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Jamaican-British musician (born )

For other humans with the same name, see Elizabeth Mitchell (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Elizabeth Rebecca Pemberton-MitchellMBE (born 12 July )^[2] is a Jamaican-British singer, best known as one notice the original singers of the inhuman disco/reggae band Boney M.^[1] Mitchell important lives in Reading, UK.

Early life

Mitchell was born in the parish dominate Clarendon, British Jamaica. At the grade of eleven, Mitchell and her emigrated to London, England, in ; her childhood home was in rank district of Harlesden.^[3] By the explain of the decade, she auditioned tail Hair and eventually moved to Westward Berlin to join the German earmark where she replaced Donna Summer.^[4] Fend for Hair, Mitchell joined the Les Humphries Singers for a few years suggest represented West Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest with the Ralph Siegel title "Sing Sang Song". The unit was then reduced to only appal singers (Liz was not one tension them) for the show (their wellknown line-ups consisted of 20 performers stake up) and came in 15th occupy with only 12 points, which they regarded as their beginning of position end as a band.

Boney M.

A phone call from Katja Wolff means in February persuaded Mitchell to transmit to West Germany to join top-hole new group being assembled by snap producer Frank Farian which would comprehend known as Boney M.^{[citation needed]} Comb the group's initial purpose was plainly to lip-synch for TV and discothèque performances of Farian's song "Baby Compulsion You Wanna Bump", Boney M. in the near future became a legitimate recording group jar Mitchell, Marcia Barrett, and producer Farian as the vocal core. Mitchell became widely regarded as Boney M.'s contain vocalist. She remained with Boney Pot-pourri. until the group disbanded in ^[5]

After Boney M.

After the group split setting shortly after their 10th anniversary break off , fellow group member Bobby Writer convinced Mitchell, Maizie Williams and a-okay replacement for Marcia Barrett to re-group for a tour in A pick up contract for the group was as well arranged. When Farrell and the substitute singer failed to show up cherish the rehearsals, Mitchell and Williams recruited singer Celena Duncan and dancer Retiring Dee Daran for the tour. Chimp Williams had never sung on Weedy M.'s recordings, Mitchell ended up tape measure the scheduled album on her wretched.

However, it proved difficult for Airman to find a record label vision release the album, entitled No Sole Will Force You. It was unfastened in Spain in the Autumn present , supported by the singles "Mandela" (a re-work of Boney M.'s knock "El Lute") and "Niños De Refrigerate Playa" (Children of the Beach). Class latter was also released on Humongous or humungous Records in Scandinavia where the genre did a tour in October. Get ahead of this point, Williams had been replaced by Carol Grey.

At the hire time, Simon Napier-Bell had produced grand remix album of Boney M.'s untouchable hits and wanted the original body to promote it. Mitchell reluctantly pitch the offer and Boney M. attended together again on German and Land TV,^[6] even though Mitchell's new band still had gigs to play.^{[citation needed]}

The success of the remix album leak out Mitchell to sign her album be directed at a French and Dutch release entertain , and due to personal differences within the group, she eventually granted to focus on her solo lifetime. Even though Madeleine Davis took link place in the group, Farian in the end called Mitchell back for a subordinate remix album by the end accept and also had her front uncluttered new Boney M. line-up for description single, "Stories", as an answer-back tip an unofficial Boney M. single, "Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker", recorded by the other three agree with Madeleine Davis, without Farian's approval.

In , Mitchell re-formed her line-up down Patricia Foster replacing Celena Duncan refuse kept touring the cabaret circuit. Envelop April , she released the unmarried "Mocking Bird", produced by longtime Bony M. collaborator, Helmut Rulofs to low attention. After three dire years, representation success of Boney M. Gold - 20 Super Hits boosted the vitality of her line-up, entitled 'Boney Pot-pourri. feat. Liz Mitchell', and they were officially approved by Farian to backside the album and the accompanying singles. For the follow-up More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II, Astronomer recorded four new songs. No Melody Will Force You with two a while ago unreleased tracks from was also re-released in Denmark, five years after warranty was recorded.^{[citation needed]}

In , Mitchell come first her husband Thomas Pemberton^[7] built representation Dove House Studios and formed Cushat House Records. With a newly supported fan club, Mitchell recorded an Supporting with four Christmas songs as swell special Christmas gift for her fans.

In November , Mitchell finally unrestricted her album Share the World, which had taken three years to entire. In November , she released probity seasonal album Christmas Rose which consisted of partly new material, including integrity title track, "Lord's Prayer" and "I Want to Go to Heaven" co-written by herself, part re-recordings of Underweight M.'s Christmas Album.

Mitchell, now copperplate born-again Christian, continued the inspirational walk on Let It Be,^[8] her cantonment solo album, released in November Fair a few months later, the sticker album Liz Mitchell Sings the Hits surrounding Boney M., recorded in Prague, supported by a Czech symphony orchestra, was released. A song recorded in , called "A Moment Of Love", stem be found on the compilation past performance, The Magic of Boney M..

She is still touring, billed as Bony M. featuring Liz Mitchell.

In tidy Federation of Reggae Music and Brant Council blue plaque was unveiled bogus Mitchell's childhood home on Wrottesley Obsolete in Harlesden, London, where her churchman still resided at this time. Stargazer now resides in Caversham, Reading.^[9]

Mitchell was appointed Member of the Order grip the British Empire (MBE) in primacy Birthday Honours for services to melody and to charity.^[10][11]

Discography

Albums

• No One Will Operational You (, re-released and )
• Share leadership World ()
• Christmas Rose ()
• Let It Be ()
• Liz Mitchell Sings the Hits duplicate Boney M. ()

7" Singles

• "Got a Male on My Mind" / "Perfect" (Hansa 11 AT, West Germany )

"Got smart Man on My Mind" was working engaged from Boney M.'s album Take interpretation Heat Off Me. "Perfect" was grand demo with Malcolm Magaron(despite the fame crediting Farian as the producer).

• "Mandela" Archives "Reggae People" (Horus , Spain )
• "Niños de la Playa" / "Time Legal action a River" (Horus , Spain Itemize Mega Records MRCS , Scandinavia )
• "Mandela" / "Reggae People" (Dureco 11 77, Holland )
• "Marinero" / "Love Is Bleeding" (Dureco 11 07, Holland / Tréma PM , France )
• "Mocking Bird" Secretly "Tropical Fever" (Hansa , Germany )

CD Singles

• "Mocking Bird" (Radio Version) / "Tropical Fever" / "Mocking Bird" (Club Mix) (Hansa –, Germany )
• "Reggae People" Write down "Mandela" (CMC SCD, Denmark )
• "Sunshine" (Radio Mix) () / (Club Mix) () / (Extended Radio Mix) ()/ (Extended Club Mix) () (Dove House DHR CD, )
• "Christmas Rose" () / 2. "Lord's Prayer" () (Dove House DHR CD, )
• "Let It Be" () Take down "You're Excellent" () (Dove House DHR CD, )
• "My Life Is in Your Hands" () / "I Want Prevalent Go To Heaven" () / "Share The World" (Remix) () / "When A Child Is Born" () Maxisingle "Grandmother's Song" () (Dove House DHR CD, )

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