20th-century English women singers

The list 20th-century English women singers includes Samantha Fox, Sade, Amy Winehouse, Olivia Newton-John and Victoria Beckham. The list consists of 368 members.

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Samantha Fox

English singer and former glamour model

Overview: Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English pop singer and former glamour model from Mile End in the East End of London. She has also appeared on reality television shows, and has occasionally ...

Date of birth: 15 April 1966

Age: 58

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

Partner: Linda Birgitte Olsen (Engaged)

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LGBT people from London 133T

Actors from Mile End 5T

English LGBT models 22T
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Sade

Nigerian-born British singer (born 1959)

Overview: Helen Folasade Adu CBE (Yoruba: Fọláṣadé Adú born 16 January 1959), known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade ( shah-DAY), is a British singer, songwriter, and actress, known as the lead singer of ...

Date of birth: 16 January 1959

Age: 65

Nationality: British

Occupation: Vocalist

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Yoruba female musicians 52T

Black British female singers 125T

21st-century English women singers 582T
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Amy Winehouse

English singer and songwriter

Overview: Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul ...

Date of birth: 14 September 1983

Date of death: 23 July 2011

Age: 27 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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MTV Europe Music Award winners 363T

21st-century English women singers 582T

National Youth Jazz Orchestra members 17T
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Olivia Newton-John

English and Australian singer and actress (1948–2022)

Overview: Dame Olivia Newton-John AC DBE (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-born Australian singer, songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music ...

Date of birth: 26 September 1948

Date of death: 8 August 2022

Age: 73 (age at death)

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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2022 deaths 5,814T

Family of Max Born 5T

20th-century Australian women singers 88T
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Victoria Beckham

English fashion designer and singer (born 1974)

Overview: Victoria Caroline Beckham OBE (née Adams; born 17 April 1974) is an English singer, fashion designer and television personality. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the girl group the ...

Date of birth: 17 April 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: British

Occupation: Fashion Designer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: David Beckham (Married)

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British women fashion designers 111T

Association footballers' wives and girlfriends 101T

21st-century British businesswomen 13T
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Rhona Mitra

British, Actress

Overview: Rhona Natasha Mitra (born 9 August 1976) is a British actress.

Date of birth: 9 August 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Models from the City of Westminster 13T

Actors from the City of Westminster 213T

Actors from Paddington 37T
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Geri Horner

English singer (born 1972)

Overview: Geraldine Estelle Horner (née Halliwell; born 6 August 1972), is an English singer, songwriter, author, actress, and philanthropist. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member of the ...

Date of birth: 6 August 1972

Age: 52

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)

Partner: Christian Horner (Married)

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Innocent Records artists 11T

Actors from Watford 4T

Musicians from Watford 6T
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Dusty Springfield

British singer (1939–1999)

Overview: Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English singer and record producer whose career spanned over five decades ...

Date of birth: 16 April 1939

Date of death: 2 March 1999

Age: 59 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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21st-century LGBT people 1,058T

20th-century LGBT people 1,140T

LGBT singers from the United Kingdom 144T
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Kate Bush

English singer-songwriter (born 1958)

Overview: Catherine Bush CBE (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, dancer and record producer.

Date of birth: 30 July 1958

Age: 66

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Danny McIntosh (Married)

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21st-century English women singers 582T

English women in electronic music 121T

British women record producers 35T
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PJ Harvey

English musician (born 1969)

Overview: Polly Jean Harvey MBE (born 9 October 1969) is an English singer-songwriter. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments.

Date of birth: 9 October 1969

Age: 54

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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British autoharp players 18T

21st-century women pianists 663T

20th-century women pianists 499T
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Olivia d'Abo

British actress (born 1969)

Overview: Olivia Jane d'Abo (born 22 January 1969) is a British actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Karen Arnold, Kevin Arnold's rebellious teenaged hippie sister in the ABC comedy-drama series The ...

Date of birth: 22 January 1969

Age: 55

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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21st-century English women singers 640T

D'Abo family 5T

21st-century women singers 8,576T
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Sarah Brightman

British soprano (born 1960)

Overview: Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano singer, actress, and dancer.

Date of birth: 14 August 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Japanese-language singers of the United Kingdom 1T

Italian-language singers of the United Kingdom 1T

French-language singers of the United Kingdom 1T
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Marianne Faithfull

British singer

Overview: Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an English singer. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single "As Tears Go By" and became one of the lead female ...

Date of birth: 29 December 1946

Age: 77

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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LGBT people from London 1T

Writers from Hampstead 40T

Musicians from Hampstead 30T
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Kim Wilde

English pop singer (born 1960)

Overview: Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer, DJ and television presenter. She first saw success in 1981 with her debut single "Kids in America", which peaked at No. 2 in the UK ...

Date of birth: 18 November 1960

Age: 63

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Musicians from Chiswick 20T

English women songwriters 141T

21st-century English women writers 577T
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Diana Dors

English actress

Overview: Diana Dors (born Diana Mary Fluck; 23 October 1931 – 4 May 1984) was an English film and television actress and singer.

Date of birth: 23 October 1931

Date of death: 4 May 1984

Age: 52 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Subjects of "This is Your Life" TV series 285T

Women autobiographers 516T

20th-century English singers 809T
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Dido

British musician

Overview: Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong (born 25 December 1971), known professionally as Dido ( DY-doh), is an English singer and songwriter. Dido attained international success with her debut ...

Date of birth: 25 December 1971

Age: 52

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Rohan Gavin (Married)

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English women songwriters 6T

Electropop musicians 39T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 370T
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Mel B

British singer and TV personality

Overview: Melanie Janine Brown MBE (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Melanie B or Mel B, is an English singer, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group ...

Date of birth: 29 May 1975

Age: 49

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Rory McPhee (Married)

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21st-century Black British women singers 153T

20th-century Black British women singers 89T

21st-century LGBT people 3,220T
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Billie Piper

British, Actress

Overview: Billie Paul Piper (born Leian Paul Piper, 22 September 1982) is a British actress and former singer from Swindon, England. She first appeared as a performer in Scratchy & Co, aged 13. At the age of 15 ...

Date of birth: 22 September 1982

Age: 41

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Actors from Hounslow 13T

Innocent Records artists 11T

Actors from Swindon 12T
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Melanie C

English singer (born 1974)

Overview: Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974), professionally known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an English singer, songwriter and DJ. As one of the five members of the Spice Girls, she was nicknamed Sporty ...

Date of birth: 12 January 1974

Age: 50

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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21st-century English memoirists 162T

Models from Merseyside 13T

21st-century English women writers 582T
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Emma Bunton

English singer and media personality (born 1976)

Overview: Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English radio and television presenter, singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which ...

Date of birth: 21 January 1976

Age: 48

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Jade Jones (Married)

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Actresses of Irish descent 597T

21st-century English women singers 582T

20th-century British women singers 37T