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Hazell Dean
12+ albums
80spopDiscodancefemale vocalists
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Hazell Dean (née Poole; born 27 October 1952) is an English dance-pop singer who achieved her greatest success in the 1980s as a hi-NRG artist. She is best known for the UK top-ten hits "Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)", "Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)" and "Who's Leaving Who" and has also worked as a songwriter and producer. Dean was born in Great Baddow, Essex. She began her career in the mid-1970s, performing in clubs and developing a following on the gay dance scene. She was recognised multiple times for her live performances, including being elected "Best Live Performer" by the Federation of American Dance Clubs and "Best British Performer" by the Club Mirror Awards. Dean initially signed to Decca Records and released pop and soul singles written and produced by Paul Curtis, including her entry for the 1976 A Song for Europe contest, "I Couldn't Live Without You for a Day", which placed eighth. Her first album, The Sound of Bacharach and David, a collection of covers by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, was released promotionally in 1981 and commercially in 2014. She also released a promotional double A-side single for Medway in 1982. Dean shifted to dance music with the 1983 release of "Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)", which became a top-ten UK hit when re-released in 1984. That year she also released the double A-side "Evergreen" / "Jealous Love" and participated in A Song for Europe with "Stay In My Life", finishing seventh. Her follow-up singles "Whatever I Do (Wherever
