Barbara Dickson: Biography, Facts and Career
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Barbara Ruth Dickson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish singer and actress whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" (a chart-topping duet with Elaine Paige), "Answer Me" and "January February". Dickson has placed fifteen albums on the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a number of hit singles, including four which reached the top 20 on the UK Singles Chart. The Scotsman newspaper has described her as Scotland's best-selling female singer in terms of the numbers of hit chart singles and albums she has achieved in the UK since 1976. She is also a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress, with roles including Viv Nicholson in the musical Spend Spend Spend, and was the original Mrs. Johnstone in Willy Russell's long-running musical Blood Brothers. On television she starred as Anita Braithwaite in Band of Gold.
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- Full name: Barbara Dickson
- Born: 1947-09-27
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q807398
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Who is Barbara Dickson?
Barbara Ruth Dickson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish singer and actress whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" (a chart-topping duet with Elaine Paige), "Answer Me" and "January February".
What nationality is Barbara Dickson?
Barbara Dickson is United Kingdom.
When was Barbara Dickson born?
Barbara Dickson was born on 1947-09-27.
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