music.wikisort.org - SingerNicky Stevens (born Helen Maria Thomas in Carmarthen, Wales, 3 December 1949)[1][2] is a singer, famous as a member of pop group Brotherhood of Man. She is the only Welsh person to have won the Eurovision Song Contest.
Nicky Stevens |
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 Nicky Stevens in 1991 |
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Birth name | Helen Maria Thomas |
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Born | (1949-12-03) 3 December 1949 (age 72) Carmarthen, Wales |
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Genres | Pop music |
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Occupation(s) | Singer |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals, piano |
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Years active | 1967–present |
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Labels | Pye, EMI, Dawn, Warwick |
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Musical artist
Early career
Nicky Stevens began singing at an early age. At the age of four she was singing in a chapel in Carmarthen, and following lessons eventually joined the Hywel Girls Choir. She also studied classical music as a singer and pianist.[3] At the age of 16 she held a residency in Swansea's Townsman nightclub.[2] During this period she also took on a job as a telephone operator. This lasted for nine months and is the only job she has ever had outside the entertainment business.[4] She later toured the Continent as a singer, performing in night clubs. Following this she went on to tour South Africa as well as clubs around the UK.[5] She also appeared on stage as a support act for the likes of Neil Sedaka, Norman Wisdom and Little and Large in the early 1970s.[1] Stevens worked mainly performing popular songs and found it a struggle at first to adapt her vocals from her classical roots.
Brotherhood of Man
In 1972, while working as a session singer and trying to secure a record deal as a solo artist, Stevens came to the attention of Tony Hiller, who was looking to recruit new members for his group Brotherhood of Man.[1] Hiller was manager and songwriter for the group, but they had recently disbanded and keen to keep the name alive, which was still in demand for television work, he recruited Stevens alongside Martin Lee and Lee Sheriden. In 1973, signed to Deram Records, they released their first single, "Happy Ever After".
Later in the year another female singer was added to the group, Sandra Stevens and as a four-piece, Brotherhood of Man went on to enjoy great success around the world. Scoring their first hit in 1974 and first No.1 the year after, the group entered and won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Save Your Kisses for Me".[6][7][8] To date, she is the only Welsh person to win Eurovision. For the next three years, the group regularly hit the chart and scored two more No.1 singles in the UK, "Angelo" and "Figaro".[9][10]
In addition to singing, Stevens is a pianist, and performed the piano accompaniment to an otherwise a cappella recording of "Send in the Clowns" in 1978, which was featured on the band's Twenty Greatest album.
In 1984, while the group was on a two-year break, Stevens joined The Vernons Girls and performed with them at live shows.[1] She also did much recording work at this time on jingles and demos for songwriters. In 1988, Stevens recorded some songs with Dutch singer Albert West. In the early 1990s she also recorded some songs with British rock band Aslan[note 1] as the lead singer.
Stevens still performs with Brotherhood of Man today in its original line-up, taking in UK tours and television appearances throughout Europe.[11] In November 2013, Stevens was the subject of a documentary Time of Your Life on ITV Wales talking about her career and early life growing up in a musical environment in Carmarthen.[12]
During the Coronavirus pandemic, Stevens worked in a nursing home in Ferndown, where she offered music therapy, ran arts & crafts sessions and spent one-to-one time with individual residents. Upon her departure, residents and staff gathered to perform their own version of "Save Your Kisses for Me", with amended lyrics to thank her for her time there.[13]
Personal life
Nicky Stevens was the second child of Ossie and Blodwen Thomas. Her father had been a musician and was killed in a road accident in 1974.[1]
In June 1976 Stevens, who lived in Watford at the time married the group's guitarist, Alan Johnson at the Watford Registry Office.[14] They divorced at the end of the 1980s.[1][15]
In May 1993, she got married again to an American man, fourteen years her junior called Brett. Within a year however, they had separated and then divorced.[1]
In the 1990s, Stevens lived in Sturminster Marshall, but as of 2011 lives in Corfe Mullen, both in Dorset.[3] Since moving to Dorset, Stevens has begun appearing in Christmas pantomimes including Cinderella at Weymouth Pavilion in 2013 and Snow White and the Seven Dwarves at the Tivoli, Wimborne in 2014.[16][17]
References
- Stevens, Nicky (2014). The Road to Eurovision and Beyond. Christchurch, UK: Natula Publications. ISBN 1906631506.
- "Wales' only Eurovision winner still believes in the Brotherhood of Man". Wales Online. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- This is Dorset, 28 October 2011
- Brotherhood of Man – BBC Breakfast News interview, 24 May 2008
- Look-In 1977 No.34 (page 15). "1977 feature in Look-in Magazine". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- Radio538, Netherlands. "Dutch charts – "Lady", 1974". Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- Brotherhood of Man Dutch website. "Brotherhood of Man World Chart history". Archived from the original on 8 May 2005. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
- The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History. O'Connor, John Kennedy. Carlton Books 2007 ISBN 978-1-84442-994-3
- Official Charts. ""Angelo" at No.1". Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- Official Charts. ""Figaro" at No.1". Retrieved 4 October 2008.
- Official website. "Concert details". Retrieved 15 August 2008.
- ITV Wales – Time of Your Life, 13 November 2013
- "'Save Your Kisses For Us', Care Home Residents Sing To Eurovision's Nicky". The Carer UK. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- Look-In 1977 No.34 (page 18). "1977 Brotherhood of Man feature". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
- Metro. "Lee Sheriden interview". Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- "CINDERELLA, Weymouth Pavilion". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- "Wimborne Minster: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". englandevents.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
Notes
- Not to be confused with the Irish rock band of the same name.
Awards and achievements |
Preceded by Teach-In with "Ding-A-Dong" |
Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 (as part of Brotherhood of Man) |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by The Shadows with "Let Me Be the One" |
UK in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 (as part of Brotherhood of Man) |
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Brotherhood of Man |
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Singles |
- "Love One Another"
- "United We Stand"
- "Where are You Going To My Love"
- "This Boy"
- "Reach Out Your Hand"
- "You and I"
- "California Sunday Morning"
- "Say a Prayer"
- "Happy Ever After"
- "Our World of Love"
- "When Love Catches Up on You"
- "Lady"
- "Lady Lady Lady Lay"
- "Spring of 1912"
- "Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby"
- "Save Your Kisses for Me"
- "My Sweet Rosalie"
- "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)"
- "Angelo"
- "Highwayman"
- "Figaro"
- "Beautiful Lover"
- "Middle of the Night"
- "Goodbye Goodbye"
- "Papa Louis"
- "Taxi"
- "Honey Don't Throw Our Love Away"
- "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
- "Lightning Flash"
- "Cry Baby Cry"
- "When the Kissing Stops"
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Related pages |
- Brotherhood of Man discography
- Songs
- Tony Hiller
- Barry Upton
- Congratulations (Eurovision)
- Eurovision Song Contest 1976
- United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
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1950s |
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
- France
- Netherlands
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1960s |
- France
- Luxembourg
- France
- Denmark
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Austria
- United Kingdom
- Spain
- France
- Netherlands
- Spain
- United Kingdom
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1970s |
- Ireland
- Monaco
- Luxembourg
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- France
- Israel
- Israel
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1980s |
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Germany
- Luxembourg
- Sweden
- Norway
- Belgium
- Ireland
- Switzerland
- Yugoslavia
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1990s |
- Italy
- Sweden
- Ireland
- Ireland
- Ireland
- Norway
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
- Israel
- Sweden
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2000s |
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Latvia
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- Greece
- Finland
- Serbia
- Russia
- Norway
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2010s |
- Germany
- Azerbaijan
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Austria
- Sweden
- Ukraine
- Portugal
- Israel
- Netherlands
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2020s |
- Måneskin
- Kalush Orchestra
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Songs |
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1950s |
- "Refrain"
- "Net als toen"
- "Dors, mon amour"
- "'n Beetje"
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Songwriters |
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1950s | |
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1970s |
- Derry Lindsay, Jackie Smith
- Jean-Pierre Bourtayre / Yves Dessca
- Mario Panas, Klaus Munro / Yves Dessca, Klaus Munro
- Claude Morgan / Vline Buggy
- Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig Anderson
- Dick Bakker / Will Luikinga, Eddy Ouwens
- Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, Martin Lee
- Jean-Paul Cara / Joe Gracy
- Nurit Hirsh / Ehud Manor
- Kobi Oshrat / Shimrit Orr [he]
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1980s |
- Shay Healy
- Andy Hill, John Danter
- Ralph Siegel / Bernd Meinunger
- Jean-Pierre Millers / Alain Garcia
- Torgny Söderberg / Britt Lindeborg
- Rolf Løvland
- Jean Paul Furnémon, Angelo Crisci / Rosario Marino Atria
- Johnny Logan
- Nella Martinetti, Atilla Şereftuğ
- Rajko Dujmić / Stevo Cvikić
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1990s | |
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2000s | |
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2010s |
- Julie Frost, John Gordon [da]
- Stefan Örn, Sandra Bjurman, Iain James Farquharson
- Thomas G:son, Peter Boström
- Lise Cabble, Julia Fabrin Jakobsen, Thomas Stengaard
- Charlie Mason, Joey Patulka, Ali Zuckwoski, Julian Maas
- Anton Hård af Segerstad, Joy Deb, Linnea Deb
- Jamala, Art Antonyan
- Luísa Sobral
- Doron Medalie, Stav Beger
- Duncan Laurence, Joel Sjöö, Wouter Hardy, Will Knox
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На других языках
- [en] Nicky Stevens
[ru] Ники Стивенс
Ни́ки Сти́венс (англ. Nicky Stevens), при рождении Хе́лен Мари́я То́мас (англ. Helen Maria Thomas; род. 3 декабря 1949 года в Кармартене, Уэльс, Великобритания)[1][2] — валлийская певица, вокалистка группы Brotherhood of Man, победившей на 21-м конкурсе песни «Евровидение» в 1976 году.
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