(Redirigé depuis Toyah Wilcox)
Toyah Willcox
Toyah Willcox en 2014
| Naissance |
.svg){kind=small} Kings Heath, Birmingham |
|---|---|
| Activité principale | Chanteuse |
| Genre musical | Rock, punk rock, new wave |
| Labels | Safari Records, E.G. Records |
| Site officiel | www.toyahwillcox.com |
Toyah Willcox, née le à Kings Heath, Birmingham, en Angleterre, est une chanteuse et actrice anglaise. Au cours de ses 30 ans de carrière, elle a classé 13 singles dans les top 40 des charts anglais et sorti 22 albums. Elle a également présenté de nombreuses émissions télévisées au Royaume-Uni. Elle a épousé le guitariste Robert Fripp du groupe King Crimson.
Discographie
Albums
Avec le groupe Toyah
Titre Enregistré Classement[1] Date Re-sortie Sheep Farming in Barnet 1979 - 1990, 2003 The Blue Meaning 1980 40 1990, 2003 Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (live) 22 (certified Silver) 1990, 2006 Anthem 1981 2 (certified Gold) 1999 The Changeling 1982 6 (certified Silver) 1999 Warrior Rock: Toyah On Tour 20 2003 Love Is The Law 1983 28 ? 2005 Mayhem[2] 1985 - ? 2005
En solo
- Minx (1985) #24 (UK Albums Chart)
- Desire (1987)
- Prostitute (1988)
- Ophelia's Shadow (aves Robert Fripp et Trey Gunn de King Crimson) (1991)
- Take the Leap! (distribué au Japon seulement même contenu que Leap!) (1994)
- Dreamchild (1994)
- Looking Back (réenregistrement de vieilles chansons) (1995)
- The Acoustic Album (réenregistrement de vieilles chansons) (1996)
- Velvet Lined Shell (mini album) (2003)
- In the Court of the Crimson Queen (2008)
- Posh Pop (2021)
Compilations
Avec le groupe Toyah
- Toyah! Toyah! Toyah![3] (1984)
- Best Of Toyah (1994)
- Live & More: Live Favourites & Rarities (1998)
- The Very Best of Toyah (1998)
- Proud, Loud & Heard: The Best of Toyah (1998)
- The Safari Singles Collection Part I: 1979–1981 (2005)
- The Safari Singles Collection Part II: 1982–1983 (2005)
- Good Morning Universe - The Very Best of Toyah[4](2008)
Collaborations
- The Stranglers & Friends Live in Concert (avec The Stranglers et al., chant et chœurs sur quatre titres) (1982)
- Lion of Symmetry (avec Tony Banks pour l'album Soundtracks) (1986)
- The Lady or the Tiger (avec Robert Fripp) (1986)
- Kneeling At The Shrine (avec Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn, et Paul Beavis, en tant que Sunday All Over The World) (1991)
- Kiss Of Reality (avec Kiss Of Reality, chant sur six titres) (1993)
- The Third Star(par Trey Gunn, chant sur le titre Symbiotic) (1996)
- Cabaret (avec Nigel Planer) (1997)
- How to Dress Sensibly (avec un collectif de différents artistes rassemblés par les English Eccentrics, chœurs sur le titre One Cup of Tea) (2007)
- We Are The Humans avec The Humans (2009)
- This Fragile Moment Toyah Willcox, Robert Jürjendal, Arvo Urb, Chris Wong et Markus Reuter (2009)
- Sugar Rush avec The Humans (2011)
- Live at Scala London EP avec The Humans (2011) EP live numérique offert en téléchargement au Royaume-Uni aux acheteurs du CD de l'album Sugar Rush
Singles / EPs
- Avec le groupe Toyah:
| Titre | Année | Classement[1] | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victims of the Riddle | 1979 | - | - |
| Sheep Farming in Barnet EP | - | - | |
| Bird in Flight / Tribal Look | 1980 | - | - |
| Ieya | - | - | |
| Danced (live) | - | - | |
| Four from Toyah EP | 1981 | 4 | |
| I Want to Be Free | 8 | ||
| Thunder in the Mountains | 4 | ||
| Four More from Toyah EP | 14 | ||
| Brave New World | 1982 | 21 | |
| Ieya (en) (re-issue) | 48 | ||
| Be Proud Be Loud (Be Heard) | 30 | ||
| Rebel Run | 1983 | 24 | |
| The Vow | 50 |
- En solo:
| Titre | Année | Classement[1] | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Don't Fall in Love (I Said)" | 1985 | 22 | |
| "Soul Passing Through Soul" | 57 | ||
| "World in Action" | 93 | ||
| Echo Beach | 1987 | 54 | |
| "Moonlight Dancing" | - | - | |
| "Out of the Blue" | 1993 | - | - |
| "Now and Then" | 1994 | - | - |
| "Little Tears of Love" (Limited Release Sold Via Concerts) | 2002 | - | - |
| "Latex Messiah (Viva La Rebel in You)" (Digital release) | 2007 | 6 (iTunes Rock) | |
| "21st Century Supersister" (Digital release) | 2011 | inconnu |
- Collaborations:
- "Nine To Five" (avec Adam Ant comme Maneaters) (1982)[5]
- "Lion of Symmetry" (avec Tony Banks) (1985)
- "Killing Made Easy" (avec Family of Noise) (2004) (Limited release)
- "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" (avec The Humans) (2009) (Digital release)
- "Re-Joyce (In The Bleak Midwinter)" (avec The Hazel O'Connor Collective) (2010)
- "Fallen" (Yomanda feat. Toyah) (2011) Digital release - reached #15 on iTunes Electronic Chart
Filmographie
- Jubilee (1977) Mad
- The Corn is Green (1979) Bessie Watty
- The Tempest (1979) Miranda
- Quadrophenia (1979) Monkey
- The Ebony Tower (1984) Anne
- Anchoress (1993) Pauline Carpenter
- Julie and the Cadillacs (1999) Barbara Gifford
- The Most Fertile Man in Ireland (1999) Dr Johnson
- The Power of Three (2011) Michelle
Télévision
- Quatermass (1979) Sal
- Shoestring (1979)
- Minder (1980)
- Tales of the Unexpected (1982) Marigold - Blue Marigold episode
- Dear Heart A BBC comedy sketch series Toyah appeared in, playing a number of characters, including Super Advice Person, Jules Says, and Gina & Tina (1982)[6]
- The Ebony Tower (1983) Anne (The Freak) - with Laurence Olivier
- Pop Quiz Christmas Special (1984)
- French & Saunders (1988) Herself
- Boudicca (1988)
- Cluedo (1990) Miss Scarlet (An ITV Programme)
- First Night on TV (1992) (Toyah hosted this arts programme)
- Thirty Years in the TARDIS (Doctor Who Documentary. VHS release AKA "More Than 30 Years In The TARDIS) (1993) Herself
- The Ink Thief (1994) "Dog"
- Kavanagh QC (1995)
- The Good Sex Guide Late (1996)
- Presenting...Toyah on VH1 (1997)
- Light Lunch" (1997)
- Boys From The Black Country - The Slade Story (1998) (Toyah presents this programme)
- Never Mind The Buzzcocks (various appearances 1998-2005)
- It's Slade (1999) (Toyah appears in this documentary)
- Barmy Aunt Boomerang (1999)
- Rock Legends (2002) (Herself)
- Open House Panto Special (2002)
- QueenMania" (2005) (Toyah performs the Queen song 'Don't Stop Me Now")
- Proud Parents. Channel 4 (2006) Herself
- Journal intime d'une call girl (2007)[7]
- In Your Dreams (2008) Herself
- Living With The Dead (2008)
- Celebrity Mastermind (2008)
- Psychic Therapy (2009) Herself
- Celeb Experiences (2009) Herself
- Hole In The Wall (2009) Herself
- Celebrity Brides Unveiled (2008) Herself
- Celebrity Life Skills (2009) Herself
- The One Show (2009) Toyah discusses Marc Bolan and his influence on her
- Casualty, BBC TV Series, Season 24 Episode 6, guest appearance, Hazel Tillier, (screened 10 October 2009)
- Celebrity Ready Steady Cook Christmas Special (2008) Herself
- "Celebrity Ghost Story UK"
- Toyah at the Rainbow (1981) (live recording from Rainbow Theatre)
- Good Morning Universe (1982) (live BBC recording from Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
- Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! (1984) (companion to K-tel LP of same name; compilation of four pop videos and one live track)
- Wild Essence - Live in the 21st Century (2005) (live recording)
Autre compilation
- Urgh! A Music War (1981) (live performances by various artists, featuring Toyah's Danced)
Notes et références
- Chart Stats - Toyah
- collection of unreleased & archive material
- Aussi connut comme Toyah! Toyah! Toyah! All The Hits. This K-tel release is sometimes confused with the earlier 1980 live album of the same name but it contains different material: it's a compilation of various studio-recorded singles-chart hits and other tracks originally released between 1979 and 1983.
- Double CD including solo material and unreleased demos/mixes spanning the whole of Toyah's musical career thus far.
- Released as cash-in single. Originally appeared on the Jubilee Original Soundtrack album.
- « Dreamscape »(Archive.org • Wikiwix • Archive.is • Google • Que faire ?) (consulté le ) Toyah fansite
- TV Easy magazine, Issue 22-28th Sept, page 4
- (en) Astley, Craig, « Official Toyah Willcox Web Site, The », 2000–2008
- (en) Evans, Gayna, Toyah, Proteus, (ISBN 0-86276-102-6)
- (en) Gilligan, Bev & Driscol, Margarette, Official Toyah Special, The, Grandreams ltd, (ISBN 0-86227-071-5)
- (en) Roberts, David, British Hit Singles (16th Edition), Guinness World Records ltd, (ISBN 0-85112-190-X)
- (en) West, Mike, Toyah, Omnibus Press, (ISBN 0-7119-0062-0)
- (en) Willcox, Toyah, Living Out Loud, Hodder & Stoughton ltd, (ISBN 0-340-74570-3)
- (en) Willcox, Toyah, Diary of a Facelift, Michael O'Mara Books, (ISBN 1-84317-135-X)
Liens externes
- (en) Site officiel
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