Barbara Ruth Dickson, OBE (born Dunfermline, Fife, 27 September 1947) is a Scottish singer whose hits include "I Know Him So Well" and "January February". Dickson has placed fifteen albums in the UK Albums Chart from 1977 to date, and had a number of hit singles, including four which reached the Top 20 in the UK Singles Chart. The Scotsman newspaper has described her as Scotland's best-selling female singer in terms of the numbers of hit chart singles and albums she has achieved in the UK since 1976.She is also a two-time Olivier Award-winning actress, with roles including Viv Nicholson in the musical Spend Spend Spend, and she was the original Mrs. Johnstone in Willy Russell's long-running musical Blood Brothers. On TV she starred as Anita Braithwaite in Band of Gold.
Her favorite songs are "Let It Be Me" by The Everly Brothers, "Across The Universe" by The Beatles, "For Free" by Joni Mitchell, "Still Crazy After All These Years" by Paul Simon, "Good Vibrations" by The Beach Boys, "Cousin Dupree" by Steely Dan, "Doctor My Eyes" by Jackson Browne, "Jesus Was A Cross Maker" by Judee Sill, "May You Never" by John Martyn and "Frozen Man" by James Taylor. (Source: BBC Radio 2 "Tracks of My Years").
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She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in "Spend Spend Spend" production at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, England.
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She was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1984 (1983 season) for Best Actress in a Musical for "Blood Brothers.".
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She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in 2002 Queen's New Year's Honours List for her services to drama.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Loose Women
TV Series 1 episode, 2009 performer - 1 episode, 2009
Me Without You
2001
performer: "January February" 1980
Tom's Midnight Garden
1999
performer: "After Always"
Band of Gold
1995
TV Series performer - 6 episodes
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
1992
performer: "Shy Girl"
The Two Ronnies
TV Series performer - 16 episodes, 1976 - 1986 writer - 3 episodes, 1976 - 1986
Top of the Pops
1976-1985
TV Series performer - 8 episodes
The Chain
1984
performer: "The Chain" / writer: "The Chain"
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978
performer: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Finale
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
Doctors
2008
TV Series
Rose McQueen
Redemption Road
2001
Hippy Woman
The Missing Postman
1997
TV Movie
Linda Taylor
Band of Gold
1995-1996
TV Series
Anita Braithwaite
Taggart
1995
TV Series
Marie McDonald
Chess Moves
1985
Video short
Svetlana
Lyrics by Tim Rice
1985
Video
Juan's Girl / Svetlana (segment "Another Suitcase In Another Hall' / 'I Know Him So Well")