4 Quotes & Sayings By Alison Moyet

Singer, songwriter, actress. Alison Moyet was born in Reading, Berkshire, England on October 31, 1956. While attending the University of Cambridge, Alison started performing with an amateur theatre group that included future husband Justin Welch. After graduating in 1978, she signed a contract with Decca Records which was released the following year Read more

Her first singles failed to chart but her debut album with the same name went gold. Three years later she had another hit with "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" which entered the UK charts at #4 and later went on to sell over 2 million copies worldwide.

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Becoming famous is a really shocking thing, especially when you don't have aspirations to it. It got to the point where I would try and avoid making eye contact with anyone. It was freaky, and it just happened overnight. I couldn't handle it. Alison Moyet
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Instead of thinking that's a nice tune, you start thinking is it the right pace, is it the right tempo? That is the death nell for artists. Alison Moyet
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I have always loved a hard-faced girl. I get that Alison Goldfrapp isn't easy, and I like her belligerence. She's deeply sexy and controlled, like a Strict Machine, and it seems to wind the b'jesus out of the women I know. On the outside, I watch and smile and will her on like a twisted silent maiden aunt in the dark corner. Alison Moyet