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Yvonne Keeley
Background information
Birth name
Yvonne Paaij
Born
(1952-09-06) 6 September 1952 (age 71)
Origin
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Genres
Pop
Occupation(s)
Singer, presenter
Instrument(s)
Singing
Years active
1975–present
Musical artist
Yvonne Keeley (born Yvonne Paaij, 6 September 1952) is a Dutch pop music singer. She is the sister of Patricia Paay.
She began her career as a session singer in the music industry in London. She was the girlfriend of Steve Harley of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, and sang on the 1975 hit, "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)". She also worked with Madeline Bell and Vicki Brown.
Most notably she performed as a duet with Scott Fitzgerald on the song "If I Had Words", which reached number 3 in the UK Singles Chart[1] and Australia in 1978. It was also a hit in Ireland, New Zealand, Belgium, the Netherlands and Scandinavia and sold more than a million copies.[2]
Keeley was part of the group the Star Sisters which was popular in the Netherlands during the 1980s. She also worked as radio presenter at the Dutch regional broadcaster Radio Rijnmond.[3]
^Yvonne KeeleyIf singing "I Had Words" on YouTube in 1977 video recording. Retrieved January 2009
^Yvonne Keeley discography, discogs. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^Yvonne Keeley biography at www.muziektheater-nederland.nl. Retrieved January 2009
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1950), Patricia Paay (born April 7, 1949) and YvonneKeeley (born September 6, 1952). Paay and Keeley are actually sisters. The Star Sisters discography...
regularly featured on Dutch television and in Dutch tabloid media. Singer YvonneKeeley is her sister. In 1984, Paay was the first glamour model in the Dutch...
more than a hundred albums in different styles, for artists such as YvonneKeeley, Joe Cocker, Jon Anderson, Chris DeBurgh, Mick Fleetwood, and Neil Diamond...
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by Harley, who at the time was in a relationship with Paay's sister, YvonneKeeley. Harley later described the song as "a touch of the jazz world". The...
Originally By 1 1999 If I Had Words (with The Vards) Scott Fitzgerald and YvonneKeeley 2 1999 Forever Swear It Again Damage 3 1999 I Have a Dream Westlife...
Richard Brunton, Mitch Dalton Piano: Brian Lemon Vocals: Sharon Campbell, YvonneKeeley, Anne Kavanagh, Paul Travis, Kenny Dukayne, Gary Travers Trumpets: Henry...
When We Touch" Dan Hill 3 23. "Love is in the Air" John Paul Young 3 24. "If I Had Words" Scott Fitzgerald & YvonneKeeley 3 25. "Rasputin" Boney M 1 2...
No.3 hit in 1978 with "If I Had Words sung by Scott Fitzgerald and YvonneKeeley. The song sold millions worldwide. He died on 7 July 2019 at the age...
Album Year Notes Tumbling Down YvonneKeeley Non-album single 1974 Co-produced with Alan Parsons Loretta's Tale YvonneKeeley B-side of "Tumbling Down" 1974...
5 weeks 2002 Scott Fitzgerald United Kingdom "If I Had Words" (with YvonneKeeley) 6 weeks 1978 Fifth Harmony United States "Work from Home" (featuring...
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