St Winifred's School Choir
St Winifred's School Choir | |
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| Origin | Stockport, Greater Manchester, England |
| Years active | 1968–2009 |
St Winifred's School Choir, from St Winifred's Roman Catholic Primary School in
Career
Formation
The choir had formed in 1968 and been recording songs since 1972,
"There's No One Quite Like Grandma"
Their first major single under their own name came in November 1979. During this time, Foley trained and conducted the choir. In 1980, the choir signed to
record label.Over the next ten years, they would release nine albums
1990s–2000s
In 1990, St Winifred's School Choir teamed up with Ziba Banafsheh and recorded "A Better World"[6] in aid of Mother Teresa of Calcutta's charity, for BMG's Ariola label. In 1993, they recorded the single "One Voice" with Bill Tarmey (better known as Jack Duckworth from Coronation Street), but ended up being uncredited on the release.[2] This Barry Manilow[7] cover would be produced by Mike Stock and Pete Waterman from 1980s hitmaking production team S/A/W and would reach number 16 on the UK Singles Chart for Tarmey (and BMG's Arista label).[8]
In November 2009, 14 of the original choir members reunited to record a new version of "There's No One Quite Like Grandma" in association with Innocent Drinks to raise money for the Age Concern charity.[9]
Notable members
One of the children who appeared on
See also
- Brian and Michael
- Claire and Friends - another group featuring St Winifred's School Choir members and a connection to Brian and Michael[12]
References
- ^ "Invisiblegirl Archive". Invisiblegirl.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ a b "A new milestone for 'Miss Music'". 10 April 2005.
- OfficialCharts.com.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- TheGuardian.com.
- ^ "St. Winifred's School Choir featuring Ziba Banafsheh - A Better World - hitparade.ch". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Artist: Bill Tarmey | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
- OfficialCharts.com.
- ^ Jamieson, Alastair (22 November 2009). "St Winifred's choir reunites for charity version of 'There's No-one Quite Like Grandma'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- IMDb
- IMDb
- ^ "Who Remembers Claire and Friends? Do You Remember the One Hit Wonder Song?". 9 May 2018.
External links
- Lyrics of "There's No One Quite Like Grandma"
- "St Winifred's School Choir" - Article by the BBC.
- Short video clip of the song (requires RealPlayer)
- Composer Gordon Lorenz
- Page about the first album of Modern Hymns the choir made"
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