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Toyah Willcox
Birth name Toyah Ann Willcox
Also known as Toyah
Born 18 May 1958 (1958-05-18) (age 50)
Origin Kings Heath, Birmingham, England
Genre(s) Punk rock, Rock music, New wave
Occupation(s) musician, actress, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s) vocals (plus guitar, keyboards occasionally)
Years active 1977-present
Label(s) Safari Records, E.G. Records
Associated acts Toyah, Robert Fripp, Sunday All Over The World, Kiss Of Reality
Website http://www.toyahwillcox.com

Toyah Ann Willcox (born 18 May 1958 in Kings Heath, Birmingham) is an English actress and singer. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kings Heath is a suburb of Birmingham, England, three miles south of the city centre Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um 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 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music EG Records was a UK -based artist management company and Record label, mostly active during the 1970s and 1980s Toyah is the name of the band fronted by Toyah Willcox between 1977 and 1983. Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kings Heath is a suburb of Birmingham, England, three miles south of the city centre Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um 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 An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works She currently lives in Pershore, Worcestershire, UK, with her husband Robert Fripp. Pershore is a small market Town in Worcestershire, England on the banks of the River Avon. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record [1]

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Early life and career

Toyah's father ran successful joinery businesses. She attended Edgbaston C of E College where she gained a GCE pass in music and trained as an actress at the Old Rep Drama School in her home town of Birmingham. Edgbaston is an area in the city of Birmingham in England. It is also a formal district, managed by its own District committee. The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification that Examination boards in the United Kingdom confer to students The Old Rep is a Theatre located in Station Street in Birmingham, England, managed by Birmingham City Council.

Punk era

She first became well-known during the punk rock era, her appearances in Derek Jarman's 1977 film Jubilee and 1979's Who album-inspired Quadrophenia launching her as a provocative and anti-establishment figure, an image she eventually abandoned. Derek Jarman ( January 31 1942 – February 19 1994) was an English Film director, Stage designer Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jubilee is a 1977 Cult film directed by Derek Jarman. It stars Jenny Runacre, Ian Charleson, and a host of proto- Goths Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Quadrophenia is a 1979 British Film based on the 1973 Rock opera album Quadrophenia by The Who. An anti-establishment view or belief is one which stands in opposition to the conventional social political and economic principles of a society

Toyah was well-known during the punk rock era, such as in this 1982 video for "Brave New World".
Toyah was well-known during the punk rock era, such as in this 1982 video for "Brave New World".

Singer

Fronting a band known as Toyah, her singing career was slow to take off and the band released six singles in the UK before finally hitting the charts in 1981, with "It's A Mystery" and "I Want To Be Free". Toyah is the name of the band fronted by Toyah Willcox between 1977 and 1983. These singles were also successful on an international level. In 1982, she was voted Best Female Singer at the British Rock and Pop Awards — since restyled as The BRIT Awards, or "BRITs" — and in 1986 she married UK guitarist Robert Fripp. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record She was one of the first acts to score regularly in the UK Singles Chart with EPs. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry Also in 1986, Willcox sang lead on the Tony Banks track "Lion of Symmetry". Anthony George "Tony" Banks (born 27 March 1950 is an English Songwriter, Pianist /keyboard player and guitarist In 1987 she made the top fifty with her version of "Echo Beach". " Echo Beach " is a Song recorded by the Canadian group Martha and the Muffins in 1980

Television and Theatre

Since then, she has become a well-known (and more conventional) face on television and in theatre. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one She has played straight roles, including in Quatermass (1979) and in Shakespeare plays, and appeared as a presenter of programmes such as Songs of Praise, Holiday (BBC), and Good Sex Guide Late as well as being a guest panellist on several shows. Quatermass (also known as The Quatermass Conclusion or Quatermass IV) is a British television science fiction Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) William Shakespeare ( baptised Songs of Praise is a BBC television programme based around traditional Christian Hymns With an average of nearly 3 million viewers weekly it Holiday was a long-running UK television programme on BBC One, and was the oldest travel review show on UK television In 1984 she starred opposite Sir Laurence Olivier in The Ebony Tower and the same year, opposite Katharine Hepburn in the made-for-television movie The Corn is Green, directed by George Cukor. Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron The Ebony Tower (1974 by John Fowles consists of 5 short novels with interlacing themes built around a medieval myth The Ebony Tower Eliduc Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage The Corn is Green is an Autobiographical play by Emlyn Williams. George Dewey Cukor ( July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director. She also appeared in Tales from the Vienna Woods at the National Theatre and in Trafford Tanzi at the Mermaid Theatre. Tales from the Vienna Woods ( German: Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald) refers to several landmark works in Germanophone culture including The Mermaid Theatre is a theatre at Puddle Dock, in Blackfriars, in the City of London and the first built there since the time of Shakespeare


In 1999, she took the lead in the children's television series, Barmy Aunt Boomerang. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Barmy Aunt Boomerang was a children's comedy series which aired on BBC1 in the United Kingdom She also provided the voices for the children's television programmes Teletubbies and Brum. Teletubbies is a BBC BAFTA winning Children's television series, primarily aimed at Pre-school viewers produced from 1997 to Brum {pronounced Br-u-m} is the name of a children's TV programme about the adventures of a car of the same name She has also appeared in the reality television series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and I'm Famous and Frightened!. I'm a Celebrity Get Me out of Here! is a Reality television show in which celebrities live in jungle conditions with few creature comforts and have to earn I'm Famous and Frightened was a Living TV reality TV show in which 8 celebrities stayed for three nights in a "haunted" castle

Autobiography

Following her 2000 autobiography Living Out Loud, Toyah had a further autobiographical book published in 2005 documenting her experience of cosmetic surgery, Diary of a Facelift. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diary Of A Facelift was the second book written by Toyah Willcox.

Radio

She has been heard on radio including the 2002 BBC Radio 4 series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the BBC Radio 4 series transmitted in 2002 and 2004 In December 2006, she joined the radio drama series Silver Street on the BBC Asian Network as Siobhan Brady. Silver Street is a radio Soap opera, the first such to be aimed at the British South Asian community and is broadcast on the BBC Asian Network

Recent activities

She continues to perform with her band, releasing a live DVD in 2005, and has a busy schedule with theatre commitments, including appearing on stage in London's West End performing the title role of Calamity Jane at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2003. The West End of London is an area of Central London, England, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions businesses headquarters and the commercial Martha Jane Cannary-Burke, better known as Calamity Jane ( May 1 1852 &ndash August 1 1903) was a Frontierswoman The Shaftesbury Theatre is a West End Theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue, in the London Borough of Camden.

In 2007, she collaborated with Bill Rieflin as The Humans for live dates in Estonia. William "Bill" Rieflin (born September 30, 1960) is a contemporary musician and is currently drumming for R The Humans are an experimental band project featuring Bill Rieflin (REM Toyah Willcox and Chris Wong Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Previews of this material can be heard at The Humans Myspace page. .

Toyah is writing, recording and co-producing new solo material with long-term collaborator Simon Darlow. A preview of one of these songs, "Latex Messiah", can be heard at Toyah's official MySpace page as well as clips of new songs "Lesser God" and "Heal Ourselves". Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You is the 22nd single release by Pop-punk singer Toyah Willcox. Toyah is currently negotiating a worldwide publishing deal with Zomba. "Latex Messiah" was released as a single on October 29th 2007; the associated album, In The Court Of The Crimson Queen, is scheduled for release in Spring 2008.

In November 2007, Toyah took on the role of sponsoring the Black Country Urban Park for the Peoples £50M BIG Lottery.

In April 2008, Toyah will be taking part in the Great Walk To Beijing alongside other celebrities to raise money for Olivia Newton-John's Cancer charity. Olivia Newton-John, AO, OBE (born September 26 1948) is a Grammy Award -winning and Golden Globe -nominated English-born

Discography

Albums

With Toyah (band)

Title Year Highest Chart[2] Date
Sheep Farming In Barnet 1979 - -
The Blue Meaning 1980 40 14th June 1980
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (live) 1980 22 (certified Silver) 17th January 1981
Anthem 1981 2 (certified Gold) 20th May 1981
The Changeling 1982 6 (certified Silver)  ?
Warrior Rock: Toyah On Tour 1982 20  ?
Love Is The Law 1983 28  ?
Mayhem[3] 1985 - -

As a solo artist

Compilations

With Toyah (band):

  • Toyah! Toyah! Toyah![4] (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)

Collaborations

Reissues

With Toyah (band):

As a solo artist:

Singles / EPs

Collaborations:
With Toyah (band):
Title Year Highest Chart[6] Date
Victims Of The Riddle 1979 - -
Sheep Farming In Barnet EP (AP) (1979) 1979 - -
Bird In Flight/Tribal Look 1980 - -
IEYA 1980 - -
Danced (Live) 1980 - -
Four From Toyah EP 1981 4 28th March 1981
I Want To Be Free 1981 8 16th May 1981
Thunder In The Mountains 1981 4 3rd October 1981
Four More From Toyah EP 1981 14 12th December 1981
Brave New World (single) 1982 21 22nd May 1982
Ieya '82 1982 48 17th July 1982
Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard) 1982 30 9th October 1982
Rebel Run 1983 24 24th September 1983
The Vow 1983 50 12th November 1983
As a solo artist:
Title Year Highest Chart[7] Date
"Don't Fall In Love (I Said)" 1985 22 27th April 1985
"Soul Passing Through Soul" 1985 57 29th June 1985
"World In Action" 1985 93 21st September 1985
Echo Beach 1987 54 25th April 1987
"Moonlight Dancing" 1987 - -
"Out Of The Blue" 1993 - -
"Now And Then" 1994 - -
"Little Tears Of Love" (limited release) 2002 - -
"Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel in You)" (Digital release)> 2007 - 29 October 2007

Filmography

TV Appearances

Music videos

Other music compilations

Notes

  1. ^ Worcester News website
  2. ^ Chart Stats - Toyah
  3. ^ collection of unreleased & archive material
  4. ^ Also known as Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! All The Hits. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Secret Diary of a Call Girl is a British television Drama starring Billie Piper as Belle, a high-class London-based Call girl Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Urgh! A Music War is a British Film released in 1981 featuring performances by Punk rock, New Wave, and Post-punk Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 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. For the Albuquerque Telemundo station see KTEL-LP. K-tel International is an " As-Seen-On-TV " company which is most noted for
  5. ^ Released as cash-in single. Originally appeared on the Jubilee Original Soundtrack album.
  6. ^ Chart Stats - Toyah
  7. ^ Chart Stats - Toyah
  8. ^ TV Easy magazine, Issue 22-28th Sept, page 4

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NAME Willcox, Toyah Ann
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Singer, actress
DATE OF BIRTH 18 May 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Kings Heath, Birmingham, England, UK
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kings Heath is a suburb of Birmingham, England, three miles south of the city centre Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
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