Zoë (British singer)

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Zoë
Birth nameZoë Pollock
Born (1969-01-19) 19 January 1969 (age 55)
Peckham, London
Websitezoepollock.com

Zoë (born and nowadays known as Zoë Pollock,

UK Singles Chart, and "Lightning", which reached number 37 (and spent three weeks in the UK Top 40). Zoë has released three solo albums and five singles
.

Career

She initially started her career in the mid-1980s, by auditioning for

Youth to be the lead singer for their band Brilliant.[3]
She began dating Youth, who would later produce her two solo albums.

Zoë released her debut single, "Sunshine On a Rainy Day", in late 1990, with two different music videos. It failed to reach the UK Top 40. However, it was remixed and re-released in 1991 and it became a Top 10 hit, peaking at number 4. Her début

Youth
.

In 1996, Zoë re-emerged (still signed to M&G Records) with a revamped image, style and sound. Her new album, Hammer, was American rock. The title track was released as a single, but failed to reach the UK Singles Chart. After this album she disappeared from the music scene for several years, travelling around the world and becoming a sculptor and potter.

Zoë recorded an EP under the alias Hephzibah Broom, released by an independent Manchester label. Zoë became part of the female folk duo Mama, with singer Sarah McQuaid. They released their debut album, Crow Coyote Buffalo, in late 2008. The album includes a folk re-recording of Zoë's signature song, "Sunshine on a Rainy Day", which the group also made a music video for.[5]

In 2021, Zoë released Lago Ausente, an album of original songs that celebrate her love of nature and plant medicine. Produced by Liam Fletcher, the album features guest performances by guitarists Fabiano do Nascimento and Sebastian Juliussen, percussionist Ricardo ‘Tiki’ Pasillas, shakuhachi player Adrian Freedman, violinist Bridget O’Donnell, cellist Julia Morneweg and double bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado, plus Fletcher himself on harmonium and synthesiser.

Discography

Albums

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[6] 		UK
[7]
1991 Scarlet Red and Blue 193 67
1996 Hammer
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: M&G, BMG
 - -

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
AUS[8]
IRE[9]
 		SWE[10]
UK[7][11]
 ZIM[12]
1990 "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" - - - 53 -
1991 "Sunshine on a Rainy Day" (remix) 147 9 40 4 1
"Lightning" 156 28 - 37 -
1992 "Holy Days" - - - 72 -
1996 "Hammer" - - - 177 -

Personal life

Zoë moved to Cornwall and in 1998 married Murray Lachlan Young, a British poet. They have two children, and divorced in 2009.[13]

References

  1. ^ "BIO". Zoe Pollock. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Zoë Pollock (10 links)". allmylinks.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ Smith, Christopher. "Where Are They Now? Zoe". talkaboutpopmusic.com.
  4. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
    )
  5. ^ "Music interview: Sarah McQuaid". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 9 September 1991". Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  7. ^ a b "ZOE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know - Zoë discography". IRMA. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  10. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Chart Log UK - Z2 – ZZ Top". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  12. ^ * Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
  13. ^ "Life after million pound poetry". BBC News. 13 January 2006.

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