Amy Belle

Amy Belle (born 1981) is a Scottish singer. She is best known for her duet with Rod Stewart on "I Don't Want To Talk About It" during his concert at the Albert Hall in October 2004.[1] The official Rod Stewart video of the performance has received over 865 million worldwide (excluding UK) YouTube views.[2] In addition, another YouTube posting of this event has received over 100 million views.[3]

Not to be confused with Belle Amie or Bel Ami.

Biography

Belle was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, the youngest sibling of three. She started out busking covers of R.E.M. and Alanis Morissette.

At 17 she left Glasgow and moved in London to pursue a career in music. In 2001, she was signed to a short-lived manufactured pop-folk group called the Alice Band. In 2004, Belle was spotted by a friend of Stewart's when she was busking outside an underground station.[4]

After the duet with Stewart, Belle moved to Los Angeles through contacts she made via Stewart's manager. There she recorded a track with Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek from The Doors,[1] and wrote two songs for Miley Cyrus, "Talk Is Cheap" and "Giving You Up".

Personal life

She is married to an English solicitor.

References
  1. Booth, Samantha (9 November 2007). "Amy Belle Busking Again As She Waits For Break". dailyrecord. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It (from One Night Only! Live at Royal Albert Hall). YouTube.
  3. "Rod Stewart & Amy Belle I Dont Want To Talk About It 360p SD (Legendado) Subtitulos" – via www.youtube.com.
  4. "BBC - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour -Amy Belle". www.bbc.co.uk.
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