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Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet

Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard (née Moyet MOY-ay; born 18 June 1961) is an English singer noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist.

Her worldwide album sales have reached a certified 23 million, with over two million singles sold. All nine of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart, with two of them reaching number one. She has also achieved nine top 30 singles and six top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart. Her most recent album, her ninth, Other, was released 16 June 2017.

Albums

1984 Alf
1987 Raindancing
1991 Hoodoo
1994 Essex
2002 Hometime
2004 Voice
2007 The Turn
2013 The Minutes
2017 Other
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Live Review: Alison Moyet, Katie Noonan
"Moyet's voice was flawless and she commanded the stage like a boss."
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"Don't come and see an act if you've got no idea what they do, 'cause it's just gonna make you look like a twat."
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Live Review: Alison Moyet, Steve Balbi
"Moyet again paused and explained in no uncertain terms that she hadn't sung ['Invisible'] in 30 years and would not be doing it tonight."
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"I'd gone from being this kind of like strange, dark creature from Basildon that everyone avoided like the plague, 'cause they thought I was a bit dodgy, to suddenly becoming very, very famous."