1. Skye Edwards's career began in the mid-1990s when she and the Godfrey brothers formed the band Morcheeba, which released five albums with Skye as lead vocalist.
14 Facts About Skye Edwards
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In 2003, the band split, after which Skye released two solo albums: Mind How You Go in 2006, and Keeping Secrets in 2009.
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In 2010, Skye Edwards returned to Morcheeba, again as lead vocalist.
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Edwards decided to shorten her name to Skye by taking the first letter of each of her names and putting them together.
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Skye Edwards is married to bass player Steve Gordon and they have four children.
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Skye Edwards has sung on two charity collaborations: "Perfect Day" and Band Aid 20.
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Skye Edwards was born to a British Jamaican family in London and grew up in the East End.
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Skye Edwards described her growing up as 'I always say it was fish and chips, not rice and peas in our house'.
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In October 2009, Edwards released her second album, Keeping Secrets independently via her own label, Skyewards Recordings.
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In 2008, Skye Edwards collaborated with Marc Collin of the French group Nouvelle Vague who put together Hollywood, Mon Amour, an album of popular songs from films of the 1980s.
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Skye Edwards sang several songs on this album, including Blondie's "Call Me" and Duran Duran's "A View to a Kill" from the James Bond film of the same name.
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In February 2013, Skye Edwards performed "As Long as You Love Me" by Justin Bieber on KCRW, Morning Becomes Eclectic.
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Skye Edwards sang on Uncovered: QOTSA, by Olivier Libaux of the French band Nouvelle Vague; it is an album of Queens of the Stone Age songs covered by female singers, which was released on 10 June 2013 digitally, and on vinyl in limited edition.
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In 2020, Skye Edwards performed the Yazz song "The Only Way Is Up" for the compilation Goodnight Songs for Rebel Girls produced by Rebel Girls, which involved a lineup of 19 female singers including Ani DiFranco, Macy Gray, Alicia Keys, Carole King and Anastacia.