcolm McLaren's old office, they started rehearsing and singing...
17) Now and forever
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Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2013
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This book tells Bernie Nolan's heartbreaking story of her battle against incurable cancer.
18) Process
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Blink
Pub. Date
2023
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The chart-topping singer/songwriter's powerful story, told for the first time, in her own words.
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Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2009
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Three years ago Leona Lewis was an ordinary girl with an incredible voice, working as a waitress & wondering if she would ever have a chance to sing. She then made the life-changing decision to audition for The X Factor & the show completely transformed her life. Leona has since become one of the biggest stars in the world.
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Jane McDonald may be a BAFTA-winning TV star and platinum-selling artist, but she'll never forget her Northern roots, and she's as much known for her Yorkshire charm and humour as for her showbiz accolades. She famously hit the big time overnight on TV show 'The Cruise' 20 years ago, but here she talks for the first time about how she survived the dark legacy of that early success, and climbed right back up for a second bit of the cherry. It hasn't...