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Mickey by Toni Basil
Toni Basil
Artist Biography For Toni Basil
Toni Basil Was Born Antonia Christina Basilotta On September 22nd 1943 In Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Before Getting Into Music She Was A Go-Go Dancer And She Acted In Some Movies Like "Easy Rider" And "Pajama Party." She Later Got Her Start In Singing As The Singer And Dancer In The Short Film "Breakaway." She Later Was Involved With A Dance Troup Called "The Lockers" And Got Into More Dancing And Choreography. She Was The First Musical Artist In The 80s To Do A Music Video Album Where The Consumer Could Purchase A VHS Video That Included The Videos To All But 3 Of The Songs Of Her Album "Word Of Mouth." She Has Only Gained Success With One Song And That Was "Mickey" Which Was A Cover Of The Song "Kitty " Penned By Chinn And Chapman And Originally Recorded By British Band Racey. In Fact 4 Of Her Songs On "Word Of Mouth" Were Covers. She Came Out With A 2nd Album Entitled "Toni Basil " But Wasn't As Successful As She Was With "Word Of Mouth." Today She Does Mostly Choreography For Musical Acts And Groups. "Mickey" Enjoys Enduring Popularity. It Was Named Number 6 On VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The 80's.
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Toni-Basil - Word Of Mouth
"Mickey" Is A 1982 American New Wave Song Recorded By Singer And Choreographer Toni Basil. Written By Mike Chapman And Nicky Chinn As "Kitty" It Was First Recorded By U.K. Pop Group Racey In1979. A Music Video For The Song Featuring Costuming And Choreography Inspired By Cheerleader Dance Routines Was Played Heavily On MTV And Contiunes To Attract Interest. The Single Scored Number One On The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 For One Week And Number Two In The UK Singles Chart. The Song Was Basil's Only Top Forty Success Making Her A "one-Hit-Wonder". It Is Named #5 On VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of All Time #16 On 20 To 1's Top 20 One Hit Wonders Countdown And #7 On VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 80's. It Has Also Appeared On Countless 'greatest' Or 'best' Multi-Artist Album Collections.
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Biography - Toni Basil
Toni Basil Was Born Antonia Christina Basilotta On September 22nd 1943 In Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Before Getting Into Music She Was A Go-Go Dancer And She Acted In Some Movies Like "Easy Rider" And "Pajama Party." She Later Got Her Start In Singing As The Singer And Dancer In The Short Film "Breakaway." She Later Was Involved With A Dance Troup Called "The Lockers" And Got Into More Dancing And Choreography. She Was The First Musical Artist In The 80s To Do A Music Video Album Where The Consumer Could Purchase A VHS Video That Included The Videos To All But 3 Of The Songs Of Her Album "Word Of Mouth." She Has Only Gained Success With One Song And That Was "Mickey" Which Was A Cover Of The Song "Kitty " Penned By Chinn And Chapman And Originally Recorded By British Band Racey. In Fact 4 Of Her Songs On "Word Of Mouth" Were Covers. She Came Out With A 2nd Album Entitled "Toni Basil " But Wasn't As Successful As She Was With "Word Of Mouth." Today She Does Mostly Choreography For Musical Acts And Groups. "Mickey" Enjoys Enduring Popularity. It Was Named Number 6 On VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders Of The 80's.
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"Mickey" is a 1982 American new wave song recorded by singer and choreographer Toni Basil. Written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn as "Kitty", it was first recorded by U.K. pop group Racey in1979. A music video for the song, featuring costuming and choreography inspired by cheerleader dance routines, was played heavily on MTV and contiunes to attract interest.
The single scored number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for one week and number two in the UK singles chart. The song was Basil's only top forty success, making her a "one-hit-wonder". It is named #5 on VH1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of all time, #16 on 20 to 1's top 20 One Hit Wonders Countdown, and #7 on VH1's 100 greatest songs of the 80's. It has also appeared on countless 'greatest' or 'best' multi-artist album collections. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.