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Toyah Willcox
Toyah Ann Willcox (born 18 May 1958) is a four times Brit Award nominated English musician, singer, songwriter, actress, producer, author and storyteller. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Willcox has had 8 Top 40 singles, released over 20 albums, written two books, appeared in over 40 stage plays and 10 feature films, and voiced and presented numerous television shows. Between 1977 and 1983, she fronted the band Toyah, before embarking on a solo career in the mid-1980s. At the 1982 BPI/Brit Awards, Toyah was nominated for British Breakthrough Act, which The Human League won, and Best Female Solo Artist, which Randy Crawford won. Toyah was nominated a further two times in this category in 1983, which Kim Wilde won, and in 1984, which Annie Lennox won. Her biggest hits include "It's a Mystery", "Thunder in the Mountains" and "I Want to Be Free".
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1958-05-18
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Kings Heath, Birmingham, England
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How I Spend It: Toyah Willcox on rocks, hag stones and meteorites

Get a shot of inspiration with the FT Weekend bulletin - the best in life, arts and culture. Delivered every Saturday morning. I collect crystals, and I’m not talking about crystals you keep in your pocket. These are museum-quality collectors’ pieces. My fascination is that these are timeless things. They have been there since the Big Bang. All around the house we have crystals, along the skirting boards, in cupboards, in the cutlery drawers. My computer sits on a piece of rose quartz that is at least 10kg in weight. It’s the size of a Bible you’d see in a church.
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See Robert Fripp Table-Dance to ‘Peaches’ With Toyah Willcox

King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer and actress Toyah Willcox, have shared the latest cover from their Sunday Lunch series, this time performing the Stranglers‘ “Peaches.” The couple launched their online series last year in which they shared covers of tracks by Nirvana, the Rolling Stones, and David Bowie. In the cover — recorded from the kitchen with Fripp dancing on the kitchen table — Willcox sings the track from the Stranglers’ debut 1977 album Rattus Norvegicus while stirring a mixing bowl. “Well the tables have turned again and Robert’s back on the table…… and everything is just Peachy!” she captioned the video. In...
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Watch Toyah Willcox perform cover of The Rolling Stones’ ‘Sympathy For The Devil’

Toyah Willcox has performed a cover of The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Sympathy For The Devil’ for husband and King Crimson founder Robert Fripp – watch it below. The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel.
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Toyah Willcox shares bubbly cover of The Doors’ ‘Light My Fire’

Toyah Willcox has shared a cover of The Doors’ ‘Light My Fire’ in the latest episode of hers and Robert Fripp’s Sunday Lunch Love Letters series. The videos began as an off-shoot of the couple’s Sunday Lockdown Lunch series when Fripp went on tour in the US with King Crimson.
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