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| How old was Will when he won 'Pop Idol'? | Will Young
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23. Will was actually 22 when the competition began.
Hungerford. Before 'Pop Idol' he had moved to a flat in London.
| What did Will get a degree in at university? | Will Young
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True. He also has a twin brother called Rupert. His sister is called Emma, and she is three years older than Will.
| Which Abba song did Will sing during 'Pop Idol'? | Will Young
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'The Name of the Game'. Rosie sang 'The Winner takes it All', Darius sang 'I Have a Dream' and Zoe sang 'Thankyou for the Music'.
| Which song did Will sing in his very first audition: '____ ____ ____ ____ Boogie' ? | Will Young
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Blame it on the . A song by the Jackson 5. Will's dancing to this song was awful!
| Where did Will film the videos for 'Evergreen' and 'Anything is Possible'? | Will Young
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Cuba. 'Evergreen' was filmed in a club and 'Anything is possible' on the beach. Gareth filmed 'Unchained Melody' in Florida.
| What colour suit did Will wear on the cover of the C.D. for 'Evergreen' and 'Anything is Possible'? | Will Young
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The Chi-Lites. The Chi-Lites recorded this song first, back in the early 1970's.
bass. Paul plays bass. He was a bassist for several bands including The Q-Tips.
| Initial pressings of what album came with a limited edition bonus disc, 'Ignorance and Vodka'? | You Am I
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Saturday Night, 'Round Ten. A 15 minute CD ROM biography of the band, and 5 new studio tracks recorded during '#4 Record' sessions.
| The 'Jaimme's Got A Gal' single also contained a Beatles cover. What song did they cover? | You Am I
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I'm So Tired. 'I'm So Tired' is a Beatles cover, from 'The White Album'.
| What was You Am I's first single called? | You Am I
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Adam's Ribs. The very first You Am I single, 'Adam's Ribs' was released in October 1993 and came in at number 50 in the 1993 Triple J Hottest 100.
| How many singles were released off '#4 Record'? | You Am I
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3. 'Heavy Heart', 'Rumble' and 'What I Don't Know 'Bout You'.
| What song was written about Australian cartoonist Leunig? | You Am I
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Get Up. Off the 2000 album 'Dress Me Slowly'.
| 'Kick A Hole In The Sky' contained what cover by the 'Replacements'? | You Am I
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White And Lazy. 'White And Lazy' is a 'Replacements' cover and has also appeared on the all Australian 'Replacements' tribute album.
| The song 'Rumble' makes reference to which Australian sports star? | You Am I
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Lionel Rose. Lionel Rose, who was a champion Aboriginal boxer of the 60's.
| Which television show host featured Tim Roger's house burning down on the show during an interview? | You Am I
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Shaun Micallef. Tim was sent by Shaun to rescue his guitar from his burning house.
| Yazoo are made up of two members. One of them is Vince Clarke. Who is the other? | Yazoo And I Both
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Alison Moyet. Moyet (or "Alf" as she was known at the time) was a post-punk singer who played the local pub circuit at the start of the 80s. In 1981 she posted an advertisement in "Melody Maker" magazine looking for a 'semi-professional band' - she never expected a reply from Vince Clarke, who had just made the hit album "Speak & Spell" with Depeche Mode.
| As Yazoo formed, the pair set at work creating a demo to show Daniel Miller, founder of Mute Records, whom Clarke worked with while in Depeche Mode. What song did he show him to secure Yazoo a deal? | Yazoo And I Both
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Only You. When he played "Only You" to Daniel, Vince believed he was not interested in the song and prepared himself for defeat. Fortunately he was interested and decided to release it as a single in May 1982. It went to number two and gave Yazoo the popularity that sadly would soon kill it.
They received a huge lawsuit threat over the name. After the release of "Situation" and "Upstairs at Eric's", the band faced a £3.5 million legal threat from a Texan rock group of the same name. As a result Sire Records, their label in the US, covered up the 'oo' in the name on existing copies with a sticker! From then on, future singles and albums released in the US bore the name Yaz.
| Yazoo release their first album "Upstairs at Eric's", which reached number two in the UK album charts to critical acclaim. Who does 'Eric' most likely refer to? | Yazoo And I Both
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Their producer at Mute Records. The explanation for the album title varies but is probably a reference to their producer Eric Radcliffe's Blackwing studio. After Yazoo's break-up, Vince Clarke would create a short-lived band, The Assembly, together with Eric.
Incidentally, Alison's father is French (her mother was English), something that encouraged her to sing several classic French songs for her 2004 album "Voice".
| Recording starts on "You And Me Both" in 1982. The lead track and hit single "Nobody's Diary" was written by Alison Moyet at what age? | Yazoo And I Both
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16. She was only 21 at the time of the single's release, yet wrote the song five years earlier. Her own words: "It was about projection, not experience - the tortured loneliness of someone who had yet to connect with people. Rather than what my lyrics later became, which was the tortured loneliness of someone who had connected with people."
"You And Me Both" was to be a number one album, yet "Nobody's Diary" was the only single ever released from it. Trivia for music production geeks: this album made good use of the then-brand-new (and terribly expensive!) Fairlight CMI, but careful listeners will hear it in months earlier in the song "Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I)". Vince Clarke must have been confident of the success of their debut album!
Shortly before the release of "You And Me Both". The news came as a shock to fans and critics alike; after only 18 months together Yazoo were no more. Vince Clarke remarked, "after the first album we both started writing for the next record but by then our relationship was strained. We weren't really talking to each other. I had no idea how to communicate. Things in our heads got completely out of hand."
| While Vince teamed up with producer Eric Radcliffe, Alison embarked on a solo career. What was the name of her hit album released in 1984? | Yazoo And I Both
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Alf. Taking her punk-era nickname, "Alf" hit the top of the UK album charts and spawned the singles "Invisible", "All Cried Out" and "Love Resurrection". She co-wrote all the tracks with songwriting team Swain & Jolley, with the exception of "Invisible" which was written specifically for her by Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier.
| A special "1999 Mix" of one of their tracks was released as a charting single, prior to the release of the compilation album "Only Yazoo". Which song was it? | Yazoo And I Both
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Only You. It reached number 38 on the UK singles chart. Additional remixes of "Don't Go" and "Situation" were released at the same time, some unsuccessfully as singles and some appearing on "Only Yazoo".
| In late 2007, Mute Records tentatively announced new developments for 2008. What happened in 2008? | Yazoo And I Both
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All of these answers are correct (They reunited and started touring, The original albums were remastered, A DVD of interviews and videos was released). After 26 years apart, Alison expressed a desire to reunite. This, coupled with Vince and Andy's desire to take a year off from Erasure while Bell works on solo projects, led to everything coming together perfectly and Yazoo returning to the stage once more. It's also the first time they have ever performed songs from "You And Me Both" - but they certainly didn't disappoint!
Allegedly, Vince has discussed doing something new together with Alison. Whether anything will come to fruition is a mystery - but you can be sure of a new quiz if something happens!
Pikeville, Kentucky. Country singer Patty Loveless was also born in Pikeville, KY.
October 23, 1956. Dwight was born at 2:41 am.
Streets of Bakersfield. His debut album - "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc.", went to Number One on the Billboard Country chart, but failed to produce a Number One single.
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