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Toyah Willcox
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Toyah Willcox Ann (born 18 May 1958 in Kings Heath, Birmingham) is an English actress and singer.
Contents
1 Biography
2 Punk Era
Singer 3
4 acting
5 Autobiography
6 Radioelectricity
7 Recent activities
8 Life
9 Discography
9.1 Albums
9.1.1 Compilations
9.1.2 Collaborations
9.1.3 Reissues
9.2 Singles / EPS
10 Filmography
10.1 television appearances
10.2 Music Videos
10.2.1 Other music compilations
11 Notes
12 References
13 links External
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Biography
Toyah father ran a successful carpentry business. She attended Edgbaston EC College, where she gained a pass GCE in music and trained as an actress at the Old Rep Drama School in her hometown of Birmingham.
Punk Era
It started well known at the time of punk rock, her appearances in Derek Jarman's 1977 film Jubilee and 1979's Who album Quadrophenia inspired by his introduction as a character provocative and anti-establishment.
Singer
Head of a group known as Toyah, her singing career was slow to take off and the group has released six singles in the UK before finally hitting the charts in 1981 with "It's a mystery. "She was followed by several other big hits including "Thunder In The Mountains" and "I Want to Be Free". These singles were also successful internationally. In the early years eighty, Toyah had its own line of makeup called successful "Soul search.
In 1982 she was voted Best British singer to The Rock and Pop awards since restyled as The BRIT Awards, or "BRITS" and in 1986 she married guitarist Robert Fripp in the United Kingdom. She was one of the first acts to score regularly in the British charts with EPS. Also in 1986, Willcox sang lead on the Tony Banks track "Lion of Symmetry". In 1987, She made the top fifty with her version of "Echo Beach".
Toyah has released 30 albums (both as a solo artist, and part of groups), 22 of which were studio albums, 7 of which were UK Top 40 success. She has 13 top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, making it one of the most successful artists British history.
In 2001, the magazine "Q" named Toyah number 48 in their Top 100 Greatest Women in Music poll, as voted by the Readers of the magazine.
For 2009, Toyah came seventh in a BBC series naming the "Queen of British Pop", as voted by the British public.
In 2010, Toyah will perform with his group "Humans" at the fundraising Roundhouse London Haiti earthquake "concert. It will also scene both as a solo artist and as part of "The Man" at various dates in the United Kingdom.
Interim
acting career Toyah began with the Old Rep Drama School in Birmingham and his theatrical career includes plays by Shakespeare and other productions such as Tales from the Vienna Woods and the National Theatre in Trafford Tanzi at the Mermaid Theatre. She played Calamity Jane at Shaftesbury Theatre and was a guest vocalist on tour anniversary of the Rocky Horror Show at the Royal Court Theatre. In 1990, she played in the national tour Costanza Amadeus. She is currently (11th December 2009 to January 10, 2010), in pantomime, playing the Queen in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Ivannah high school in Sheffield.
She has played in a number of feature films including Quadrophenia and Jubilee and has made numerous appearances on television, including series like Quatermass (1979) and Minder. In 1984 she played opposite Laurence Olivier in The Ebony Tower and the same year, opposite Katharine Hepburn in the made-TV film Wheat is green, directed by George Cukor. She also appeared on Kavanagh QC and Diary of a Call Girl.
She also appeared as a presenter programs such as songs of praise, Holiday (BBC), and good Sex Guide Late as well as being a guest on several shows such as The Sky and Earth show, through the keyhole and Loose Women.
In 1999, she took the lead in the children's television series Barmy Aunt Boomerang. She also provided the voice of television programs for children Teletubbies and Brum.
She also appeared in the reality series I'm a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! and I'm Famous and scared!.
Autobiography
Toyah has had two bestsellers published. After his 2000 autobiography Living Out Loud, Toyah had a new autobiographical book published in 2005 documenting her experience of cosmetic surgery, Diary of a facelift.
Radio
It was heard on the radio, including in 2002 BBC Radio 4 series The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. She is also credited to express the widow Fantine in brief on the version Family Radio Theatre Les Miserables. In December 2006, she joined the radio drama series Silver Street on the BBC Asian Network as Siobhan Brady.
Recent activities
In 2002, Toyah became a leading opponent of shelters provided for asylum seekers near Worcestershire village, Throckmorton. Protestant with more than 1,000 villagers, Willcox said: "The villagers are not asylum seekers and they fight against are not racist" adding that "It was not a simple black and white." Commenting on the government's plans to build centers for asylum in other rural areas, Toyah said: "Only the first 15 years. The sheer scale is breathtaking. This is a small country – it happens so illegal. "
She continues to perform with his band, releasing a live DVD in 2005, and has a busy schedule with commitments of theater, including appearing on stage in London's West End scene of the title role of Calamity Jane at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2003.
Toyah has been approached to visit Estonia by the Estonian ambassador in 2006, where she went to form new group "The Humans"
In 2007, she collaborated with Rieflin as The Humans for some live dates in Estonia. Previews of this material can be heard on "The MySpace page of human beings. http://www.myspace.com/wearethehumans ..
Toyah is writing, recording and co-production of new solo material long-term collaborator Simon Darlow. A look at one of these songs, "Latex Messiah" can be heard at Toyah the official MySpace page and videos of new songs "Lesser God" and "Heal Ourselves . Toyah is currently negotiating a publishing contract in the world with Zomba. "Latex Messiah" was released as a single October 29, 2007; the associated album in the Court of The Crimson Queen, was released September 12, 2008.
In November 2007, Toyah took on the role of sponsors of the Black Country urban park for the Big Lottery Peoples 50M. In April 2008, Toyah took part in the Great Walk to Beijing along with other celebrities raise funds for charity Olivia Newton-John's Cancer. In June 2008, she appeared on living with the dead LivingTV to share her experiences living in the haunted house. On July 24, 2008 Toyah appeared on the ITV1 UK this morning (TV series) to discuss his role in rock musical vampire Vampires Rock. Under Liverpool European Capital of Culture year, it will be on stage for the first time at the brand new Liverpool Echo Arena and Conference Centre. In 2009, a new version of Vampire Rock was created, called Vampires Rock Christmas, and Toyah's back in his role of Killer Queen, alongside of the writer and one of the stars of the show, Steve Steinman.
On Sunday, July 5, she will play at Bents Park, South Shields, in a live concert outdoors, and in October 2009, she made an appearance in the BBC1 drama series Casualty.
For 2009, Toyah has found continued success with his new band "The humans. Led by Toyah, "man" also includes Bill Reiflin international success of the band REM and Chris Wong. "Human beings" also includes Toyah's husband and "King Crimson guitarist Robert Fripp as an occasional member.
Personal life
She currently lives in Pershore, Worcestershire, United Kingdom, with her husband Robert Fripp. They married in 1986 in Poole, Dorset.
Discography
Albums
With Toyah (band)
Title
Year
Highest Chart
Date
Sheep farming in Barnet
1979
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–
The meaning of Blue
1980
40
June 14, 1980
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (Live)
22 (certified Silver)
January 17, 1981
Hymn
1981
2 (Gold Certified)
20 May 1981
The Changeling
1982
6 (certified Silver)
?
Warrior Rock: Toyah On Tour
20
?
Love Law
1983
28
?
Mayhem
1985
–
–
As a solo artist
Minx (1985) # 24 (UK Albums Chart)
Desire (1987)
Prostitute (1988)
Ophelia's Shadow (with members of King Crimson) (1991)
Take The Leap! (Release only in Japan, even content Leap!) (1994)
Dreamchild (1994)
Looking Back (re-recorded versions of old tracks) (1995)
The Acoustic Album (Re-recorded versions of old tracks) (1996)
Velvet lined Shell (mini album) (2003)
In the court of the Crimson Queen (2008)
We Are humans (2009) (As part of the band "of humans)
This fragile moment (2009) (This Moment Fragile is a musical project formed by Toyah Willcox, Robert Jrjendal, Arvo Urb, Chris Wong and Markus Reuter)
Compilations
With Toyah (band):
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah? (1984)
Best Of Toyah (1994)
Living & More: Live Favorites & Rarities (1998)
The Very Best Of Toyah (1998)
Proud, Loud & Heard: The Best Of Toyah (1998)
The Safari Singles Collection Part I: 19791981 (2005)
The Safari Singles Collection Part II: 19821983 (in 2005)
"Good Morning Universe – The Very Best Of Toyah (2008)
Collaborations
The Stranglers & Friends Live in Concert (with the Stranglers et al. Vocal Band / on four tracks) (1982)
Lion of Symmetry (with Tony Banks on the album Soundtrack) (1986)
The Lady or the Tiger (with Robert Fripp) (1986)
Kneeling at the Shrine (with Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn and Paul Beavis, as Sunday All Over The World) (1991)
Kiss Of Reality (with Kiss Of Reality, vocals on six tracks) (1993)
The third star (Trey Gunn, singing the title symbiotic) (1996)
Cabaret (with Nigel Planer) (1997)
How to Wear appropriate clothing (with a different artist collective founded by English Eccentrics, vocals on track for a cup of tea) (2007)
Reprints
With Toyah:
Sheep farming in Barnet (1990)
Blue Sense (1990)
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (Recorded Live) (1990)
Anthem (with bonus tracks) (1999)
The Changeling (with bonus tracks) (1999)
Sheep Farming In Barnet / The Blue Meaning (double CD with extra tracks) (2003)
Warrior Rock: Toyah On Tour (reissue Abridged on one CD) (2003)
Mayhem (with extra tracks) (2005)
Love is the Law (with bonus tracks) (2005)
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (Live recording with extra tracks) (2006)
As a solo artist:
Phoenix (reissue Dreamchild) (1997)
Ophelia's Shadow (2003)
Prostitute (2003)
Minx (with bonus tracks) (2005)
Make the leap! (Press release, United Kingdom of Japanese album from 1994 with bonus tracks) (2006)
Singles / EPs
Collaborations:
'Nine To Five "(with Adam Ant that Maneaters) (1982)
"Lion of Symmetry" (with Tony Banks EP) (1985)
"Killing Made Easy" (limited edition with the family of noise) (2004)
With Toyah (band):
Title
Year
Higher Chart
Date
Victims of the riddle
1979
–
–
Sheep Farming in Barnet EP
–
–
Bird in Flight / Tribal Look
1980
–
–
Ieya
–
–
Danced (Live)
–
–
Four of Toyah EP
1981
4
March 28, 1981
Let me be free
8
May 16, 1981
Thunder the mountains
4
October 3, 1981
Toyah Four More EP
14
December 12, 1981
Brave New World
1982
21
22 May 1982
Ieya (reissue)
48
July 17, 1982
Be proud to be strong (Be Heard)
30
October 9, 1982
Rebel Run
1983
24
September 24, 1983
The vow
50
November 12, 1983
As a solo artist:
Title
Year
Highest Graphic
Date
"Do not Fall in Love (I said)"
1985
22
April 27, 1985
"Soul Passing Through Soul"
57
June 29, 1985
"World in Action
93
September 21, 1985
Echo Beach
1987
54
April 25, 1987
Dancing in the moonlight "
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–
"Out of the Blue"
1993
–
–
"Now and then"
1994
–
–
"Small tears of love" (limited release)
2002
–
–
"Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel In You)" (Release digital)>
2007
6 (iTunes Rock Chart)
October 29, 2007
"These Boots Are Made For Walkin" '(The man)
2009
Filmography
Jubilee (1977) Mad
The Corn is Green (1979) Bessie Watty
The Tempest (1979) Miranda
Quadrophenia (1979) Monkey
The Ebony Tower (1984) Anne
Anchorite (1993) Pauline Carpenter
Julie and the Cadillacs (1999) Barbara Gifford
The man most fertile Ireland (1999) Dr. Johnson
Three to Tango (2009) Michelle
TV appearances
Quatermass (1979) Sal
Shoestring (1979)
Minder (1980)
Tales of the Unexpected (1982) Marigold – Marigold Blue episode
My heart At the BBC series Toyah appeared in skits, playing a number of characters, including Super advice to a person, "said Jules, and Gina & Tina (1982)
The Ebony Tower (1983) Anne (The Freak) – Laurence Olivier
Pop Quiz Christmas Special (1984)
French and Saunders (1988) Herself
Boudicca (1988)
Clue (1990) Miss Scarlet (A program ITV)
First Night on Television (1992) (Toyah Arts hosted this program)
Thirty years in the TARDIS (Doctor Who documentary. AKA output DVD "Over 30 years in the Tardis) (1993) Herself
The Ink Thief (1994) "Dog"
Introducing … Toyah on VH1 (1997)
Light Lunch "(1997)
Boys of the Black Country – The Slade Story (1998) (Toyah this program)
It Slade (1999) (Toyah appears in this documentary)
Postmarked Aunt Boomerang (1999)
Rock Legends (2002) (herself)
Open House Panto Special (2002)
QueenMania "(2005) (Toyah makes the Queen song" Do not Stop Me Now ")
Proud parents. Channel 4 (2006) Herself
Diary of a Call Girl (2007)
In Your Dreams (2008) Herself
Living With The Dead (2008)
Celebrity Mastermind (2008)
Psychic Therapy (2009) Herself
Celeb Experience (2009) Herself
Hole In The Wall (2009) Herself
Celebrity Brides Unveiled (2008) Herself
Life Skills Celebrity (2009) Herself
The One Show (2009) deals Toyah Marc Bolan and his influence on his
Casualty, BBC TV Series, Season 24 Episode 6 guest appearance, Hazel Tillier, (screened 10 October 2009)
Celebrity Ready Steady Cook Christmas Special (2008) Herself
Toyah has also appeared in numerous shows look back on popular culture, including "I'm a Celebrity series, and various" Top 100 Favorite shows.
Music videos
Toyah's Rainbow (1981) (live recording of Rainbow Theatre)
Good Morning Universe (1982) (Live BBC Recording of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (1984) (K-tel companion LP of the same name pop compilation of four videos and a live track)
Wild Essence – Live in the 21st Century (2005) (Live recording)
Other music compilations
Urgh! A Music War (1981) (live performances by different artists, putting Featured Toyah dancing)
Ratings
^ BBC News website
^ Telegraph website
^ Worcester News website
^ England and Wales 19842005 marriages
^ Abc Chart Stats – Toyah
^ Collection of previously unreleased tracks and archives
^ Also known as Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! All Hits. This release K-tel is sometimes confused with the first 1980 live album of the same name but it contains different hardware: it is a compilation of studio recorded singles chart hits and other titles originally published between 1979 and 1983.
^ Double solo CD, including unreleased material and demos / mixes covering all of Toyah's music career to date.
^ Released as a single cash-in. Originally released on the album Jubilee Soundtrack.
^ Dreamscape Toyah Fansite
^ TV Easy magazine, issue 22-28 September, page 4
References
Astley, Craig (20002008). "Official Website Toyah Willcox the ". http://www.toyahwillcox.com.
Evans, Gayna (July 1982). Toyah. Proteus. ISBN 0-86276-102-6.
Gilligan, Bev & Driscol, Margarette (1982). Special Official Toyah, The. Grandreams Ltd.. ISBN 0-86227-071-5.
Roberts, David (May 23, 2003). British Hit Singles (16th edition). Guinness World Records Ltd.. ISBN 0-85112-190-X.
West, Mike (April 1982). Toyah. Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-7119-0062-0.
Willcox, Toyah (August 17, 2000). Living Out Loud. Hodder & Stoughton Ltd.. ISBN 0-340-74570-3.
Willcox, Toyah (March 17, 2005). Diary of a face lift. Michael O'Mara Books. ISBN 1-84317-135-X.
References
The official website Toyah Willcox Web
The Official Toyah MySpace
Toyah Willcox at the Internet Movie Database
Telluric line – a wiki Toyah
Dreamscape – a fan site and forum complete Toyah
"Toyah" documentary from 1980 on YouTube
Mermaid Days – Toyah Willcox in Trafford Tanzi
Personality
NAME
Willcox, Toyah Ann
Alternative Names
OUTLINE
Singer, actress
DATE OF BIRTH
May 18, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH
Kings Heath, Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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