Sandie Shaw

Sandie Shaw came from Dagenham in Essex, England. Her gimmicks consisted of a BIG voice and performing without shoes. Provided with excellent material by songwriter Chris Andrews, she had a series of hits in Britain between 1964 and 1969 and conquered many other countries in the process; First France and all French-speaking countries, then Germany, Spain and South America.

Always Something There To Remind Me brought her instant fame, which she consolidated with Long Live Love, another chart-topper. In 1967 she represented the United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest and 50 million viewers saw her sweep to victory with Puppet On A String.

Two years later she disappeared from view until the 1980s when she returned for unlikely (but brilliant) collaborations with Heaven 17 and The Smiths.