Catherine Roseanne Dennis was born on 25 March 1969 and is a British singer, songwriter and record producer.
26 Facts About Cathy Dennis
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Cathy Dennis was discovered as a teenager by music manager Simon Fuller, which led to her featuring on the hit dance single "C'mon and Get My Love" with D Mob in 1989.
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Cathy Dennis pivoted to songwriting in the 2000s and became renowned for her work, scoring eight UK number ones, winning six Ivor Novello Awards and two Grammys.
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In 2004, Cathy Dennis was listed 66th in the Q list of the 100 most influential people in music.
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Cathy Dennis achieved her first success as a vocalist with D Mob, when their single "C'mon and Get My Love" reached No 15 in the UK Singles Chart and No 10 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989.
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Cathy Dennis subsequently scored three solo hits, all of which reached the UK Top 20 and the US Top 10.
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Cathy Dennis enjoyed considerable success in Japan in the early 1990s.
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Cathy Dennis released her second album, Into the Skyline, in September 1992, written with a focus toward the US market.
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Cathy Dennis provided background vocals on PM Dawn's US Top 10 and UK Top 20 hit "Looking through Patient Eyes", released in 1993.
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Cathy Dennis wrote her first song for another artist by writing a song for Dannii Minogue called "Love's on Every Corner".
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In 1996, Cathy Dennis changed her musical style: away from the dance-pop sound of previous releases, to a more traditional singer-songwriter approach.
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Cathy Dennis followed that up with Britney Spears's hit song "Toxic" which won the Grammy for Best Dance Recording.
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Cathy Dennis had a string of hits with S Club 7; she wrote almost all their hit singles such as "Never Had a Dream Come True", and worked on the singles for the spin-off group S Club Juniors which was a younger version of S Club 7.
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Cathy Dennis wrote hit songs for Celine Dion, Delta Goodrem, and for Hear'Say and Bardot.
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Cathy Dennis wrote the fastest selling debut single in UK history for recording artist Will Young, the winner of the British music competition reality show Pop Idol, and his runner-up Gareth Gates.
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Cathy Dennis wrote the theme song to the television series American Idol.
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Cathy Dennis wrote several songs for former S Club 7 member Rachel Stevens including "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex", and two songs for Phil Roy, one of which was on the soundtrack for the film As Good as It Gets starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt.
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Cathy Dennis has collaborated with Mark Ronson on his album, The Business.
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Cathy Dennis later co-wrote their song "Love on Me" from their second album The Aviary and sang on five songs from their 2019 album Church.
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Cathy Dennis celebrated her 30th anniversary in the music business with a performance at London's Mighty Hoopla Festival.
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Cathy Dennis has written a number of award-winning songs and international hit singles.
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Cathy Dennis continued this success by co-writing the Pop Idol theme, and writing for Idol contestants, including Kelly Clarkson, Will Young, Gareth Gates, and Clay Aiken.
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Cathy Dennis co-wrote the international hit "Toxic" by Britney Spears, which went to number one in the UK and worldwide.
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Cathy Dennis co-wrote three tracks on the Galantis album Pharmacy, one of which, "Runaway ", reached No 1 in the UK Dance Chart, No 9 in the US Dance Chart, and was nominated for a Grammy Award.
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Cathy Dennis has written with KT Tunstall, Black Honey, and Sigala.
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Cathy Dennis briefly dated Noel Fitzpatrick, veterinary surgeon and host of The Supervet.