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- Birth nameLynsey Monckton Rubin
- Height5′ (1.52 m)
- Trained in classical music, London-born pianist Lynsey de Paul entered art college and turned her hand to designing album sleeves as a means to boost her income. This awakened her interest in songwriting and some of her first tunes were recorded by other artists in 1971. In 1972, after co-writing her first hit single for The Fortunes ("Storm in a Teacup"), Lynsey emerged as a performer in her own right with hit single "Sugar Me". Success as a singer-songwriter was consolidated with a run of hit singles and four albums, including representing the U.K. with Mike Moran in the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest with the song, "Rock Bottom", which came second. In 1973, Lynsey was the first women to win an Ivor Novello award for "Won't Somebody Dance With Me", a feat she repeated again in 1974 for the TV theme "No Honestly". Ever busy, she also wrote a number of hits for other artists in the 70s and 80s. Lynsey was oft to be seen on a variety of UK TV shows, particularly during the 70s, displaying her varied talents and so it was inevitable that she would turn to acting. She has appeared on stage in the thriller "Shriek" and the musical "Pump Boys and Dinettes" as well as in the film Gabrielle and the Doodleman (1984) and the TV drama The Starlight Ballroom (1983). More recently, she released a self-defense video for women, titled Taking Control (1992). She was well known for her stance on animal rights and her support for Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party, composing "Vote Tory, Tory, Tory for election glory", which she performed at the 1983 Conservative Party conference.
- IMDb mini biography by: bs@kabsi.at
- ParentsHerbert RubinMeta Rubin
- RelativesJohn de Paul(Sibling)
- Large blue eyes and long beautiful blonde hair
- Beauty spot above her lip, right hand side of her face
- On her fifth album, "Tigers and Fireflies", released in 1979, there are two tracks co-written with the actor James Coburn ("Melancholy Melon" and "Losin' the Blues for You") who was her partner at the time.
- She wrote a chapter about her close friend Spike Milligan in the recent book "Spike Milligan: His Part In Our Lives". She tells how she came to know him as well as some memories and anecdotes about this well-known and respected British humorist.
- Attendees at her funeral included friends, Suzi Quatro, actor Tom Conti, spouses Pauline Collins and John Alderton, Esther Rantzen, Mike Batt, broadcaster Henry Kelly, BBC Radio presenter Ed Stewart, etc. (Hendon, North London, UK).
- Comedian Spike Milligan wrote a song for her in 1987. This is not the first time that she has been the subject of a song - former boyfriend 'Roy Wood' wrote two songs in her honour, "Rock 'n' Roll Winter" and "Why Does Such a Pretty Girl Sing Such Sad Songs" in 1974.
- Lynsey was the first woman to ever receive an Ivor Novello Award for Best Ballad or Romantic Song for her composition "Won't Somebody Dance With Me" in 1973. One year later, Lynsey received a second Ivor Novello Award for Best Theme from a Film, Stage, Radio or Televison Production for her song "No Honestly!".
- Possibly the single most damaging belief held by women is that they are the weaker sex.
- The first time I realised that I was small was at a school sports day. I was in a race and ran right under the finishing line.
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