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Smokie
Smokie
English rock band
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The Tremeloes
The Tremeloes
rock band
2
Mary Hopkin
Mary Hopkin
Welsh singer
3
Val Doonican
Val Doonican
Irish male singer
4
Lulu
Lulu
Scottish singer, actress, and television personality
5
Bardot
Bardot
Australian female pop group
6
Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn
British singer (1917-2020)
7
Sheldon David English
Sheldon David English
American songwriter and record producer.
8
Tony Christie
Tony Christie
English musician, singer and actor
9
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues
English band
10
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
French animal rights activist and former actress and singer
11
Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert Humperdinck
English singer, recording artist; King of the Ballads
12
Jonathan King
Jonathan King
English singer, songwriter, and record producer
13
Shirley Bassey
Shirley Bassey
Welsh singer
14
Caravan
Caravan
English band from the Canterbury area
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UB40
UB40
British reggae/pop band
16
The Twang
The Twang
band
17
Elkie Brooks
Elkie Brooks
English singer
18
Clean Bandit
Clean Bandit
British band
19
Kathy Kirby
Kathy Kirby
English singer
20
Melanie Safka
Melanie Safka
American singer
21
Chris Farlowe
Chris Farlowe
English singer
22
Matthews Southern Comfort
Matthews Southern Comfort
British country rock band formed in 1970
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Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
American rock band
24
The Zombies
The Zombies
English rock band
25
Billy Fury
Billy Fury
English musician (1940-1983)
26
The Charlatans
The Charlatans
English rock band
27
Lady A
Lady A
American band
28
Jessie J
Jessie J
English singer
29
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
British rock band from Glasgow
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Bastille
Bastille
English indie pop band
31
Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley
British actor and musician (1931-1999)
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Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
English singer and record producer
33
Sam Smith
Sam Smith
English singer and songwriter
34
Jaki Graham
Jaki Graham
British singer
35
Carmen McRae
Carmen McRae
American jazz musician and actress
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Tears for Fears
Tears for Fears
English pop/rock band
37
Alan Price
Alan Price
English musician, keyboardist, arranger
38
Thin Lizzy
Thin Lizzy
Irish rock band
39
Robert Palmer
Robert Palmer
English singer-songwriter and musician
40
Biddu
Biddu
Indian singer
41
Camel
Camel
English progressive rock band
42
ABBA
ABBA
Swedish pop group
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The Overtones
The Overtones
British vocal group
44
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
American jazz singer
45
Una Healy
Una Healy
Irish singer
46
Rhys Lewis
Rhys Lewis
British singer-songwriter
47
Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading
British singer-songwriter
48
Boyzone
Boyzone
Irish boyband
49
Shakin' Stevens
Shakin' Stevens
Welsh rock and roll singer and songwriter
50
Steve Hackett
Steve Hackett
English musician, songwriter, singer, and producer
51
Zebrahead
Zebrahead
American rock band from Orange County, California
52
Lonnie Donegan
Lonnie Donegan
Scottish-born skiffle musician
53
Matt Monro
Matt Monro
singer
54
Mark Ronson
Mark Ronson
British-American musician, DJ, songwriter and record producer
Peter Skellern
English singer, songwriter and pianist

Peter Skellern

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English singer, songwriter and pianist
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Peter Skellern (14 March 1947 – 17 February 2017) was an English singer-songwriter and pianist who rose to fame in the 1970s. He enjoyed two top twenty hits on the UK Singles Chart - "You're a Lady" (1972), which typifies his signature use of brass bands and choral arrangements for a nostalgic and romantic feel, and "Hold On To Love" (1975). In the 1980s, Skellern formed the band Oasis with Julian Lloyd Webber and Mary Hopkin and established a musical comedy partnership with Richard Stilgoe in cabaret. In 1981 he acted in the BBC television series Happy Endings, also composing a number of songs and released as an album.

Over his career, Skellern wrote and performed music for film, television and stage. Skellern's songs have been recorded by Andy Williams, Davy Jones, Brigitte Bardot, Ringo Starr and Jack Jones, amongst others. After developing an inoperable brain tumour, Skellern was ordained as a deacon and priest of the Church of England in October 2016. He died only four months later.