31 Facts About Marcella Detroit

Marcella Detroit co-wrote the 1977 Eric Clapton hit "Lay Down Sally" and released her debut studio album Marcella in 1982.

Marcella Detroit joined Shakespears Sister in 1988 with ex-Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey.

Marcella Detroit left the band in 1993 and had a UK top 20 hit with "I Believe" in 1994.

Marcella Detroit formed the Marcy Levy Band in 2002, and finished third in the 2010 ITV series Popstar to Operastar.

Marcella Detroit-born Marcy Levy began playing for different bands in her home city during the early 1970s.

Marcella Detroit sang backing vocals on his studio album Back in '72, which was recorded at Leon Russell's Grand Lake studio.

Marcella Detroit was then asked by Russell to join him on tour, which she later did.

Marcella Detroit sang backing and group vocals on Clapton's studio album There's One in Every Crowd, and toured and recorded with him for the next four years.

Marcella Detroit co-wrote and sang lead vocals on "Roll It" on Clapton's studio album Backless and dueted with Clapton on "The Core", which she co-wrote with Clapton.

Marcella Detroit provided backing vocals on the 1980 hit "Lookin' for Love" by Johnny Lee.

Marcella Detroit sang a duet on Jimmy Ruffin's studio album Sunrise; "Where Do I Go", and in 1981 was featured on the official soundtrack of American Pop on "Somebody to Love".

Marcella Detroit wrote and provided backing vocals for "Tangled in Love" with Richard Feldman, which appeared on Eric Clapton's 1985 studio album Behind the Sun.

Marcella Detroit was featured in 1988 on the official soundtrack of Mac and Me, on the song "You Knew What You Were Doing".

Marcella Detroit met Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey through a friend in common and songwriting partner Richard Feldman.

Marcella Detroit continued to work as a "hired hand" until Fahey's husband Dave Stewart of Eurythmics suggest the two form a band, which was backed by Feldman, Fahey's management and her record company, London Records.

Marcella Detroit found out that Fahey had ended her partnership with her at the 1993 Ivor Novello Awards ceremony through Fahey's publisher when Hormonally Yours won "Best Contemporary Collection of Songs".

In January 2010 Marcella Detroit participated in Series 1 of the British ITV1 celebrity reality television show Popstar to Operastar.

Marcella Detroit finished as a joint semi-finalist alongside Kym Marsh in week 5 of the competition.

Marcella Detroit was only three percent behind Darius Campbell Danesh, who went on to become the winner of the season.

In November 2011, Marcella Detroit released her first Christmas EP Happy Holiday, consisting of classic covers and an original song of the same name.

In May 2012, Marcella Detroit released her first single in two years; "Madison's Light" as a tribute to her niece, who died at the age of five months.

Five months after the release of the single, Marcella Detroit officially set up the not-for-profit charity organization "The Madison Morr Foundation" for children in need.

Marcella Detroit was featured on the song "Yell Cut" among numerous artists including Anthony Costa, originally written by aspiring singer Natasha Anastasi, who was killed in a car accident in 2005.

In November 2012, Marcella Detroit released her second Christmas EP, entitled Holiday 2012, and confirmed on her official Facebook page that both studio albums were completed, and awaiting release for early 2013.

Marcella Detroit was developing an official app, to be released free, containing exclusive information "you won't be able to find anywhere else".

Marcella Detroit announced in February 2013 that she had signed with Right Recordings, a UK-based label with "major distribution through Universal".

In May 2019, it was announced that Marcella Detroit would reunite with Fahey as Shakespears Sister on stage later in the year.

Marcella Detroit has co-written many songs for other artists, starting when she was part of Eric Clapton's backing band in the 1970s.

Marcella Detroit co-wrote metal band Vixen's 1989 single "Love Made Me", which was a top 40 hit in the UK.

Marcella Detroit has written songs for Alex Parks, Charlotte Church, Billie Myers, Marti Pellow and Joe McElderry among others.

Marcella Detroit is a Jewish American with ancestral links to Poland and Latvia.