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Mari Wilson on the cover of her 2005 album Dolled Up
Mari Wilson on the cover of her 2005 album Dolled Up

Mari Wilson (born Mari MacMillan Ramsey Wilson, 29 September 1957, in London), is an English singer, best known for her sometimes quirky, early 1960s influenced pop music songs, and her (former) trademark beehive hairdo. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed The beehive is a woman's hairstyle that resembles a beehive; it is also known as the B-52, for its similarity to the bulbous nose of the B-52 Stratofortress

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Career

She enjoyed six chart hits in the UK in the early 1980s, including her biggest hit, the #8 chart hit "Just What I Always Wanted", performed with jazz bands, and sang the theme-song to the TV sitcom Coupling, "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps". Record chart are a method of ranking Music according to Popularity during a given period of time In Popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list&mdasha Chart &mdashof top The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Coupling (TV series may refer to Coupling (UK TV series by the BBC Coupling (U Quizás Quizás Quizás (also known as Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps in English a popular song by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farrés

She has also performed in musicals, and has been a feature on a BBC TV series about celebrities and their health (she has Type 1 Diabetes). A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention Diabetes mellitus type 1 (Type 1 diabetes Type I diabetes T1D T1DM IDDM juvenile diabetes is a form of Diabetes mellitus.

Her band was colloquially known as The Wilsations and her backing singers were called The Marionettes. Occasional featured artists were Michelle Collins (Cindy from EastEnders) and bassist 'Thumbs' Cunningham. Michelle A Collins (born May 28 1963 in Hackney, East London) is a British actress best known for her roles on television Cindy Beale (née Williams) was a Fictional character in the popular BBC Soap opera EastEnders. EastEnders is a most popular and award-winning Television Soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985 A bass player (bassist is a Musician who plays a Double bass, Bass guitar, keyboard bass or wind

In a June 2007 newsletter by Mari on her website, she revealed that her classic 1983 album 'Showpeople' would be reissued in the UK for the first time on CD in September 2007. She also mentioned that she might be going on a UK tour to support the release - playing some of her earliest songs for her fans.

Mari is a long time resident of Crouch End in North London. Crouch End is an area of north London, in the London Borough of Haringey.

Discography

Singles

EPs

Albums

External links

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