Lucy Neale

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Lucy Neale
Also known asLucy O'Day
Born (1948-01-24) 24 January 1948 (age 78)
Genres pop, disco
OccupationSinger-songwriter
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]

References

  1. "Bio" (PDF). www.glennrivera.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. "Lucy Neale | Discography". Discogs. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  3. "ABOUT MOXIE - MOXIE San Diego Girl Band". Moxiegirlband.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  4. Lucy O'Day – Nur Beim Träumen ( Sad Sweet Dreamer) / Komm Heim Zu Mir (1974, Vinyl) , retrieved February 13, 2021
  5. "Lucy O'Day discography - RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  6. "Bob Esty Question Time". www.donnasummer.it. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  7. "Roberta Kelly Official Website - Discography". www1.robertakelly.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  8. "The Hornettes Information and Concert Dates Music Page 1". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  9. "ABOUT MOXIE". MOXIE. Retrieved February 13, 2021.