Crazy Chick was originally written for long-forgotten Fame Academy alumnus Alex Parks, but she passed on it.

The first bona fide Welsh pop star was Shirley Bassey. Her first hit, The Banana Boat Song, came in 1957, and with the release in 1964 of Goldfinger she became a chart storm on both sides of the ...

Instead, Charlotte Church, gearing up her pop career after establishing herself as a performer of classical works as a teenager, grasped its upbeat feel and slightly frantic lyrics talking of love ...