Alison Moyet

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alison Moyet
Occupation	Blues Singer
Date Of Birth	Jun 18, 1961(1961-06-18)
Age	63
Birthplace	Billericay
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Gemini

Alison Moyet Biography

Alison Moyet is one of the most popular and richest Blues Singer who was born on June 18, 1961 in Billericay, England, United Kingdom. English blues singer and new wave artist who has sold more than two million records in the U.K.

She was there with She performed alongside David Bowie at the Live Aid concert in 1985. during the 1985 Live Aid concert.

Moyet was born Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet in the Essex town of Billericay to a French father and English mother. She grew up in the nearby town of Basildon, where she attended Janet Duke Junior School and then Nicholas Comprehensive at secondary level. After leaving school at 16, she worked as a shop assistant and trained as a piano tuner. She was involved in a number of punk rock, pub rock and blues bands in the South East Essex area during the late 1970s and early 1980s, including the Vandals, the Screamin’ Ab Dabs, the Vicars and the Little Roosters (the latter featuring Garrie Lammin, formerly of Cock Sparrer).

At the age of 21, Moyet’s mainstream pop career began in 1982 with the formation of the synthpop duo Yazoo with former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke. In the United States, the band operated under the name Yaz, due to trademark issues with the Yazoo Records record label already operating in the region. Yazoo had several hits, including “Only You”, “Don’t Go”, “Situation” and “Nobody’s Diary”, and recorded two albums, Upstairs at Eric’s and You and Me Both.

One of her children was with David Ballard, teacher.

Alison Moyet Net Worth

Alison Moyet is one of the richest Blues Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alison Moyet 's net worth $18 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She started her career singing in English punk bands including The Vandals.

With her 1984 debut album Alf, she reached the #1 spot in the UK charts.

Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet (/ˈ m ɔɪ . eɪ / MOY -ay; born 18 June 1961) is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice. She came to prominence as half of the duo Yazoo (also known as Yaz), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Alison Moyet Dating?

According to our records, Alison Moyet married to David Ballard. As of December 1, 2023, Alison Moyet’s is not dating anyone.

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Following a period of personal and career evaluation, Hoodoo was released in

1991. The album sold respectably in the UK, and Moyet was nominated for a Grammy for the single “It Won’t Be Long”. However, the release of Hoodoo marked the beginning of an eight-year fight for Moyet to secure complete control of her artistic direction. Like many similar artists (including Aimee Mann and the late Kirsty MacColl), Moyet was reluctant to record a radio- friendly “pop” album simply for the sake of creating chart hits.

Facts & Trivia

Alison Ranked on the list of most popular Blues Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Alison Moyet celebrates birthday on June 18 of every year.

In 1995, she sang back-up vocals with Sinéad O’Connor for one of Dusty Springfield’s last television appearances, singing “Where Is a Woman to Go?” on the music show Later With Jools Holland.

What was Alison Moyet biggest hit?

As we close in on the number one spot on our top 10 Alison Moyet songs list we turn to the legendary Alison Moyet song “Invisible.” The song “Invisible” was released on the Alf album. The great track stands as the biggest hit of Alison Moyet’s career in the United States.

What became of Alison Moyet?

Alison is married to David Ballard with whom she has done daughter, Caitlin, 21. She is also mother to son Joe, 32, and daughter Alex, 30, from previous relationships. She currently resides in East Sussex.

Why did Alison Moyet leave Yazoo?

When they split in 1983 it was ostensibly because Alison Moyet was pursuing her solo career – but we’ve always suspected it was because she was embarrassed to keep saying the Y-word. Moyet of course went on to great, wispy-voxed things. And Vince Clarke became very busy with a group called Erasure.

Did Alison Moyet sing with Culture Club?

Boy George Pop Singer of Culture Club with Alison Moyet of Yazoo at the Rock and Pop Awards in 1983.

Where is Yaz now?

Yazz is now based in Spain , and is an active member of the Calahonda Baptist Church. She returned to Britain occasionally to promote this album, performing songs from it live interspersed with several anecdotes pertaining to her faith.