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Artist
Antoinette
12+ albums
60sHip-Hophip hoprapeast coast rap
about
There are two artists named Antoinette: 1, Between the ages of 13 and 15, British singer Antoinette (later known as Toni Daly) recorded half a dozen singles, none of which were hits. But the quality of her recordings has ensured her a lasting popularity with fans of 1960s British girl pop. She was born Marie Antoinette Daly (what were her parents thinking?) in Southend, Essex, on England’s east coast. She landed her first recording contract, with the Decca label, in 1964, at the age of just 13. Her debut single, Jenny let him go, was produced by Charles Blackwell, who worked with a number of gems for girl singers of the period, including French yé-yé singer Françoise Hardy and Britain’s Samantha Jones. It sounded like a cover of an American song – albeit with a distinctly British tang – and suited Antoinette’s bratty vocals perfectly. Antoinette switched to the Piccadilly label for her next single, the Britgirl classic There he goes (the boy I love), released in September 1964. The song, with its Shangri-Las-esque feel, had been written by Blackwell and, arguably, was one of his very best compositions. (The B-side, Little things mean a lot, was an updating of one-hit-wonder Kitty Kallen’s 1954 US chart topper.) When it also flopped, Piccadilly turned to the US for inspiration. First up was the Sapphires’ Thank you for loving me, which was selected for the Antoinette treatment in 1965. In the hands of another singer, the song could have ended up needing to be issued wit
