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12 Facts About Heidi Berry

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Heidi Berry was born on December 8,1958 and is a British-American singer-songwriter.

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The album, Heidi Berry achieved a minor hit with the lovely "The Moon and the Sun" and subsequent albums yielded tours in the UK, Europe and USA.

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The Heidi Berry family moved between New York City, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and after her parents' divorce, her mother met and married British anti-architect and Right Livelihood Award laureate, John FC Turner, and the family took up residency in London in 1973.

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Heidi Berry signed to Creation in 1987, releasing Firefly, a six-song mini-album, recorded with Martin Duffy of Felt on keyboards and members of Astor's band The Weather Prophets.

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Heidi Berry recalled being drawn in by her "Dusty Springfield hand movements".

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Heidi Berry went on to record three solo albums for 4AD, Love, Heidi Berry and Miracle.

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Heidi Berry has contributed harmony vocals to a number of alternative, indie and dream pop artists, notably Pete Astor, Breathless, Spear of Destiny, and Stephen Hero.

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Heidi Berry's albums are at the core of what I hoped I was doing with 4AD, to represent people who could express themselves in music that has nothing to do with the flow and flavour of the decade in which they were made.

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Heidi Berry is currently a Senior Lecturer at the British and Irish Modern Music Institute, where she teaches on the Masters programme.

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Heidi Berry holds a Master's degree in Songwriting from Bath Spa University.

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Heidi Berry joined BIMM Brighton as a lecturer in the second year of its existence and has contributed extensively to curriculum development across the college, specialising in Songwriting and Creativity.

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Heidi Berry continues to create visual art, concentrating on painting and printmaking.