Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Alison Moyet

Role / Field:

English singer-songwriter known for her powerful bluesy contralto voice.

Born:

1961-06-18

Century / Era:

1961s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet ( MOY-ay; born 18 June 1961), formerly known as Alf, is an English singer-songwriter. Noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice, she came to prominence as a member of the synth-pop duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist. By June 2023, her worldwide album sales had reached a certified 23 million, with over two million singles sold. Highlighting a career that has achieved a top 10 UK album across 5 different decades, all of Moyet's ten studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart, (with two of them reaching number one), and she has had several top-10 hits on the UK singles chart.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet was born on 18 June 1961 in Basildon, Essex, to a French father and English mother. She did not grow up bilingual, but spoke "Franglais", and was called Alison from a young age. She grew up in Basildon, where she attended Janet Duke Junior School and then Nicholas Comprehensive at secondary level, where she was in the same class as Andrew Fletcher and Martin Gore who later founded Depeche Mode. She was involved in a number...

Enduring Legacy & Impact

The historical impact and works continue to influence the modern world.

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