1. Miriam Arlene Stockley was born on 15 April 1962 and is a British singer.
13 Facts About Miriam Stockley
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Miriam Stockley was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and her work is influenced by the African music of her home country.
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Miriam Stockley helped form Blush, a short-lived South African disco act consisting of her, Malie Kelly, and guitarist Mike Pilot.
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Alongside fellow session singer Mae McKenna, Miriam Stockley is credited with being partly responsible for the distinctive Stock, Aitken and Waterman sound of the 1980s.
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Miriam Stockley provided backing vocals for the United Kingdom's Eurovision Song Contest entry on several occasions, most notably with Emma in 1990 and for Katrina and the Waves when they won in Dublin in 1997.
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In 1991, Miriam Stockley became a part of the dance music group Praise whose single "Only You" reached number four in the UK Singles Chart.
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Miriam Stockley has appeared as a singer in on episode of Our Friends In The North and on several BBC Schools programmes, most notably Look and Read, and contributed to the soundtrack for the 1997 film One Night Stand.
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Miriam Stockley is featured as a member of the choir for The Fellowship of the Ring.
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Miriam Stockley's cover version of the Rose Royce song "Wishing on a Star", feature on The 10th Kingdom.
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In December 2006, Miriam Stockley contributed as a solo vocalist and as a co-vocalist with Mike Oldfield at the German Night of the Proms tour, consisting of 18 concerts.
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Miriam Stockley released her third solo album, a collection of rearranged classical standards entitled Eternal, in 2006.
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Miriam Stockley first appeared on the album "Twirl", released 17 February 2009 on the group's indie label Arcturian Gate.
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Miriam Stockley is married to Rod Houison, and the couple live in Orlando, Florida.