Detroit performing with Eric Clapton on tour in San Bernardino, California, on August 15, 1975
Background information
Birth name
Marcella Levy
Also known as
Marcy Levy
Born
(1952-06-21) June 21, 1952 (age 71) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Pop
rock
R&B
soul
Occupation(s)
Singer
songwriter
musician
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
harmonica
tambourine
Years active
1972–present
Labels
Polydor
Epic
Warner Bros.
London
AAA
Member of
Shakespears Sister
Formerly of
Marcy Levy Band
Musical artist
Marcella Levy (born June 21, 1952),[1] known professionally as Marcy Levy and (later in her career) Marcella Detroit, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.[2] She co-wrote the 1977 Eric Clapton hit "Lay Down Sally" and released her debut studio album Marcella in 1982. She joined Shakespears Sister in 1988 with ex-Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey. Their first two studio albums, Sacred Heart (1989), and Hormonally Yours (1992), both reached the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart. Detroit sang the lead vocals on their biggest hit, "Stay", which spent eight consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1992.[3][4] Detroit left the band in 1993 and had a UK top 20 hit with "I Believe" in 1994. She formed the Marcy Levy Band in 2002, and finished third in the 2010 ITV series Popstar to Operastar.
^Benarde, Scott. Stars of David: Rock 'n Roll's Jewish Stories. Brandeis University Press. p. 241.
^Priya Elan. "Why I'd love to see a Shakespears Sister reunion | Music". The Guardian. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
^Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 493. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^"All The Official Singles Chart Number 1s". Officialcharts.com. January 30, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
Marcella Levy (born June 21, 1952), known professionally as Marcy Levy and (later in her career) MarcellaDetroit, is an American singer, songwriter,...
act but became a duo by 1989, with the addition of American musician MarcellaDetroit. Together they released two top-ten albums and a string of top-forty...
The discography of American recording artist MarcellaDetroit consists of seven studio albums, two compilation albums, sixteen singles (including three...
effectively was Shakespears Sister, though American singer/songwriter MarcellaDetroit later became an official member, making the outfit a duo. Their 1992...
resurface in the BRIT Award–winning pop duo Shakespears Sister with MarcellaDetroit. After Fahey's exit, Jacquie O'Sullivan (formerly of the Shillelagh...
Pattie Boyd. The female vocal harmonies on the song are provided by MarcellaDetroit (then Marcy Levy) and Yvonne Elliman. On 7 September 1976, Clapton...
votes after judges were dead-locked MarcellaDetroit Voting Results Meat Loaf and Katherine Jenkins saved MarcellaDetroit. Rolando Villazón and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen...
Electric Umbrella organisation. In 2021, Hadley appeared alongside MarcellaDetroit, Jools Holland and Glen Matlock on a charity version of the Robbie...
between the throaty vocals of Siobahn Fahey and the falsetto flutter of MarcellaDetroit. Hormonally Yours is a wonderful, charming album marred only by a few...
Dej Loaf Ken Delo Johnny Desmond Destroy All Monsters The Detroit Cobras MarcellaDetroit David DiChiera The Dirtbombs Vinnie Dombroski Lamont Dozier...
Subsequent releases "Half the World" and "Little Black Book" (co-written by MarcellaDetroit under her real name Marcy Levy) were also hits outside the United States...
from Little Big Town "Stay", by Madonna from Like a Virgin "Stay", by MarcellaDetroit from The Vehicle "Stay", by Mayday Parade from Mayday Parade "Stay"...
Siobhan Fahey, it eventually evolved into a duo between Fahey and MarcellaDetroit. They released their debut studio album Sacred Heart in 1989, which...
Indian Records from 1993 to 1995 and signed to EMI Germany in 1997) MarcellaDetroit (also part of Shakespears Sister in the early 1990s) East 17 Shane...
doll and character in the TV series Jewel (Beni album), 2010 Jewel (MarcellaDetroit album), 1994 "Jewel", a song by Ayumi Hamasaki on her 2006 album Secret...
album by US blues band Marcy Levy Band, fronted by MarcellaDetroit. The album was released by Detroit's independent label Lofi Records in July 2006, following...
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