Kirsty Hawkshaw
British singer and songwriter
Kirsty Hawkshaw (born 29 March 1969) is an English electronic music vocalist and songwriter. In addition to her work as a solo artist, she is known as the lead vocalist of early 1990s dance group Opus III, and her collaborative work with other musicians and producers.
Career
Kirsty Hawkshaw is the daughter of the late British production music/film music composer and disco record producer Alan Hawkshaw, who was known for composing themes for TV programmes such as Grange Hill and Channel 4 game show Countdown. Her mother is German-born Christiane Bieberbach.
At the age of 19, the singer's career in show business was started with the help of famous German producer Frank Farian, who in 1988 released her dance single "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" on the CBS record label. At that time, she was introduced to the public under the stage name Kirsty Shaw. The single "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" attracted the attention of promoters of commercial radio stations, and the video of the same name was quite actively rotated on music television channels in a number of European countries. The catchy melody in the Eurodance style became popular among visitors to discos. In addition to 3 versions of the single, the song was also published on several dance music compilations in different countries.
At a rave in 1990, she was noticed by producers Ian Munro, Kevin Dodds and Nigel Walton, who at the time were known as A.S.K. and were signed to MCA Records UK. The trio had released a single called "Dream", when she was invited to appear on stage as their dancer.
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