Lucy Neale

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Lucy Neale
Also known asLucy O'Day
Born (1948-01-24) 24 January 1948 (age 75)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Genres pop, disco
Occupation(s)Singer,
Years active1972 – present

Lucy Neale (also known as Lucy O'Day) is an American-German artist, notable for being one of the vocalists of the 1970s Silver Convention disco group. [1]

Life and career

Neale was born January 24, 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio. [2] After graduating college, Neale traveled to Munich, West Germany to play part in the musical Hair . [3] She later released her first single in Germany, "Nur Beim Träumen ( Sad Sweet Dreamer) / Komm Heim Zu Mir". [4] Later that year in 1974, she was hired by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay to take part in the studio recording of Silver Convention as a vocalist. A year later, she joined the Love Generation group. [5] During the 1970s, she provided backing vocals for several well-known artists, such as Donna Summer and Penny McLean. [6] [7] In 1980, she co-founded The Hornettes group along with former Silver Convention band member, Gitta Walther. [8] Neale left Germany in 1985 and moved back to the United States to pursue her musical career there. She currently lives in San Diego, California, and is a member of girl group Moxie. [9]

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