Tara Newley
Tara Newley | |
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| Birth name | Tara Cynara Newley |
| Born | October 12, 1963 New York City, USA |
| Origin | London, England |
| Instrument | Vocals |
Tara Cynara Newley (born 12 October 1963) is an English singer.
Newley was born in New York City. She is the daughter of actress Joan Collins and actor/composer/singer Anthony Newley, and sister to Sacha Newley. She studied at Boston University School of Fine Arts and graduated in 1987. She returned to London when her parents' seven-year marriage ended in 1970 and her mother married the head of Apple Records, Ron Kass. That marriage produced a half-sister, Katie.
Newley was a television presenter in the early 1990s and, with a recording titled "Breathing Is E-Zee", made #72 on the UK Singles chart in 1991.[1] She was engaged in the mid-1990s to John Bramwell, lead singer of I Am Kloot, whom she met when they were both presenting a show on Granada TV called "Fresh". She was married to the French composer Michael Adam with whom she had a daughter, Miel Celeste, born in 1998.[2] The couple are now divorced. She later had a son she named Weston.
Newley appears in a role based on herself but named Thumbelina in the movie written and directed by her father, Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?.[3]
In 2006 she moved to England and now lives in Somerset, just outside Weston-Super-Mare. [4]
In 2009 Newley began appearing on Sky 1's talk show Angela and Friends.
She is currently[when?] writing an online column called Sex In The Country which talks about relationships and the issues with dating in the country.[4][5]
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 175. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ 'My Mum is now my complete idol' The Daily Telegraph 2001
- ^ Newley on the Film 4 website
- ^ a b 'Sex and the City? The country is FAR racier!: Her mum Joan Collins says rural life is SO dull, darling, but that's poppycock, insists TARA NEWLEY' Daily Mail 2012
- ^ 'Joan Collins nabs daughter in dawn swoop' Daily Mail 2012
External links
- "'Tara Newley: When Will I be famous?'". The Independent. September 20, 1998. Retrieved November 5, 2008.
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