Kirsty MacColl
England
Born: 10 October 1959
Died: 18 December 2000
Genres: Pop/Rock, Country, Folk
Styles: Psychedelic, Psychedelic/Garage, Folk-Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Folk/Country Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Contemporary Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk, Singer/Songwriter
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Kirsty MacColl, daughter of folk singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl, began her own musical career while still in her teens, singing in a band called the Addix, and eventually signed to the legendary Stiff Records. Her first single, the modern girl group gem, "They Don't Know," was released in 1979. Though it failed in the charts, it was later a major hit for Tracey Ullman. Kirsty MacColl switched to Polydor in the '80s and landed a U.K. Top 40 hit with the novelty song "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop (Swears He's Elvis)." She followed the s...
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