| Name |
Shakespears Sister |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
English |
| Date of Birth |
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| Place of Birth |
London, England |
| Famous for |
singing |
Shakespears Sister is a British-based pop-rock act formed by Irish singer–songwriter Siobhan Fahey in 1988. Consisting of Fahey and Marcella Detroit, the group released two albums and multiple top-ten singles, including signature tune "Stay" which peaked at #1 in the UK for 8 consecutive weeks. Detroit left the band in 1993, leaving Fahey as the sole member until she ended the project in 1996. After a solo career of her own, Fahey revived the project in 2009.
In February 2011, Shakespears Sister announced the release of Live, a recording from their Two Thousand and Ten Tour, consisting of a CD and DVD set. To date, the album has not been released, but in June 2012, it was announced on Shakespears Sister’s official Facebook page that Live was due for release in 2013. Three singles were released in March and April 2011, "Dancing Barefoot", originally by Patti Smith, an acoustic re-working of "Someone Else's Girl", and "Really Saying Something", released in celebration of 30 years since Bananarama recorded their first single. Also in March 2011, an EP consisting of demos, The Red Room Sessions was released.
The band's first live album, originally broadcasted on BBC Radio, Live 1992 was released exclusively on digital format through Shakespears Sister's website in June 2011. Their fifth studio album, Cosmic Dancer, was released in December 2011, consisting entirely of acoustic tracks, including several re-recordings of older songs, most notably "Goodbye Cruel World". Fahey had announced as early as April 2010 that she was working on an acoustic album featuring original songs and re-workings of older songs, for the purpose of it "being a nice thing to do for the fans". She also worked on the album with her son, Sam.
In January 2012, Shakespears Sister released their third compilation album Rarities exclusively through their website. On June 10 2012, Fahey posted a photo on her official Facebook simply saying "Seek the Woman" in red font against a black backdrop. It was confirmed on June 28 that this was the working title of the band's sixth studio album, scheduled for release in 2013 amongst several other new releases, including a 20th Anniversary edition of Hormonally Yours. Although originally scheduled for release in Autumn 2012, it was pushed back into early 2013 along with a Deluxe Edition of Sacred Heart. Both albums are to consist of a 2CD and DVD set, with liner notes from both Fahey and Detroit. In November 2012, Cosmic Dancer, a new expanded edition of #3, and a new album Remixes were released for the first time through major retailers, including HMV, Amazon. Also scheduled for release in 2013 is the Live album, and a DVD entitled History: 1988 - 2010.
On 20 December 2012, it was announced Seek the Woman was to be released under the name Cherchez La Femme, set for release in early 2013. The artwork was revealed the same day.
