Alison Moira Clarkson was born on 6 March 1970 in Kensington, London, and better known as Betty Boo, is an English singer, songwriter and pop-rap artist.
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10 Facts About Betty Boo
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Whilst still at school, Boo began her musical career in hip-hop groups such as Hit 'N' Run and the She Rockers, the latter act who were signed to the British independent record label Music of Life.
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Betty Boo's first solo single, "Doin' The Do", followed and was a UK number 7 success for her in 1990, selling 200,000 copies and reaching number one on Billboard's dance chart in the United States.
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Betty Boo's career suffered a setback when in July 1991, while touring Australia, Boo was revealed to be lip-synching at a concert rather than performing live.
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The 21st Century Dance Club in Frankston, Australia received "hundreds of complaints" after her performance, during which Betty Boo fled the stage after dropping her microphone, revealing she was miming to a backing track.
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The incident was widely reported, and Betty Boo cancelled the remainder of her tour, citing influenza and fever.
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Betty Boo returned with a new record deal in 1992 having signed to WEA.
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Betty Boo went on to perform the collaboration in a live set at Manchester Pride in 2007, along with some of her other songs.
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In July 2014, Betty Boo performed on stage at the Penn Festival, while in 2021 she was announced as one of the artists performing as part of the Let's Rock retro music festival line-ups, at various dates throughout the UK.
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Betty Boo asked me to get involved in this other band he was putting together, Girl Thing, because he wanted this signature Betty Boo sound, a bit of hip-hop.
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