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ALBUMThe Loser Gets to Win - SingleKiki Dee
Albums by Kiki Dee
ALBUMTwo Sides To Every StoryKiki Dee
ALBUMThe Long Ride HomeKiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
ALBUMA Place Where I Can Go (Expanded Edition)Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri
ALBUMCage the SongbirdKiki Dee
ALBUMAngel EyesKiki Dee
ALBUMPerfect TimingKiki Dee
ALBUMStay with MeKiki Dee
ALBUMKiki Dee (Bonus Track Version)Kiki Dee
ALBUMI've Got the Music in Me (Bonus Track Version)Kiki Dee & The Kiki Dee Band
ALBUMI've Got the Music in Me (Deluxe Edition)Kiki Dee
Kiki Dee's Popular Music Videos
Don't Go Breaking My Heart
Elton John & Kiki Dee
Don't Go Breaking My Heart (Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985)
Elton John & Kiki Dee
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Kiki Dee
Artist Biography
British blue-eyed soul singer Kiki Dee is best remembered for 1976’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” the chart-topping duet she recorded with Elton John.
• Born Pauline Matthews in Bradford, England, Dee got her start at age 16, when she signed with Fontana Records after a label scout spotted her performing with a dance band in Leeds.
• In 1968, Dee released her debut album, I'm Kiki Dee, after working as a backup singer for artists like Dusty Springfield.
• The singer made history in 1970 by becoming the first white British artist signed to Motown’s Tamla Records. She released the album Great Expectations in 1970.
• In 1973, Dee released Loving and Free, her first album with Elton John’s The Rocket Record Company label.
• Dee achieved her biggest success with 1976’s “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” a hit duet with Elton John that was the first No. 1 single in the UK for both artists. It also reached No. 1 in the US.
• In 1981, Dee and John reunited for a cover of the Four Tops’ song “Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever.”
• Dee earned an Olivier Award nomination in 1989 for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers.
• She appeared on John’s 1993 Duets album, joining Elton for a cover of Cole Porter’s “True Love” (most notably performed by Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly). The single reached No. 2 in the UK, giving Dee her ninth Top 40 hit in her home country.
• In 2013, Dee released A Place Where I Can Go, her third joint album with producer, guitarist, and longtime collaborator Carmelo Luggeri.
• Dee was portrayed by actress Rachel Muldoon in the Golden Globe-winning 2019 Elton John biopic Rocketman.
Hometown
Bradford, England
Genre
Pop