Jacqueline Abbott (born 10 November 1973) is an English singer who was a vocalist with the

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The Beautiful South The Beautiful South were an English pop rock group formed in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, two former members of the Hull group The Housemartins, both of whom performed lead and backing vocals. Other members throughout the band's exi ...

from 1994 to 2000, following the departure of

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. With Abbott, the band released several Top 10

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. Amongst their most successful

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during her stint were: " Rotterdam (or Anywhere)", " Perfect 10", "

Don't Marry Her "Don't Marry Her" is a song by English pop rock group the Beautiful South and the opening track on their fifth studio album, '' Blue Is the Colour'' (1996). Vocalist Jacqui Abbott begs a man to run away with her from the woman he is going to marr ...

" and "

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". Abbott was discovered by Beautiful South co-founder

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after she and a friend met him outside a night club. Heaton invited them to a party, where Abbott's friend encouraged her to sing. Heaton was impressed with her singing, and later invited her to audition to replace Corrigan. She left the band in 2000, because of the pressure of touring. A busy tour schedule would have conflicted with Abbott's wish to concentrate on looking after her son, who had just been diagnosed with

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. Abbott reunited with

in June 2011 to perform in his musical ''The 8th'', while in 2013 they recorded a new album ''

What Have We Become? ''What Have We Become?'' is a studio album by the former The Beautiful South collaborators Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, which was released on 19 May 2014 through Virgin EMI Records. It charted at number three in the UK Albums Chart, just behin ...

'' released on 19 May 2014. This was followed by a second album in 2015 entitled ''

Wisdom, Laughter and Lines ''Wisdom, Laughter and Lines'' is the second album by Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott. It was released on 23 October 2015 by Virgin EMI and was produced by long-time collaborator John Owen Williams. The album peaked at no. 4 in the UK Official A ...

''. They embarked on a tour in 2016. Their third album, ''

Crooked Calypso ''Crooked Calypso'' is the third studio album by Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, both formerly members of the Beautiful South. The album was released in the UK on 21 July 2017 by Virgin EMI. When writing the lyrics for the album, Heaton again ret ...

'', was released in July 2017, with a tour beginning later that year. In 2020, Heaton and Abbott again collaborated on ''

Manchester Calling ''Manchester Calling'' is the fourth studio album by Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, both formerly members of the Beautiful South. The album was released on 6 March 2020 by Virgin EMI. Heaton wrote the songs in various locations in North Holland ...

'', their first UK number-one album.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

1973 births Living people People from St Helens, Merseyside 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers {{UK-singer-stub