Kirsty Maccoll

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kirsty Maccoll
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 10, 1959(1959-10-10)
Age	65
Date Of Death	December 18, 2000, Cozumel, Mexico
Birthplace	London
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Kirsty Maccoll Biography

Kirsty Maccoll is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on October 10, 1959 in London, England, United Kingdom. Singer-songwriter and producer who produced the song “Fairytale of New York” with The Pogues and who released pop hits like “They Don’t Know.”

She wrote and recorded the album Electric Ladyland, a pun based on Jimi Hendrix’s album.

Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer and songwriter. She recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including “There’s a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis” and cover versions of Billy Bragg’s “A New England” and The Kinks’ “Days”. Her song “They Don’t Know” was covered with great success by Tracey Ullman. MacColl also sang on recordings produced by her then-husband Steve Lillywhite, most notably “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues.

She came to notice when Chiswick Records released an EP by local punk rock band the Drug Addix with MacColl on backing vocals (The Drug Addix Make A Record) under the pseudonym Mandy Doubt (1978). Stiff Records executives were not impressed with the band, but liked her and subsequently signed her to a solo deal.

She married record producer Steve Lillywhite in 1984.

Kirsty Maccoll Net Worth

Kirsty Maccoll is one of the richest Pop Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kirsty Maccoll 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She attended Monks Hill High School and frequently made appearances in school plays.

She had a biography called Kirsty MacColl: The One and Only, written by Karen O’Brien, in 2004.

Kirsty MacColl was the daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl (1915–1989) and dancer Jean Newlove (1923–2017). Her father was born in England of Scottish parents. She and her brother, Hamish MacColl, grew up with their mother in Croydon, where Kirsty attended Park Hill Primary School, Monks Hill High School and John Newnham High School, making appearances in school plays. At the time of her birth, her father had been in a relationship with folk singer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Peggy Seeger since 1956 (a relationship that would continue until his death in 1989), and already had a son with her.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kirsty Maccoll Dating?

According to our records, Kirsty Maccoll married to Steve Lillywhite. As of December 1, 2023, Kirsty Maccoll’s is not dating anyone.

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She contributed backing vocals for the Smiths 1986 song “Ask”.

Facts & Trivia

Kirsty Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Kirsty Maccoll celebrates birthday on October 10 of every year.

After the contract issue was resolved, MacColl returned to recording as a solo artist and received critical acclaim upon the release of Kite (LP) in 1989. The album was widely praised by critics, and featured collaborations with David Gilmour and Johnny Marr. MacColl’s lyrics addressed life in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain on “Free World”, ridiculed the vapidity of fame in “Fifteen Minutes”, and addressed the vagaries of love in “Don’t Come the Cowboy with Me Sonny Jim!” Although Kite contained many original compositions, MacColl’s biggest chart success from the album was the cover of The Kinks’ song “Days”, which gave her a UK Top 20 hit in July 1989. A bonus track on the CD version of Kite was a cover of the Smiths song “You Just Haven’t Earned It Yet, Baby”.