Ayshea
Ayshea | |
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| Birth name | Ayshea Hague |
| Also known as | Ayshea Brough |
| Born | 12 November 1948 Highgate, London, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, television presenter |
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Labels | Philips Fontana Harvest DJM |
| Website | ayshea |
Ayshea (born Ayshea Hague, 12 November 1948) is a British singer, actress and television presenter.
Biography
Born in
She made appearances on television shows such as
After being romantically linked with Steve Winwood, Chas Chandler and Rod Stewart, she married Cat Stevens's record producer, Chris Brough (the son of ventriloquist Peter Brough), who produced her records and was her manager.[1]
Ayshea was a regular on quiz shows such as The Golden Shot and Celebrity Squares. As an actress, she appeared on Jason King and had a recurring role on UFO, the Gerry Anderson live-action series. After starring in pantomimes and summer shows all over the UK, Ayshea then built up a following for her live cabaret performances.
After Ayshea and Chris Brough divorced in the early 1970s she dated Roy Wood who wrote and produced her single "Farewell". They were engaged for a year but never married.[4] In 1975, she represented Great Britain at the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo with a song written for her by Elton John, entitled "The Flowers Will Never Die". Following the engagement to Roy Wood, she later married Steve Alder who had the lead role in the London stage production of the musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
While staying with her friend
In the early 2000s Ayshea moved back to the UK (in Grantham, Lincolnshire) to be close to her mother, Rose.[5]
In 2024 Ayshea was honoured by the Asian Media Awards where she was given the Outstanding Contribution to Media Award.[6][7]
Discography
Albums
- Ayshea (1970)
- Lift Off with Ayshea (1974)[1]
Singles
- "Eeny Meeny / Keep My Love" (1965), Fontana[1]
- "Celebration of the Year / Only Love Can Save Me Now (1968), Polydor
- "Another Night / Taking the Sun from My Eyes" (1969), Polydor
- "Mister White's White Flying Machine / Ship of the Line" (1970), Polydor
- "Who's Gonna Rescue Jesus? / Flowers Are Mine" (1970), Polydor
- "Master Jack / Both Sides Now" (1971), RCA
- "An Old Fashioned Love Song / The Family of Man" (1972), MAM
- "Farewell / The Best Years of My Life" (1973), Harvest
- "Another Without You Day / Moonbeam" (1974), DJM
- "Don't Wait Till Tomorrow / Moonbeam" (1975), DJM
- "The Flowers Will Never Die / The Best Years of My Life" (1975), DJM
- "Golden Oldie / "Keep Me from Blowing Away (1977), DJM[8]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ayshea : Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ https://garagehangover.com/jimmy-cliff-and-the-new-generation/
- ISBN 0-140-51467-8.
- ^ https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/ms-broughs-high-flying-machine
- ^ "Interview with Ayshea : Lush Life magazine" (PDF). Ufoseries.com. May 2010. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ https://www.asianmediaawards.com/iconic-tv-host-singer-ayshea-brough-to-be-honoured-at-2024-amas/
- ^ https://www.bizasialive.com/ayshea-brough-to-be-honoured-at-the-2024-asian-media-awards/
- ^ "Ayshea Brough Discography". discogs. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
External links
- Ayshea at IMDb
- Ayshea discography at Discogs
- Lift Off with Ayshea – personal website
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