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Barbara Dickson OBE | |
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.jpg) Dickson in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Barbara Ruth Dickson |
| Born | 27 September 1947 Dunfermline, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, actress, presenter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Labels | RSO, Epic, Voiceprint Greentrax, Transatlantic |
| Website | www |
Barbara Ruth Dickson OBE (born 27 September 1947)[1] is a Scottish singer and actress whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" (a chart-topping duet with Elaine Paige), "Answer Me" and "January February". Dickson has placed fifteen albums on the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a number of hit singles, including four which reached the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] The Scotsman newspaper has described her as Scotland's best-selling female singer in terms of the numbers of hit chart singles and albums she has achieved in the UK since 1976.[3]
She is also a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress,[4] with roles including Viv Nicholson in the musical Spend Spend Spend, and was the original Mrs. Johnstone in Willy Russell's long-running musical Blood Brothers.[5] On television she starred as Anita Braithwaite in Band of Gold.
- ^ "Year By Year". Barbara Dickson. 27 September 1952. Archived from the original on 6 March 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
British Hit Singles & Albumswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Interview: Barbara Dickson, singer". The Scotsman. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ^ "Olivier Awards with MasterCard - Previous Winners | #BeInspired". Olivier Awards.
- ^ "Barbara Dickson". last.fm. Retrieved 26 November 2012.