1. Annie Haslam was born on 8 June 1947 and is an English vocalist, songwriter and painter.
18 Facts About Annie Haslam
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Annie Haslam is best known as the lead singer of progressive rock band Renaissance since 1971, and for her long and diverse solo singing career.
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From 2002, Haslam has developed a parallel career as a visual artist, producing paintings on canvas, painted musical instruments and giclees.
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At the age of ten, Annie Haslam's parents enrolled her in elocution lessons, which Annie Haslam cites as being the foundation of her singing career despite the fact that her parents did not know that she would become a singer.
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Annie Haslam believes that Windsmoor "stole [her] designs"; this caused her to lose interest in dressmaking.
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Miller liked her voice, but because Annie Haslam had a day job and Miller didn't offer evening lessons, Miller referred Annie Haslam to opera singer Sybil Knight.
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Annie Haslam spent nine months taking voice lessons with Knight in 1970.
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Annie Haslam called to find out the name of the group and she bought its first album Renaissance.
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Annie Haslam quickly learned every song in preparation for her audition on December 31st, 1970.
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The next day, Annie Haslam joined Renaissance, and she went on tour with the band in Germany three weeks later.
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In 1971, Annie Haslam became the new lead singer of Renaissance after answering an advertisement in the British periodical Melody Maker and auditioning for the band in Surrey.
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Annie Haslam has since released eight studio albums, three of which were released through her own record label, White Dove.
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Annie Haslam has collaborated with Steve Howe on a number of projects.
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Annie Haslam released an EP called Night and Day, her first solo recording for some years, with Welsh rock band Magenta in 2006.
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Annie Haslam's brother Keith Annie Haslam was a graphic designer who lived in Toronto.
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In 1993, Annie Haslam was diagnosed with breast cancer, which she survived and which became the inspiration for her 1994 album, Blessing in Disguise.
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Annie Haslam was engaged to musician Roy Wood for four years, which she later described as "four of the funniest years of my life".
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In 1991, Haslam married Marc I Hoffman of North Wales, Pennsylvania.