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'''Shirley Holliman''' (born [[18 April]], [[1962]], in [[Watford]], [[Hertfordshire]]), is an [[England|English]] former pop [[singer]], who found fame in the 1980s with [[Wham!]] and as part of the due [[Pepsi & Shirlie]] |
'''Shirley Holliman''' (born [[18 April]], [[1962]], in [[Watford]], [[Hertfordshire]]), is an [[England|English]] former pop [[singer]], who found fame in the 1980s with [[Wham!]] and as part of the due [[Pepsi & Shirlie]] |
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One of five children born and raised on a [[council estate]] in [[Bushey]], [[Watford]], [[Hertfordshire]],<ref name="OMK">{{citeweb|url=http://www.originalmartinkemp.com/mshirlie.htm|title=Shirlie Kemp Interview|publisher=originalmartinkemp.com|accessdate=2008-11-15}}</ref> Holliman wanted to trained as [[horse riding]] instructor.<ref name="YoG">{{citeweb|url=http://www.yogworld.com/archive/shirlie.htm|title=Interview with Shirley Holliman|publisher=yogworld.com|accessdate=2008-11-15}}</ref> However, after she developed [[hay fever]] at aged 18 and with noting else to do, her then boyfriend [[Andrew Ridgeley]] suggested she come and dance while he and his friend [[George Michael]]'s band did a local gig.<ref name="OMK |
One of five children born and raised on a [[council estate]] in [[Bushey]], [[Watford]], [[Hertfordshire]],<ref name="OMK">{{citeweb|url=http://www.originalmartinkemp.com/mshirlie.htm|title=Shirlie Kemp Interview|publisher=originalmartinkemp.com|accessdate=2008-11-15}}</ref> Holliman wanted to trained as [[horse riding]] instructor.<ref name="YoG">{{citeweb|url=http://www.yogworld.com/archive/shirlie.htm|title=Interview with Shirley Holliman|publisher=yogworld.com|accessdate=2008-11-15}}</ref> However, after she developed [[hay fever]] at aged 18 and with noting else to do, her then boyfriend [[Andrew Ridgeley]] suggested she come and dance while he and his friend [[George Michael]]'s band did a local gig.<ref name="OMK"/> |
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Holliman was never a band member of what became [[Wham!]], but was like her friend [[Dee C. Lee]] paid on a per performance basis as [[backing singer]]s, and continued to live with her parents.<ref name="OMK"/> After Lee left to marry [[Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller]], she was replaced by [[Pepsi Demacque|"Pepsi" Demacque]], and this duo performed on all the Wham! songs and concerts, including the final performance at [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="YoG"/> As George Michael desired to create music targeted to a more sophisticated audience than Whams! primarily teenage fan base, the announcement of Wham!'s break up was made in the spring of 1986, with a grand finale concert at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] on June 28, 1986, called ''The Final.''<ref name="YoG"/> |
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| ⚫ | During their Wham! career, Holliman and Demacque |
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| ⚫ | During their Wham! career, Holliman and Demacque decided to have their own act, named [[Pepsi & Shirlie]]. Created immediately after the Wembley concert as an upbeat and more pop genre sound, they had two [[United Kingdom|UK]] [[Top 40|Top Ten]] [[chart-topper|hits]]: "Heartache", which was produced by [[Phil Fearon]] and Tambi Fernando, reaching #2 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] behind the #1 hit of George Michael and [[Aretha Franklin]]'s ''I knew you were waiting;''<ref name="YoG"/> and "Goodbye Stranger", produced by Tambi Fernando and Pete Hammond, reached #9. |
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After Wham! split up, success for Pepsi & Shirley was harder to find, and the duo naturally came to an end soon afterwards. Holliman had met [[Spandau Ballet]] bassist and singer [[Martin Kemp]] through mutual friends in the [[theatre]],<ref name="YoG"/> and the pair married and had two children: daughter Harley Moon Kemp (born August 19th 1989), and son, Roman Kemp (born January 28th 1993).<ref>{{imdb|id=nm2968187|name=Shirley Holliman}}</ref> Holliman and daughter Harley took a part role together in the ''[[Spice Girls]]'' video [[Mama (Spice Girls song)|Mama]].<ref name="YoG"/> Pepsi & Shirlie returned briefly in 2000 to record their backing vocals on the UK number one [[Geri Halliwell]] hit ''[[Bag It Up]].'' |
After Wham! split up, success for Pepsi & Shirley was harder to find, and the duo naturally came to an end soon afterwards. Holliman had met [[Spandau Ballet]] bassist and singer [[Martin Kemp]] through mutual friends in the [[theatre]],<ref name="YoG"/> and the pair married and had two children: daughter Harley Moon Kemp (born August 19th 1989), and son, Roman Kemp (born January 28th 1993).<ref>{{imdb|id=nm2968187|name=Shirley Holliman}}</ref> Holliman and daughter Harley took a part role together in the ''[[Spice Girls]]'' video [[Mama (Spice Girls song)|Mama]].<ref name="YoG"/> Pepsi & Shirlie returned briefly in 2000 to record their backing vocals on the UK number one [[Geri Halliwell]] hit ''[[Bag It Up]].'' |
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Revision as of 20:50, 15 November 2008
Shirley Holliman (born 18 April, 1962, in Watford, Hertfordshire), is an English former pop singer, who found fame in the 1980s with Wham! and as part of the due Pepsi & Shirlie
One of five children born and raised on a council estate in Bushey, Watford, Hertfordshire,[1] Holliman wanted to trained as horse riding instructor.[2] However, after she developed hay fever at aged 18 and with noting else to do, her then boyfriend Andrew Ridgeley suggested she come and dance while he and his friend George Michael's band did a local gig.[1]
Holliman was never a band member of what became Wham!, but was like her friend Dee C. Lee paid on a per performance basis as backing singers, and continued to live with her parents.[1] After Lee left to marry Paul Weller, she was replaced by "Pepsi" Demacque, and this duo performed on all the Wham! songs and concerts, including the final performance at Wembley Stadium.[2] As George Michael desired to create music targeted to a more sophisticated audience than Whams! primarily teenage fan base, the announcement of Wham!'s break up was made in the spring of 1986, with a grand finale concert at Wembley Stadium on June 28, 1986, called The Final.[2]
During their Wham! career, Holliman and Demacque decided to have their own act, named Pepsi & Shirlie. Created immediately after the Wembley concert as an upbeat and more pop genre sound, they had two UK Top Ten hits: "Heartache", which was produced by Phil Fearon and Tambi Fernando, reaching #2 in the UK Singles Chart behind the #1 hit of George Michael and Aretha Franklin's I knew you were waiting;[2] and "Goodbye Stranger", produced by Tambi Fernando and Pete Hammond, reached #9.
After Wham! split up, success for Pepsi & Shirley was harder to find, and the duo naturally came to an end soon afterwards. Holliman had met Spandau Ballet bassist and singer Martin Kemp through mutual friends in the theatre,[2] and the pair married and had two children: daughter Harley Moon Kemp (born August 19th 1989), and son, Roman Kemp (born January 28th 1993).[3] Holliman and daughter Harley took a part role together in the Spice Girls video Mama.[2] Pepsi & Shirlie returned briefly in 2000 to record their backing vocals on the UK number one Geri Halliwell hit Bag It Up.
No longer active in pop music performance, Holliman took time out to care for her husband through his illness with encephalitis, and now manages a business associated with music and entertainment production, Aegean
References
- ^ a b c "Shirlie Kemp Interview". originalmartinkemp.com. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ a b c d e f "Interview with Shirley Holliman". yogworld.com. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ Please use a more specific IMDb template. See the documentation for available templates.
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