Lorraine Bowen
Lorraine Bowen (born 31 October 1961 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and comedian.[1] She has released seven studio and compilation albums.[2]
Career[change | change source]
Bowen was a member for two bands in the 1980s. The bands were See You in Vegas and The Dinner Ladies.[3] She performed regularly with Billy Bragg on the stage and on record.
In 1990, Bragg encouraged Bowen to start a solo career. Bowen started performing solo shows by the name The Lorraine Bowen Experience.[4] Her act had three songs, a Casio keyboard and an ironing board. Her songs are seen as "quirky", have humor and are often with a sense of tacky. Themes often include food, movie actors (one of her most popular songs is about Julie Christie), mobile phones and fish fingers.
Bowen was a contestant on Britain's Got Talent in May 2015. She sang her own song, "The Crumble Song".[5]
Discography[change | change source]
Albums[change | change source]
- Greatest Hits Volume One (1995)[6]
- Greatest Hits Volume Two (1998)[7]
- Bossy Nova (2000)[8]
- Songs from the Living Room (2002, Italian)
- Vital Organs (2006)[9]
- Suburban Exotica (2010)[10]
- The Crumble Lady (2016)
Singles[change | change source]
- Faffing Around on Facebook (2012)
- Drinking Song (in German) (2012)
- Valentine's Day (in a 21st Century Way) (2013)
- Japanese Crumble Song (Sushi Song) (2013)
- Bears (2015)
- Give My Love to Hull (2015)
- Christmas Crumble (2015)
- Crumble de Noel (2015)
- Reggaeton Crumble Song (2016)
As a contributing artist[change | change source]
- Billy Bragg
- Dope Smugglaz
- The Word (1998)[13]
- Fantastic Plastic Machine
- There Must Be An Angel (Playing with My Heart) (Mix for Mirror Ball) (1998)[14]
- Bossa For Jackie (Dedicated to Mrs Kennedy) (1998)[14]
- The Damned
- So, Who's Paranoid? (2008)[15]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Lorraine Bowen". All Famous. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Lorraine Bowen". Info Famous People. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ "The Dinner Ladies". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Who is Lorraine Bowen". The Metro. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ "BGT Golden Buzzer Choice Lorraine Bowen". The Radio Times. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
- ↑ "Greatest Hits Vol. 1". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ "Greatest Hits Volume 2". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ "Bossy Nova!". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ "Lorraine Bowen's Vital Organs by Lorraine Bowen: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ "Suburban Exotica by Lorraine Bowen: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ↑ "Billy Bragg - The Internationale". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Billy Bragg - Don't Try This At Home". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "Dope Smugglaz - The Word". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Fantastic Plastic Machine - Luxury". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ "The Damned - So, Who's Paranoid?". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
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