The Kiki Dee Band

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Kiki Dee (born Pauline Matthews, 6 March 1947, Little Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is a singer-songwriter, with a career spanning more than 40 years. She is best known for her 1976 duet with Elton John, entitled "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", which went to Number 1 both in the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1993 she performed another duet with Elton John for his Duets album, a cover version of Cole Porter's "True Love", which reached #2 in the UK. Career Kiki Dee began singing with a local band in Bradford in the early 1960s. Her recording career began as a session singer. She sang backing vocals for Dusty Springfield, among others, and was well-regarded by other singers but did not achieve solo success in the UK for many years. However, her 1965 release "Why Don't I Run Away From You" was a big hit on Radios London and Caroline in 1965, and her 1968 release, "On a Magic Carpet Ride", which was originally a B-side, has remained popular with the Northern Soul circuit. Hit songwriter Mitch Murray came up with her stage name, and also penned her first single, "Early Night".[2] In the United States she became the first white British artist to be signed by Motown,[1] releasing her first Motown single in 1970. In the days before BBC Radio 1, Dee was a regular performer of cover versions on BBC Radio, and she starred with a group of session singers in the BBC Two singalong series, One More Time. She also appeared in an early episode of Th

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I've Got The Music In Me

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101 Power Ballads

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The Best Of

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Super Hits Of The Seventies Vol 23

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I've Got the Music In Me (Remastered)

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101 70's Hits

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Playlist: The Best Of Kiki Dee

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101 Power Ballads [Disc 6]

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I've Got the Music in Me (Bonus Track Version)

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101 Power Ballads (Disc 6)

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101 70's Hits [Disc 3]

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De Grote Schoonmaak Hits

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