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See The Day by Dee C. Lee

Artist Biography For Dee C. Lee

Lee Was A Backing Vocalist For The Pop Group Wham! In The Early 1980s But She Left The Group To Work As A Solo Artist And Also To Join Paul Weller's Band The Style Council. She Was Later Married To Weller For 10 Years But Now Divorced They Have Two Children Leah And Natt Who Is Also A Working Musician And Appeared On Stage With His Father At Hammersmith Apollo Aged 12. Following Her Departure From Wham! Lee Released Her First Solo Single "Selina Wow Wow" In 1983. Despite Considerable Airplay The Single Failed To Reach The Top 40. In 1984 She Then Worked With The Style Council And Appeared On Their Debut Album Café Bleu Released As My Ever Changing Moods In North America . Lee Can Be Heard On The Tracks "Headstart For Happiness " "It Didn't Matter " "The Lodgers " "Walls Come Tumbling Down " And "Shout To The Top." Lee Continued To Record Solo Material During This Time But Singles "Yippee Yi Yay!" And "Don't Do It Baby" Failed To Chart. In 1985 After The Release Of The Second Style Council Album Our Favourite Shop Which Reached No.1 And A Stint Working With The Band Animal Nightlife Lee Released Another Solo Single The Self-Penned Ballad "See The Day". The Single Became A UK Hit And Peaked At No.2 In December 1985 Selling A Quarter Of A Million Copies In The UK Alone And Earning Lee A Silver Disc. Twenty Years Later The Song Was Covered By Girls Aloud Their Version Peaking At No.9 On The UK Singles Chart In December 2005. Lee's Follow-Up Singles A Cover Of Judie Tzuke's "Come Hell Or Waters High" And "Hold On" Failed To Make The UK Top 40. All Tracks Were Featured On Her 1986 Album Shrine. Throughout The Rest Of The 1980s Lee Continued To Work With The Style Council On Their Albums The Cost Of Loving 1987 And Confessions Of A Pop Group 1988 . She Also Worked With The Band On Their 1989 Recording Modernism A New Decade But This Album Was Rejected By The Band's Label Polydor And Did Not See A Release Until Almost Ten Years Later When It Was Included In The Boxed Set The Complete Adventures Of The Style Council. Between 1989 And 1991 Lee Teamed Up With Robert Howard Of The Blow Monkeys To Form Slam Slam. They Achieved A Number Of Minor UK Club Hits Including "Move Dance All Night " And "Free Your Feelings" The Latter Produced By Young Disciples. In 1993 Lee Later Collaborated With Gang Starr Frontman Guru Rapper Née Keith Alam On A Single From His Solo Project Jazzmatazz Called "No Time To Play" On Which Also Featured Ronny Jordan. Later In The 1990s Lee Released Two Further Solo Albums Things Will Be Sweeter 1994 And Smiles 1998 . In 2006 Lee Had A Small Part As A Pop Star In The Comedy Film Rabbit Fever. In September 2007 Lee Performed Her Hit "See The Day" On ITV1's Loose Women Show. In September 2007 She Also Performed At A Charity Event In Aid Of Domestic Violence A Cause Close To Her Heart. Lee Also Played The Part Of Preaching Nut-Nut In A 2008 Short Film The Town That Boars Me. It Tells The Tale Of A Pig Boy Created By The Lonely Town Butcher. The Pig Boy Now Banished From The Town Returns At Nightfall To Torment The Local Women And Satisfy His Insatiable Fetish For High-Heeled Shoes. It Also Starred Kelly Osbourne Sadie Frost Lee's Son Natt Weller Zandra Rhodes And Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The Film Was Released In London On 28 August 2008. On 31 May 2009 Lee Joined Ex-Level 42 Musicians Mike Lindup And Phil Gould To Play A Comeback Gig With A Collective Called 'Favoured Nations'. The Gig Took Place At Ginglik Shepherd's Bush London. On 11 October 2009 She Played A Gig At Dingwalls In Camden Town. Dee Played 2 Concerts In 2010 - The 1st Was On 30 April 2010 At Pizza On The Park Hyde Park Corner London And The Second On 31 December At Shades Of Soul New Year's Eve Extravaganza Live Funk And Soul At The Pheasantry. This Was A Night Featuring Dee Louise Funk Affair And Nathan Watson. Billed As “A Night Of Unforgettable Funk And Soul Classics." The Setlist Was - Things Will Be Sweeter See The Day Walk Away From The Floor It's Gonna Be Alright No Time To Play Set Your Spirit Free And Come Hell Or Waters High. January 2011 - Dee Is Currently Getting A Band Together And Is Holding Auditions. No Album Release Date Is Yet Known.

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