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Miriam Arlene Stockley (born 15 April 1962) is a British singer. She was born in
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, South Africa, and her work is influenced by the African music of her home country. Her distinctive ''
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launched the '' Adiemus'' project with '' Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary'', with Stockley as the lead singer. In 1992 she performed as a backing vocalist at
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, which was broadcast live to 1 billion people worldwide from the
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.


Early life

At the age of eleven, Stockley and her older sister Avril formed the group the Stockley Sisters and had a hit with a cover of
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's "Venus" in 1976 on the South African Top 30, ten years before
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's version. Later in her life, she moved to the
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, settling in
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to further pursue her musical career. There, she contributed vocals to several albums and TV commercials.


Career


1970s

She formed part of 'Blush', a short-lived South African disco act consisting of Stockley herself, Malie Kelly and guitarist Mike Pilot.


1980–1999

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Stockley worked as a session singer for the UK songwriting and production trio
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, and appeared on tracks by
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. Alongside fellow session singer Mae McKenna, Stockley is credited with being partly responsible for the distinctive Stock, Aitken and Waterman sound of the 1980s. Stockley provided backing vocals for the United Kingdom's
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entry on several occasions, most notably with
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in
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and for
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when they won in Dublin in
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. In 1991, Stockley became a part of the dance group
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whose single "Only You" reached number four in the
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. A year later, the band, with Stockley on vocals, released its second single, "Dream On". This failed to have the same success as their previous single and the band decided to call it a day. In 1995, she worked with
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as the multi-layered vocalist on his first '' Adiemus'' release, which also gave her broad international exposure in a
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and release on the album ''
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''. Stockley's song "Perfect Day," written by
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and also known as "Theme for the Lake District," was used as the theme song for the
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'', which ran from 1992 to 1998. She has also appeared as a singer on several
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programmes, most notably ''
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'', and contributed to the soundtrack for the 1997 film ''
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''.


2000s

Stockley is featured as a member of the choir for ''
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''. Her cover version of the
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song "
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''. In 2004,
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released for the first edition of the software is based on material recorded by Stockley. In December 2006, Stockley contributed as a solo vocalist and as a co-vocalist with
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tour, consisting of 18 concerts. She also released her third solo album, a collection of rearranged classical standards entitled ''Eternal'', in 2006. In 2006, she joined Richard Gannaway and
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as a primary member of the world music group AO Music (also known as AO). She first appeared on the album "Twirl", released 17 February 2009 on the group's indie label Arcturian Gate (debuted on international music charts at No. 5). ''Twirl'' contained the song "On Jai Ya"; a piece composed as
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theme music (2008) at the request of the Beijing Olympic Committee. Ultimately, the song was not selected and later chosen as soundtrack music for the 2011 promotional trailer "Project Peace on Earth". ''Twirl'' was released to an international audience in 2009 with Stockley as the group's main vocalist. In June 2009, she, Richard Gannaway and
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composed and produced the song "Gaiya Lo Mane" as theme music for the
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Foundation. In February 2011 Arcturian Gate released the AO Music's third album ''...and Love Rages on!'', where Stockley's voice is joined by children's choral ensembles from
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,
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(charted at No. 2 internationally and awarded
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's "Best World Album of 2011"). With the release of "...and Love Rages on!", Miriam and AO Music aligned with ''HavServe'' under
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to build sustainable villages for the children of
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who were displaced by an earthquake in 2010. On 28 March 2011, she was invited to give a private performance for the Education Without Borders International conference in
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. In March 2013 the AO Music group released ''Hokulea'', which charted #3 internationally and sustained top 20 ranking (
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) for five consecutive months. With the release of "Hokulea" AO Music officially established themselves as 100% non-profit through ''AO Foundation International'', supporting several world organizations that attend to disadvantaged children. Stockley was also credited on the ''Hokulea''
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Personal life

Stockley is married to Rod Houison, and the couple live in
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, United States. They have two children, Carly Houison and Leigh Brandon Houison.


Discography


Solo albums

* ''Miriam Stockley'' (1979) * ''Miriam'' (1999) * ''Second Nature'' (2006) * ''Eternal'' (2007)


Band/ensemble albums

* Adiemus I: Songs of Sanctuary (1995) *Adiemus II: Cantata Mundi (1996) *Adiemus III: Dances of Time (1998) *AO Music – ''Twirl'' (2009) * AO Music – ''...and Love Rages On!'' (2011) * AO Music – ''Hokulea'' (2013) * AO Music – ''Asha'' (2017) * AO Music – ''Kutumba'' (2021)


Backing vocals and guest appearances

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References


External links

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Aomusic website

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