Elkie Brooks: Biography, Facts and Career
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Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder; 25 February 1945) is an English rock, blues and jazz singer. She was a vocalist with the bands Dada and Vinegar Joe, and later became a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s, releasing 13 UK Top 75 singles, and reached the top ten with "Pearl's a Singer", "Sunshine After the Rain" (both 1977), "Fool (If You Think It's Over) (1981), and "No More the Fool" (1986). She has been nominated twice for the Brit Awards. Brooks is a Gold Badge Award of Merit winner from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors (BASCA) (now The Ivors Academy) and is generally referred to as the "British Queen of Blues".
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- Full name: Elkie Brooks
- Born: 1946-02-25
- Nationality: United Kingdom
- Known as: Musician
- Wikidata ID: Q438651
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Elkie Brooks (born Elaine Bookbinder; 25 February 1945) is an English rock, blues and jazz singer.
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Elkie Brooks was born on 1946-02-25.
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