Born in Croydon, South London in 1959, flamed-haired Kirsty
MacColl was the daughter of folk singer Ewan (writer of
"First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"). But Kirsty admitted
that she was not inspired by her father's music, and by the
1970s was part of the new Punk movement, recording under
the name of Mandy Doubt, and as a backing vocalist in the
band Drug Addix. It was through this band that Kirsty got
her first record contract, with Stiff Records.
In 1979, Kirsty released her first single "They Don't Know"
in the UK. Although not a chart success, the song (entirely
composed by a 19 year old Kirsty) displayed the singer's
great talent and actually became a huge international hit
for Tracy Ullman in 1983. It wasn't until 1981 that Kirsty
had her big break, when her More...
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