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English pop rock singer (born 1973)
Jacqui Abbott
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Performing at the O2 Apollo, Manchester, March 2016
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Birth name
| Jacqueline Abbott
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Born
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1973-11-10
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10 November 1973
(age 50)
St Helens, Lancashire
, England
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Genres
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Occupation(s)
| Singer
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Instrument(s)
| Vocals
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Years active
| 1994?present
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Formerly of
| The Beautiful South
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Musical artist
Jacqueline Abbott
(born 10 November 1973) is an English singer who was a vocalist with
The Beautiful South
from 1994 to 2000, following the departure of
Briana Corrigan
.
With Abbott, the band released several top-10
singles
. Amongst their most successful during her stint were "
Rotterdam (or Anywhere)
", "
Perfect 10
", "
Don't Marry Her
" and "
Dream a Little Dream of Me
". Abbott was discovered by Beautiful South co-founder
Paul Heaton
after she and a friend met him outside a night club. Heaton invited them to a party, where Abbott's friend encouraged her to sing. Heaton was impressed with her singing, and later invited her to audition to replace Corrigan.
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Abbott left the band in 2000,
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[3]
because of the pressure of touring; a busy schedule would have conflicted with her wish to concentrate on looking after her son who had been diagnosed with
autism
.
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Abbott reunited with Heaton in June 2011 to perform in his musical
The 8th
, while in 2013 they recorded a new album
What Have We Become?
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released on 19 May 2014. This was followed by a second album in 2015 entitled
Wisdom, Laughter and Lines
. They embarked on a tour in 2016.
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Their third album,
Crooked Calypso
, was released in July 2017, with a tour beginning later that year.
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In 2020, Heaton and Abbott again collaborated on
Manchester Calling
, their first UK number-one album.
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Discography
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Albums
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Singles
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References
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Singles
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