Keren Woodward | |
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Birth name | Keren Jane Woodward |
Born | 2 April 1961 |
Origin | Bristol,[ citation needed] England |
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Years active | 1979–present |
Member of | Bananarama |
Keren Jane Woodward (born 2 April 1961) [1] is an English singer/songwriter and, with Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey, a founding member of the girl group Bananarama. In 1986, the trio reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with their version of " Venus". Woodward and Dallin are the only constant members of Bananarama, and both have been a part of the group for over 40 years since 1979.
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Woodward is a classically-trained pianist; she sang in choirs and performed in amateur dramatics with Dallin, whom she has known since childhood. After leaving school, Woodward worked as a pensions clerk at the BBC in Portland Place, London.
Woodward formed Bananarama with Dallin and Fahey, releasing their first single " Aie a Mwana" in 1981. They went on to have a string of UK top-ten hits and top the American charts in 1986 with " Venus". Fahey left the band in 1988, to be replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan, who left in 1991.
Woodward and Dallin have performed as a duo from 1991. They briefly reunited with Fahey in April 2017 and received the Icon Award at the Glamour Awards in June 2017. [2] The trio toured the UK in November and December 2017 and North America in February 2018. They performed their final dates as a trio in August 2018.
In the mid-1980s, Woodward had a relationship with model David Scott-Evans, with whom she had a son born 31 December 1986. [3] In 1990, Woodward began dating Andrew Ridgeley, formerly of the musical duo Wham! [4] [5] They lived with her son in a 15th-century converted barn in Wadebridge in North Cornwall. [6] [3] They ended their relationship in November 2017. [7] [8]
Keren Woodward | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Keren Jane Woodward |
Born | 2 April 1961 |
Origin | Bristol,[ citation needed] England |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) |
|
Years active | 1979–present |
Member of | Bananarama |
Keren Jane Woodward (born 2 April 1961) [1] is an English singer/songwriter and, with Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey, a founding member of the girl group Bananarama. In 1986, the trio reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with their version of " Venus". Woodward and Dallin are the only constant members of Bananarama, and both have been a part of the group for over 40 years since 1979.
This section of a
biography of a living person does not
include any
references or sources. (August 2023) |
Woodward is a classically-trained pianist; she sang in choirs and performed in amateur dramatics with Dallin, whom she has known since childhood. After leaving school, Woodward worked as a pensions clerk at the BBC in Portland Place, London.
Woodward formed Bananarama with Dallin and Fahey, releasing their first single " Aie a Mwana" in 1981. They went on to have a string of UK top-ten hits and top the American charts in 1986 with " Venus". Fahey left the band in 1988, to be replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan, who left in 1991.
Woodward and Dallin have performed as a duo from 1991. They briefly reunited with Fahey in April 2017 and received the Icon Award at the Glamour Awards in June 2017. [2] The trio toured the UK in November and December 2017 and North America in February 2018. They performed their final dates as a trio in August 2018.
In the mid-1980s, Woodward had a relationship with model David Scott-Evans, with whom she had a son born 31 December 1986. [3] In 1990, Woodward began dating Andrew Ridgeley, formerly of the musical duo Wham! [4] [5] They lived with her son in a 15th-century converted barn in Wadebridge in North Cornwall. [6] [3] They ended their relationship in November 2017. [7] [8]