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Toyah Willcox

Toyah Willcox, née le à Kings Heath, Birmingham, en Angleterre, est une chanteuse et actrice anglaise. Au cours de ses 30 ans de carrière, elle a classé 13 singles dans les top 40 des charts anglais et sorti 22 albums. Elle a également présenté de nombreuses émissions télévisées au Royaume-Uni. Elle a épousé le guitariste Robert Fripp du groupe King Crimson.

Toyah Willcox
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Toyah Willcox en 2014
Informations générales
Naissance
Drapeau du Royaume-Uni Kings Heath, Birmingham
Activité principale Chanteuse
Genre musical Rock, punk rock, new wave
Labels Safari Records, E.G. Records
Site officiel www.toyahwillcox.com

Discographie

Avec le groupe Toyah

Titre Enregistré Classement[1] Date Re-sortie
Sheep Farming in Barnet 1979 - 1990, 2003
The Blue Meaning 1980 40 1990, 2003
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (live) 22 (certified Silver) 1990, 2006
Anthem 1981 2 (certified Gold) 1999
The Changeling 1982 6 (certified Silver) 1999
Warrior Rock: Toyah On Tour 20 2003
Love Is The Law 1983 28 ? 2005
Mayhem[2] 1985 - ? 2005

En solo

  • Minx (1985) #24 (UK Albums Chart)
  • Desire (1987)
  • Prostitute (1988)
  • Ophelia's Shadow (aves Robert Fripp et Trey Gunn de King Crimson) (1991)
  • Take the Leap! (distribuĂ© au Japon seulement mĂŞme contenu que Leap!) (1994)
  • Dreamchild (1994)
  • Looking Back (rĂ©enregistrement de vieilles chansons) (1995)
  • The Acoustic Album (rĂ©enregistrement de vieilles chansons) (1996)
  • Velvet Lined Shell (mini album) (2003)
  • In the Court of the Crimson Queen (2008)
  • Posh Pop (2021)

Avec le groupe Toyah

  • Toyah! Toyah! Toyah![3] (1984)
  • Best Of Toyah (1994)
  • Live & More: Live Favourites & Rarities (1998)
  • The Very Best of Toyah (1998)
  • Proud, Loud & Heard: The Best of Toyah (1998)
  • The Safari Singles Collection Part I: 1979–1981 (2005)
  • The Safari Singles Collection Part II: 1982–1983 (2005)
  • Good Morning Universe - The Very Best of Toyah[4](2008)

Collaborations

  • The Stranglers & Friends Live in Concert (avec The Stranglers et al., chant et chĹ“urs sur quatre titres) (1982)
  • Lion of Symmetry (avec Tony Banks pour l'album Soundtracks) (1986)
  • The Lady or the Tiger (avec Robert Fripp) (1986)
  • Kneeling At The Shrine (avec Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, et Paul Beavis, en tant que Sunday All Over The World) (1991)
  • Kiss Of Reality (avec Kiss Of Reality, chant sur six titres) (1993)
  • The Third Star(par Trey Gunn, chant sur le titre Symbiotic) (1996)
  • Cabaret (avec Nigel Planer) (1997)
  • How to Dress Sensibly (avec un collectif de diffĂ©rents artistes rassemblĂ©s par les English Eccentrics, chĹ“urs sur le titre One Cup of Tea) (2007)
  • We Are The Humans avec The Humans (2009)
  • This Fragile Moment Toyah Willcox, Robert JĂĽrjendal, Arvo Urb, Chris Wong et Markus Reuter (2009)
  • Sugar Rush avec The Humans (2011)
  • Live at Scala London EP avec The Humans (2011) EP live numĂ©rique offert en tĂ©lĂ©chargement au Royaume-Uni aux acheteurs du CD de l'album Sugar Rush

Singles / EPs

Avec le groupe Toyah:
Titre Année Classement[1] Date
Victims of the Riddle 1979 - -
Sheep Farming in Barnet EP - -
Bird in Flight / Tribal Look 1980 - -
Ieya - -
Danced (live) - -
Four from Toyah EP 1981 4
I Want to Be Free 8
Thunder in the Mountains 4
Four More from Toyah EP 14
Brave New World 1982 21
Ieya (en) (re-issue) 48
Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard) 30
Rebel Run 1983 24
The Vow 50
En solo:
Titre Année Classement[1] Date
"Don't Fall in Love (I Said)" 1985 22
"Soul Passing Through Soul" 57
"World in Action" 93
Echo Beach 1987 54
"Moonlight Dancing" - -
"Out of the Blue" 1993 - -
"Now and Then" 1994 - -
"Little Tears of Love" (Limited Release Sold Via Concerts) 2002 - -
"Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel in You)" (Digital release) 2007 6 (iTunes Rock)
"21st Century Supersister" (Digital release) 2011 inconnu
Collaborations:
  • "Nine To Five" (avec Adam Ant comme Maneaters) (1982)[5]
  • "Lion of Symmetry" (avec Tony Banks) (1985)
  • "Killing Made Easy" (avec Family of Noise) (2004) (Limited release)
  • "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" (avec The Humans) (2009) (Digital release)
  • "Re-Joyce (In The Bleak Midwinter)" (avec The Hazel O'Connor Collective) (2010)
  • "Fallen" (Yomanda feat. Toyah) (2011) Digital release - reached #15 on iTunes Electronic Chart

Filmographie

  • Jubilee (1977) Mad
  • The Corn is Green (1979) Bessie Watty
  • The Tempest (1979) Miranda
  • Quadrophenia (1979) Monkey
  • The Ebony Tower (1984) Anne
  • Anchoress (1993) Pauline Carpenter
  • Julie and the Cadillacs (1999) Barbara Gifford
  • The Most Fertile Man in Ireland (1999) Dr Johnson
  • The Power of Three (2011) Michelle

Télévision

  • Quatermass (1979) Sal
  • Shoestring (1979)
  • Minder (1980)
  • Tales of the Unexpected (1982) Marigold - Blue Marigold episode
  • Dear Heart A BBC comedy sketch series Toyah appeared in, playing a number of characters, including Super Advice Person, Jules Says, and Gina & Tina (1982)[6]
  • The Ebony Tower (1983) Anne (The Freak) - with Laurence Olivier
  • Pop Quiz Christmas Special (1984)
  • French & Saunders (1988) Herself
  • Boudicca (1988)
  • Cluedo (1990) Miss Scarlet (An ITV Programme)
  • First Night on TV (1992) (Toyah hosted this arts programme)
  • Thirty Years in the TARDIS (Doctor Who Documentary. VHS release AKA "More Than 30 Years In The TARDIS) (1993) Herself
  • The Ink Thief (1994) "Dog"
  • Kavanagh QC (1995)
  • The Good Sex Guide Late (1996)
  • Presenting...Toyah on VH1 (1997)
  • Light Lunch" (1997)
  • Boys From The Black Country - The Slade Story (1998) (Toyah presents this programme)
  • Never Mind The Buzzcocks (various appearances 1998-2005)
  • It's Slade (1999) (Toyah appears in this documentary)
  • Barmy Aunt Boomerang (1999)
  • Rock Legends (2002) (Herself)
  • Open House Panto Special (2002)
  • QueenMania" (2005) (Toyah performs the Queen song 'Don't Stop Me Now")
  • Proud Parents. Channel 4 (2006) Herself
  • Journal intime d'une call girl (2007)[7]
  • In Your Dreams (2008) Herself
  • Living With The Dead (2008)
  • Celebrity Mastermind (2008)
  • Psychic Therapy (2009) Herself
  • Celeb Experiences (2009) Herself
  • Hole In The Wall (2009) Herself
  • Celebrity Brides Unveiled (2008) Herself
  • Celebrity Life Skills (2009) Herself
  • The One Show (2009) Toyah discusses Marc Bolan and his influence on her
  • Casualty, BBC TV Series, Season 24 Episode 6, guest appearance, Hazel Tillier, (screened 10 October 2009)
  • Celebrity Ready Steady Cook Christmas Special (2008) Herself
  • "Celebrity Ghost Story UK"
  • Toyah at the Rainbow (1981) (live recording from Rainbow Theatre)
  • Good Morning Universe (1982) (live BBC recording from Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
  • Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (1984) (companion to K-tel LP of same name; compilation of four pop videos and one live track)
  • Wild Essence - Live in the 21st Century (2005) (live recording)

Autre compilation

  • Urgh! A Music War (1981) (live performances by various artists, featuring Toyah's Danced)

Notes et références

  1. Chart Stats - Toyah
  2. collection of unreleased & archive material
  3. Aussi connut comme Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! All The Hits. This K-tel release is sometimes confused with the earlier 1980 live album of the same name but it contains different material: it's a compilation of various studio-recorded singles-chart hits and other tracks originally released between 1979 and 1983.
  4. Double CD including solo material and unreleased demos/mixes spanning the whole of Toyah's musical career thus far.
  5. Released as cash-in single. Originally appeared on the Jubilee Original Soundtrack album.
  6. « Dreamscape »(Archive.org • Wikiwix • Archive.is • Google • Que faire ?) (consulté le ) Toyah fansite
  7. TV Easy magazine, Issue 22-28th Sept, page 4
  • (en) Astley, Craig, « Official Toyah Willcox Web Site, The », 2000–2008
  • (en) Evans, Gayna, Toyah, Proteus, (ISBN 0-86276-102-6)
  • (en) Gilligan, Bev & Driscol, Margarette, Official Toyah Special, The, Grandreams ltd, (ISBN 0-86227-071-5)
  • (en) Roberts, David, British Hit Singles (16th Edition), Guinness World Records ltd, (ISBN 0-85112-190-X)
  • (en) West, Mike, Toyah, Omnibus Press, (ISBN 0-7119-0062-0)
  • (en) Willcox, Toyah, Living Out Loud, Hodder & Stoughton ltd, (ISBN 0-340-74570-3)
  • (en) Willcox, Toyah, Diary of a Facelift, Michael O'Mara Books, (ISBN 1-84317-135-X)

Liens externes

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