Marilyn (singer)
Marilyn (born November 3, 1962 in Kingston , Jamaica ; actually Peter Anthony Robinson ) is a pop singer who became known in 1983 with the song Calling Your Name .
biography
Robinson grew up in Hertfordshire , UK near the Elstree film studios, where his mother worked as a production assistant.
He later dangled through the London club scene with artists like Boy George , Steve Strange and Jeremy Healy. In 1983 the representative of a record company noticed him in his outfit with long blond dreadlocks. At that time Marilyn already had a few demo tapes, and his old friend Boy George was introducing him to the English press. Marilyn's debut single Calling Your Name was in the top ten of the English and Japanese charts for weeks. The following singles could not build on this success.
Robinson claims to have had a relationship with British musician and actor Gavin Rossdale for five years in the 1980s .
Discography (selection)
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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| 1985 | Despite straight lines | - | |
| 2008 | Despite Straight Lines: The Very Best Of | - |
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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| 1983 | Calling Your Name Despite Straight Lines |
UK4th  (12 weeks)UK |
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| 1984 | Cry and Be Free Despite Straight Lines |
UK31 (6 weeks) UK |
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| You Don't Love Me Despite Straight Lines |
UK40 (7 weeks) UK |
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| 1985 | Baby U Left Me (In The Cold) Despite Straight Lines |
UK70 (2 weeks) UK |
More singles
- 1985: Pray for That Sunshine (Despite Straight Lines)
- 1989: Sooner or Later
- 2000: How Could I Live
- 2002: Spirit in the Sky
- 2002: Sooner or Later
- 2003: Hold on Tight
Collaborations
- 1984 with Band Aid on Do They Know It's Christmas?
- 1995 with Boy George on Cheapness and Beauty
Cover versions
Marilyn covers ...
- I Ain't Been Licked by Diana Ross (1985)
- Spirit In The Sky by Norman Greenbaum (2002)
- Sooner Or Later by Sylvester James (2002)
- Ooh Child from The Stairsteps (2003)
Marilyn is covered ...
- Give It Up by Eric And The Good Good Feeling (1989)
- Drive Me Crazy a Baby U Left Me (In The Cold) adaptation of Smash 'n' Grab (1998)
- Calling Your Name by AJB (1999)
- Calling Your Name / Land Of Make Believe (Megamix) by AJB (2000)
Music videos
| year | title | album | Director | theme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Witches' song | Broken English | Derek Jarman | art |
| 1983 | Who's That Girl? | Touch | Duncan Gibbins | Night club, promiscuity |
| 1983 | Calling your name | Despite straight lines | Mike Brady | Rise to fame, photoshoot |
| 1984 | Cry and Be Free | Despite straight lines | Marcelo Anciano | Religion, spirituality, nature |
| 1984 | You don't love me | Despite straight lines | Nigel Dick | Making of a video, live performance |
| 1984 | Do They Know It's Christmas? | Nigel Dick | Hunger in Ethiopia | |
| 1985 | Baby U Left Me (In The Cold) | Despite straight lines | Relationship end, NYC | |
| 2008 | Yes we can | Pat Maloney | Animation, cheerleaders, roller girl |
Trivia
- In the video for Who's That Girl? Marilyn from the Eurythmics has a small guest appearance: Along with the women from Bananarama and Bucks Fizz , he is one of the groupies with whom Dave Stewart cheats on Annie Lennox .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Marilyn's YouTube channel
- Marilyn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marilyn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peter Robinson (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd November 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston (Jamaica) |