13 Facts About Hazell Dean

Hazell Dean is an English dance-pop singer, who achieved her biggest success in the 1980s as a leading hi-NRG artist.

Hazell Dean started her career in the mid-1970s and came to prominence in the following decade after many years as a club performer and working on the gay scene with her brand of hi-NRG.

Hazell Dean participated in the A Song for Europe contest in 1976, and took eighth place with the ballad, "I Couldn't Live Without You for a Day", written by contest veteran Curtis.

Hazell Dean released a promotional double A-side single for the area of Medway in 1982.

Hazell Dean left EMI and signed with Lisson Records, releasing two singles for the label.

Hazell Dean then began working with Ian Levine, who had previously remixed and produced tracks with her in the mid-1980s.

In 1999, Hazell Dean released a cover version of Bon Jovi's "Living On A Prayer" and, in 2001, a remixed version of "Who's Leaving Who" was released.

In 2007, Hazell Dean recorded "Trade Him for a Newer Model" for the album Disco 2008.

Hazell Dean recorded an updated version of her 1985 single, "They Say It's Gonna Rain".

On 10 September 2012, a 21 track greatest hits collection, Evergreen: The Very Best of Hazell Dean, was released through Music Club Deluxe Records.

On 29 August 2021, after 38 years, Hazell Dean played her last Pride performance in Hastings, where she announced her retirement from live shows.

Hazell Dean has a sister and an older brother who still live in their birthplace in Essex.

Hazell Dean has been in a long-term relationship since 1991 and has been in a civil partnership since 2005.