Which Singers were Born in January?

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Shirley Bassey: January 8, 1937

The British singer Shirley Bassey was born in Cardiff, Wales and has both British and Nigerian roots. She started her musical career by performing in pubs and was discovered by the agent Mike Sullivan. And like this, she released her first successful song in 1957 with the “Banana Boat Song”. 

However, she had her real breakthrough due to three James Bond movie songs: “Goldfinger”, “Diamonds Are Forever” and “Moonraker”.  

For quite a long time, you heard little about her, until she created a UK Top 40 song with the Propellerheads in 1999, the ,,History Repeating Song”. Bassey’s last album is “Hello Like Before” (2014).

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Mary J. Blige: January 11, 1971

The parents of the R&B and hip-hop singer Mary J. Blige separeted when she was a child. Her interest in hip-hop and her church choir performances served her as a distraction from the poverty and the criminality of that area where she grew up. However, Blige was lucky and Puff Daddy agreed to produce her first album “What’s the 411” that became the No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 1995 she released ,,My Life” that was equally successful. “Growing Pains” was an album that again topped the Billboad 200 in 2008. By the was, Mary J. Blige is not only a singer, who was awarded for her work many times, but also an actress. 

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Paul Young: January 17, 1956

The singer and songwriter Paul Young  became famous due to his first album “No Parlez” (1983). It contained a version of the Marvin Gaye song “Wherever I Lay My Hat”. The album and the song peaked No. 1 at the UK chart. Further songs by Young became charts in 1983, so it is not surprising that he was honoured with 3 Brit Awards. His song “Every Time You Go Away” became the No. 1 both in the United States and in the United Kingdom. Since 1993, Paul Young is also member of the Los Pacaminos band. 

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Billy Ocean: January 21, 1950

Leslie Sebastian Charles, also known as Billy Ocean, was born in Trinidad and Tobago and his family moved to England when he was very young. After having published songs under the name Les Charles, he decided to change his artist name. And as Billy Ocean, he released the UK No. 2 hit “Love Really Hurts Without You” in the “Billy Ocean” album. He became internationally famous thanks to his song “Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)” from the “Suddenly” album. In 1981, again a Billy Ocean album, “Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)”, became a Billboard 200 hit. 

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