Siobhan Fahey
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Siobhan Fahey is an Irish musician and founding member of the 1980s British girl group
Bananarama
, and later formed the BRIT Award and Ivor Novello award winning musical outfit Shakespears Sister
.
, Ireland). Fahey lived in Dublin for about two years, before her family moved to Yorkshire
, England where her father Joseph was posted as a soldier
in the British Army
. The family subsequently moved to Germany, then returned to the U.K. where Fahey was sent to a convent school in Edinburgh
, Scotland and attended schools in Stroud
, Gloucester
and Kent
in southern England. When she was fourteen, she and her family moved to Harpenden
, and two years later she left home for London and became involved in the punk
scene of the late 1970s.
journalism
where she met Sara Dallin
and Keren Woodward
, and with the help of Sex Pistol
Paul Cook
, the trio formed Bananarama. The trio's first hit without Fun Boy Three
was "Shy Boy
", a song about heart-throb London pirate radio comedian Mark Gould, which entered the charts in Summer 1982 eventually peaking at #4. Fahey helped to co-write many of the group's international hits, including "Cruel Summer
", "Robert DeNiro's Waiting
", "I Heard a Rumour
", and "Love in the First Degree
".
Fahey married Dave Stewart
of Eurythmics
in 1987. The couple had two sons, Sam and Django James, before splitting up in 1996. Prior to her marriage to Stewart, Fahey was romantically involved with Jim Reilly
, the drummer for the Northern Irish punk rock band Stiff Little Fingers
and Scottish singer Bobby Bluebell of The Bluebells
, with whom she co-wrote the UK #1 pop song "Young At Heart
".
. Initially, Fahey effectively was Shakespears Sister, though American singer/songwriter Marcella Detroit
later became an official member making the outfit a duo. The band was nominated for numerous awards and showed a darker, more sophisticated side to Fahey, who often appeared in the band's music videos and on-stage as a vampish glam
figure. However, the duo were not without a sense of humour and this was highlighted in the videos for their second album Hormonally Yours
, in which they spoofed classic melodramas such as Sunset Boulevard
and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
, using the theme of dramatic rivalry for many of their subsequent videos. Tensions then began to rise between the pair in real life and Hormonally Yours
was their last album together.
In 1993, Fahey admitted herself into a psychiatric
unit with severe depression
.
In June 1996, London records released "I Can Drive", the first single from Shakespears Sister's third album, which was her first record since her split with Marcella Detroit. The single performed disappointingly (UK number 30) and later London Records refused to release the album. Following this, Fahey left the label and after a lengthy battle of with the label, Fahey finally released Shakespears Sister's, #3
, independently through her website in 2004.
Eurovision special A Song for Eurotrash. The song proved popular, winning the public vote for best song at the conclusion of the program.
Fahey again joined Bananarama in 2002 for a "last ever" reunion at the band's twentieth anniversary concert at G-A-Y
in London. In front of 3000 fans, she joined Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin to perform "Venus" and "Waterloo".
Fahey continued to make music into the new millennium. She had an active website (incorporating a message board, online shop, etc) from 2002 until July 2007. Currently the website does have a blog section, although this is rarely updated by Fahey. In 2005, Fahey independently released The MGA Sessions
, an album recorded with frequent collaborator Sophie Muller
in the mid-1990s. The music was recorded for a film which ultimately was never made. Only 1000 copies of this release were pressed. Fahey's most recent single, "Bad Blood", was released on 17 October 2005. In 2006, Fahey's website stated that she had been writing for other people; these include (former Sugababe
) Siobhán Donaghy
and Kylie Minogue, though neither of these endeavours made it to the final cut.
Fahey's track "Bitter Pill" was partially covered by pop band The Pussycat Dolls in their 2005 debut album PCD
. The verses (which were slightly altered) and the overall sound of the song are from "Bitter Pill", but added in was the chorus of Donna Summer
's "Hot Stuff
". The song was renamed "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)" and a remix was included as a b-side to their hit single "Beep
".
On 13 November 2008, Fahey performed at the Pirate Provocateur Extravaganza launch party for the new Agent Provocateur
winter collection, and for the release of Dirty Stop Out's new album Cuntro Classics at KOKO in London.
In 2008 Fahey appeared in the Chris Ward
-written and directed short film What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor (based on the life of artist/model Nina Hamnett
, self-styled "Queen of Bohemia"), with Fahey playing the role of Hamnett opposite actor Clive Arrindel, Donny Tourette
(frontman with punk band Towers of London
) and Honey Bane
(former vocalist of the punk band Fatal Microbes
).
), it was released on her own record label, SF Records. Fahey performed her first live show in almost 15 years as Shakespears Sister in Hoxton, London on 20 November 2009.
. The couple divorced in 1996.
Siobhan Fahey (of Bananarama
) and Dave Stewart (of the Eurythmics
) have two sons together, Sam Stewart and Django Stewart. The two brothers formed a musical band "Nightmare & The Cat" Besides on being a musician, Django Stewart is an actor as well. He played, alongside with the American actress Katherine Carlsberg
, a lead role - as a young British musician part of a start-up American band - in the 2009 film "All Ages Night", directed by Nancy Montuori Stein
.
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...
Bananarama
Bananarama
Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
, and later formed the BRIT Award and Ivor Novello award winning musical outfit Shakespears Sister
Shakespears Sister
Shakespears Sister/Shakespear's Sister is a British-based synth-pop-rock band formed by Irish-born singer–songwriter Siobhan Fahey in 1988, with plaudits including a BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award. It was Fahey's first musical outing since leaving Bananarama, and initially a solo project...
.
Career
Fahey was born the eldest of three daughters (Máire and Niamh being the other siblings) to Helen and Joseph Fahey (her parents had both come from County TipperaryCounty Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
, Ireland). Fahey lived in Dublin for about two years, before her family moved to Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England where her father Joseph was posted as a soldier
Soldier
A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
in the British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
. The family subsequently moved to Germany, then returned to the U.K. where Fahey was sent to a convent school in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
, Scotland and attended schools in Stroud
Stroud (district)
Stroud is a local government district in Gloucestershire, England. It is named after its largest town, Stroud, and has its administrative headquarters in Ebley Mill, in the Ebley area on the outskirts of the town.thumb |left |Ebley Mill...
, Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
and Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
in southern England. When she was fourteen, she and her family moved to Harpenden
Harpenden
Harpenden is a town in Hertfordshire, England.The town's total population is just under 30,000.-Geography and administration:There are two civil parishes: Harpenden and Harpenden Rural....
, and two years later she left home for London and became involved in the punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
scene of the late 1970s.
1979-1988: Bananarama
While in London, she took a course in fashionFashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
where she met Sara Dallin
Sara Dallin
Sara Elizabeth Dallin is an English musician mostly noted for her membership of the group Bananarama, which she co-founded with her childhood friend Keren Woodward.Dallin was born in Bristol, England...
and Keren Woodward
Keren Woodward
Keren Woodward is an English pop singer and songwriter of British girl group Bananarama, co-founded by her long time school friend Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey....
, and with the help of Sex Pistol
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
Paul Cook
Paul Cook
Paul Thomas Cook is an English drummer and member of the punk rock band Sex Pistols.-Early life and career:...
, the trio formed Bananarama. The trio's first hit without Fun Boy Three
Fun Boy Three
Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English New Wave Pop band which ran from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staple and Lynval Golding after they left The Specials.-History:...
was "Shy Boy
Shy Boy
"Shy Boy" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It appears on their 1983 debut album Deep Sea Skiving and was released as its second single...
", a song about heart-throb London pirate radio comedian Mark Gould, which entered the charts in Summer 1982 eventually peaking at #4. Fahey helped to co-write many of the group's international hits, including "Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer
"Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...
", "Robert DeNiro's Waiting
Robert DeNiro's Waiting
"Robert De Niro's Waiting..." is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It was the second single released from their self-titled second album in 1984....
", "I Heard a Rumour
I Heard a Rumour
"I Heard a Rumour" is a 1987 song recorded by English girl group Bananarama, featured on their Wow! album. It was also featured in the film Disorderlies and included on its soundtrack....
", and "Love in the First Degree
Love in the First Degree
"Love in the First Degree" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama. It is included on their fourth studio album Wow! and was released as its second single except in the U.S., where it was the album's third single...
".
Fahey married Dave Stewart
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
of Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
in 1987. The couple had two sons, Sam and Django James, before splitting up in 1996. Prior to her marriage to Stewart, Fahey was romantically involved with Jim Reilly
Jim Reilly
James G. "Jim" Reilly is the second drummer for the Northern Ireland based punk band Stiff Little Fingers, with whom he played from 1979 to 1981. He played on the LPs Nobody's Heroes, Go for It and Hanx. In 1981 he moved to the United States, where he played in two bands, Red Rockers, followed by...
, the drummer for the Northern Irish punk rock band Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977, at the height of the Troubles. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star , doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they...
and Scottish singer Bobby Bluebell of The Bluebells
The Bluebells
The Bluebells were a Scottish pop group in the 1980s.-Career:The Bluebells performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell - "I'm...
, with whom she co-wrote the UK #1 pop song "Young At Heart
Young at Heart (1984 song)
"Young at Heart" is the title of a popular song recorded in the 1980s by the British female singing trio Bananarama and later reworked heavily by the Scottish pop group The Bluebells...
".
1988-1996: Shakespears Sister
In 1988, frustrated with the direction she felt Bananarama were heading, Fahey left the group and formed the well-received Shakespears SisterShakespears Sister
Shakespears Sister/Shakespear's Sister is a British-based synth-pop-rock band formed by Irish-born singer–songwriter Siobhan Fahey in 1988, with plaudits including a BRIT Award and Ivor Novello Award. It was Fahey's first musical outing since leaving Bananarama, and initially a solo project...
. Initially, Fahey effectively was Shakespears Sister, though American singer/songwriter Marcella Detroit
Marcella Detroit
Marcella Detroit is a vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter. She was a member of the band Shakespears Sister, along with Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama. Detroit's soprano voice provided lead vocals on their biggest hit, "Stay," which was No...
later became an official member making the outfit a duo. The band was nominated for numerous awards and showed a darker, more sophisticated side to Fahey, who often appeared in the band's music videos and on-stage as a vampish glam
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...
figure. However, the duo were not without a sense of humour and this was highlighted in the videos for their second album Hormonally Yours
Hormonally Yours
Hormonally Yours is the second album released by pop duo Shakespears Sister. The album, released on London Records in 1992, became a critical and commercial success in the UK and achieved a modest level of success in the U.S...
, in which they spoofed classic melodramas such as Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades...
and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (film)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? is a 1962 American psychological thriller film produced and directed by Robert Aldrich, starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. The screenplay by Lukas Heller is based on the novel of the same name by Henry Farrell...
, using the theme of dramatic rivalry for many of their subsequent videos. Tensions then began to rise between the pair in real life and Hormonally Yours
Hormonally Yours
Hormonally Yours is the second album released by pop duo Shakespears Sister. The album, released on London Records in 1992, became a critical and commercial success in the UK and achieved a modest level of success in the U.S...
was their last album together.
In 1993, Fahey admitted herself into a psychiatric
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
unit with severe depression
Clinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
.
In June 1996, London records released "I Can Drive", the first single from Shakespears Sister's third album, which was her first record since her split with Marcella Detroit. The single performed disappointingly (UK number 30) and later London Records refused to release the album. Following this, Fahey left the label and after a lengthy battle of with the label, Fahey finally released Shakespears Sister's, #3
3 (Shakespears Sister album)
#3 is the third album released by British pop music act Shakespears Sister. Following the release and subsequent success of the duo's prior album Hormonally Yours, band member Marcella Detroit left the act. Thus #3 is technically a solo record by remaining member Siobhan Fahey, much in the way...
, independently through her website in 2004.
1997-2008: Solo years
In 1997, Fahey appeared opposite Martin Dunne in the Irish short film Pinned. She also briefly re-joined Bananarama in 1998 to record "Waterloo" for the Channel 4Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
Eurovision special A Song for Eurotrash. The song proved popular, winning the public vote for best song at the conclusion of the program.
Fahey again joined Bananarama in 2002 for a "last ever" reunion at the band's twentieth anniversary concert at G-A-Y
G-A-Y
G-A-Y is a gay nightclub in London. It operated from the London Astoria music venue for 15 years until July 2008. The Boston Globe described it as "London's largest gay-themed club night", NME reported that it "attracts 6,000 clubbers each week", and The Independent described it as "the one London...
in London. In front of 3000 fans, she joined Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin to perform "Venus" and "Waterloo".
Fahey continued to make music into the new millennium. She had an active website (incorporating a message board, online shop, etc) from 2002 until July 2007. Currently the website does have a blog section, although this is rarely updated by Fahey. In 2005, Fahey independently released The MGA Sessions
The MGA Sessions
The MGA Sessions is an album recorded by Irish born singer-songwriter Siobhan Fahey. It is a collaboration with music video director Sophie Muller and was intended to be a soundtrack to a film which was ultimately never made. Recorded in the mid-1990s, the material was finally released...
, an album recorded with frequent collaborator Sophie Muller
Sophie Muller
Sophie Muller is a British music video director, noted for her long-time collaborations with artists like Sophie Ellis-Bextor, No Doubt, Sade, Shakira, Shakespears Sister, Garbage, Blur, Annie Lennox and Eurythmics.-Background:...
in the mid-1990s. The music was recorded for a film which ultimately was never made. Only 1000 copies of this release were pressed. Fahey's most recent single, "Bad Blood", was released on 17 October 2005. In 2006, Fahey's website stated that she had been writing for other people; these include (former Sugababe
Sugababes
The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
) Siobhán Donaghy
Siobhán Donaghy
Siobhán Emma Donaghy is an English singer-songwriter of Irish descent. She was a founding member of girl group the Sugababes, although she left in August 2001 and was replaced by Heidi Range. Donaghy left the group after one album...
and Kylie Minogue, though neither of these endeavours made it to the final cut.
Fahey's track "Bitter Pill" was partially covered by pop band The Pussycat Dolls in their 2005 debut album PCD
PCD (album)
PCD is the debut album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, released on September 13, 2005 in the United States, by A&M Records. After recruiting Melody Thornton and Nicole Scherzinger and releasing two singles, they released this album...
. The verses (which were slightly altered) and the overall sound of the song are from "Bitter Pill", but added in was the chorus of Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...
's "Hot Stuff
Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)
"Hot Stuff" is a hit single released by American singer Donna Summer in 1979 as the first single release from her Bad Girls album through Casablanca Records...
". The song was renamed "Hot Stuff (I Want You Back)" and a remix was included as a b-side to their hit single "Beep
Beep (song)
"Beep" is a hip hop song released by American recording group the Pussycat Dolls' from their debut album PCD. "Beep" was a moderate success worldwide, having scored within the top twenty on the majority of the charts on which it was rated...
".
On 13 November 2008, Fahey performed at the Pirate Provocateur Extravaganza launch party for the new Agent Provocateur
Agent Provocateur (lingerie)
Agent Provocateur is a British lingerie retailer founded in 1994 by Joseph Corré and Serena Rees. The first shop was opened on London's Broadwick Street in the Soho district in 1994. Since then, the company has opened 30 stores in 13 countries across the globe. In 2007, Agent Provocateur was...
winter collection, and for the release of Dirty Stop Out's new album Cuntro Classics at KOKO in London.
In 2008 Fahey appeared in the Chris Ward
Chris Ward (playwright)
Chris Ward is an English/Canadian playwright, born in 1958.From 1979-82 attended the London International Film School.His play Demonstration of Affection was produced at the Arts Theatre in 1981, starring Richard Jobson of The Skids....
-written and directed short film What Shall We Do With The Drunken Sailor (based on the life of artist/model Nina Hamnett
Nina Hamnett
Nina Hamnett was a Welsh artist and writer, and an expert on sailors' chanteys, who became known as the Queen of Bohemia.- Early life :...
, self-styled "Queen of Bohemia"), with Fahey playing the role of Hamnett opposite actor Clive Arrindel, Donny Tourette
Donny Tourette
Donny Tourette is an English singer-songwriter best known for his work with the pop rock band Towers of London...
(frontman with punk band Towers of London
Towers of London
Towers of London are a Punk Rock n Roll band, fromLondon, England, who formed in 2004. Their music mixes elements of rock and heavy metal music with 1977 style British punk...
) and Honey Bane
Honey Bane
Honey Bane is an English singer and actress, possibly best known for her 1981 UK Top 40 single "Turn Me On Turn Me Off"....
(former vocalist of the punk band Fatal Microbes
Fatal Microbes
Fatal Microbes were a UK punk group that existed in the late 1970s. Honey Bane was the lead singer. Other band members were Gem Stone on drums, Pete Fender on guitar, and Scotty Boy Barker who was briefly replaced as bassist by It .In 1979, Small Wonder and XNTRIX Records co-released a split...
).
2009-Present: Shakespears Sister re-launch
Fahey released the second Shakespears Sister album without Detroit in 2009. Entitled (Songs from the Red RoomSongs from the Red Room
Songs from the Red Room is a 2009 album released by the Irish pop act Shakespears Sister.-Writing and development:Siobhan Fahey began writing the album in 2000 with former Shakespears Sister band members Clare Kenny and Stephen Gallifant with the intention of creating her first solo album...
), it was released on her own record label, SF Records. Fahey performed her first live show in almost 15 years as Shakespears Sister in Hoxton, London on 20 November 2009.
EPs
- 2010 Remixes (mp3 bundle featuring remixes of "Bad Blood", "Bitter Pill" and "Pulsatron")
Singles
| Year | Song | UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Walk Into the Wind" | 65 | Collaboration with Vegas Vegas (duo) Vegas was a musical outfit, active in the early 1990s. The duo was formed by the former Specials & Fun Boy 3 singer Terry Hall and Eurythmics member David A. Stewart. They released their self-titled début album in 1992 as well as a trio of singles.... |
| 2002 | "Bitter Pill Bitter Pill (Siobhan Fahey song) "Bitter Pill" is a song recorded by Siobhan Fahey. It was released via her own label in digital download form and on 12-inch vinyl and CD. It was the first single after her departure from Shakespears Sister. The song was written and produced by Fahey... " |
108 | Limited to 2000 copies. Guitar version released on Shakespears Sister's Songs from the Red Room Songs from the Red Room Songs from the Red Room is a 2009 album released by the Irish pop act Shakespears Sister.-Writing and development:Siobhan Fahey began writing the album in 2000 with former Shakespears Sister band members Clare Kenny and Stephen Gallifant with the intention of creating her first solo album... |
| 2003 | "Fear Is Real" | 194 | Credited to 'Psychonauts', features vocal loop from Siobhan Fahey's "War" |
| 2004 | "Cold" | — | Limited white label release only featuring Death in Vegas Death in Vegas Death in Vegas are a psychedelic rock and electronic rock band from the United Kingdom, comprising two permanent members: Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes... mixes. Later version released on Shakespears Sister's Songs from the Red Room |
| "It's a Trip"/"Pulsar Tron" (sic) | — | Punx Soundcheck pink vinyl 7" release only, limited to 500 copies. Both tracks later included on Shakespears Sister's Songs from the Red Room | |
| She's Lost Control She's Lost Control "She's Lost Control" is a song by British post-punk band Joy Division. It was first introduced in a concert in June 1978. Two separate single recordings have been released: a guitar-dominated version appearing on the band's 1979 debut album Unknown Pleasures, and a heavier and more electronic... |
— | Credited to 'Erreur Fatale featuring Siobhan Fahey', recorded for Agent Provocateur Agent Provocateur (lingerie) Agent Provocateur is a British lingerie retailer founded in 1994 by Joseph Corré and Serena Rees. The first shop was opened on London's Broadwick Street in the Soho district in 1994. Since then, the company has opened 30 stores in 13 countries across the globe. In 2007, Agent Provocateur was... . |
|
| 2005 | "Pulsatron" | 95 | Later released on Shakespears Sister's Songs from the Red Room |
| "Bad Blood Bad Blood (Siobhan Fahey song) In 2005 after releasing The MGA Sessions, an album recorded with frequent collaborator Sophie Muller in the mid-1990s, Fahey independently released "Bad Blood" using her own record label, was released on 17 October 2005.-Remixes:UK CD Single... " |
— | Later released on Shakespears Sister's Songs from the Red Room | |
Personal life
Between 1987 to 1996, Fahey was marrried to the musician Dave StewartDavid A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
. The couple divorced in 1996.
Siobhan Fahey (of Bananarama
Bananarama
Bananarama are an English female pop duo who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. Rather than relying on a two part harmony, the duo generally sings in unison, as do their background vocalists. Although there have been line-up changes, the group enjoyed their most popular...
) and Dave Stewart (of the Eurythmics
Eurythmics
Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...
) have two sons together, Sam Stewart and Django Stewart. The two brothers formed a musical band "Nightmare & The Cat" Besides on being a musician, Django Stewart is an actor as well. He played, alongside with the American actress Katherine Carlsberg
Katherine Carlsberg
Katherine Carlsberg is an American film actress.After her film debut on a secondary role, in the 2008 thriller Parasomnia, the actress played a lead role in the 2009 film All Ages Night, directed by Nancy Montuori Stein.- Filmography :* 2009 - All Ages Night, as Holly Markham* 2008 - Parasomnia,...
, a lead role - as a young British musician part of a start-up American band - in the 2009 film "All Ages Night", directed by Nancy Montuori Stein
Nancy Montuori Stein
Nancy Montuori Stein is a film director and producer, best known for her film Stealing Innocence which has received more than 20 film festival awards. In 2009, Stein completed her feature film All Ages Night starring the American actress Katherine Carlsberg and the British actor Django Stewart.-...
.