Yvonne Keeley (born Yvonne Paaij, 6 September 1952) is a Dutch pop music singer. She is the sister of Patricia Paay.
Yvonne Keeley | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yvonne Paaij |
| Born | 6 September 1952 |
| Origin | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, presenter |
| Instrument | Singing |
| Years active | 1975–present |
She began her career as a session singer in the music industry in London, working with Madeline Bell and Vicki Brown. She was the girlfriend of Steve Harley of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, and sang on the 1975 hit, "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)". The couple lived together in London from 1973 to 1979.[1]
Most notably she performed as a duet with Scott Fitzgerald on the song "If I Had Words", which reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart[2] and Australia in 1978. It was also a hit in Ireland, New Zealand, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia and sold more than a million copies.[3]
Keeley was part of the group the Star Sisters which was popular in the Netherlands during the 1980s. She also worked as radio presenter at the Dutch regional broadcaster Radio Rijnmond.[4]
Discography
editSingles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||
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| UK [5] |
NED[6] | ||||
| 1971 | "One Way Ticket" (as Ivy Christie) | ― | ― | ||
| 1974 | "Tumbling Down" | ― | ― | ||
| 1975 | "Concrete and Clay" | ― | ― | ||
| 1977 | "If I Had Words" (with Scott Fitzgerald) | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | "We Got Love" (with Steve Flanagan) | — | ― | ||
| 1981 | "Thank You" | — | ― | ||
| 1982 | "Dim the Light" | — | ― | ||
| 1992 | "United We Stand" (with Scott Fitzgerald) | — | ― | ||
| 2010 | "If I Had Words" (2010 re-recording) (with Scott Fitzgerald) | — | 65 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
References
edit- ^ Vonk, Roland (20 December 2023). "De vele levens van Yvonne Keeley: 'Ja, wat kan ik? Daar denk ik nooit over na'" [The Many Lives of Yvonne Keeley: 'Yes, what can I do? I never think about that']. Rijnmond. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ Yvonne KeeleyIf singing "I Had Words" on YouTube in 1977 video recording. Retrieved January 2009
- ^ Yvonne Keeley discography, discogs. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ Yvonne Keeley biography at www.muziektheater-nederland.nl. Retrieved January 2009
- ^ "Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley; full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Scott Fitzgerald & Yvonne Keeley - If I Had Words". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
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