Karen Poole
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Karen Ann Poole |
| Born | Chadwell Heath, London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Associated acts | Shelly Poole, Alisha's Attic |
Karen Poole , is an English singer-songwriter, who gained initial fame with her sister, Shelly Poole, as the duo Alisha's Attic.[1] The band had substantial success in the UK and Europe and produced three albums including the Platinum selling Alisha Rules the World.
She was born in Chadwell Heath, London, and is the daughter of 1960s vocalist Brian Poole, lead singer of the Tremeloes.[2]
She has had over 35 top 20 U.K. hits as a songwriter plus a wealth of international success. She is Brit and Ivor Novello award-nominated.
In 2015/16 she co-wrote for Bridget Jones' Diary (musical) with Lily Allen and Greg Kurstin
In March 2017, Poole signed an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with EKKO Music Rights Europe.[3]
Selected composition credits
Poole has written or co-written the following songs for the recording artists: (selected discography )
- Kylie Minogue - "Red Blooded Woman" (single), "Chocolate"(single) "Cruise Control" and "Sweet Music" from the album Body Language
- Kylie Minogue -"Heart Beat Rock", "No More Rain", "Wow" (single); Magnetic Electric " and "Nu-Di-Ty" from the album X
- Kylie Minogue - "Timebomb" (single)
- Kylie Minogue - "Fine" and "Sparks", from the album Kiss Me Once
- Kylie Minogue - "White December", "Christmas Isn't Christmas 'Til You Get Here" and "Cried Out Christmas" from the album Kylie Christmas
- Galantis - "Rich Boy" (single)
- David Guetta - "Tomorrow can Wait" from the album Pop Life
- The Shapeshifters - "Lola's Theme" - UK number 1 (single)
- Don Diablo - "People Say" feat. Paije (single)
- Netsky - "Who Knows" feat. Paije (single)
- Lily Allen - "Cheryl Tweedy" (B SIDE ) from the album Alright, Still
- Lily Allen - "Take My Place", As Long as I got you (single) and "Life for Me" from the album Sheezus
- Watermat - "Your Love" feat. Becky Hill (single)
- Shift Key - "Touch" (single)
- Becky Hill - "Unpredictable" (single)
- Giorgio Moroder - "Good For Me" (single) feat. Karen Harding
- DJ Snake - "Chasing the Sun" feat. Dakota
- Amy Studt - "Misfit" (single), "Under the Thumb" and "Ladder in My Tights"(single) from the album False Smiles
- Olly Murs - "Smile" from the album In Case You Didn't Know
- Sub Focus - "Splash" (single)
- Atomic Kitten - "Nothing in the World" from the album Ladies Night
- Elyar Fox - "A Billion Girls" (single)
- f(x) - "Love Hate" from the album Electric Shock
- Groove Armada feat. Mutya Buena - "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" (single) from the album Soundboy Rock
- Sugababes - "Caught in a Moment" (single), "Conversation's Over" and "Buster" from the album Three
- Sugababes - "Mended by You" and "Three Spoons of Suga" from the album Change
- Sugababes - "Sunday Rain" and "Sound of Goodbye" from the album Catfights and Spotlights
- Sugababes- "Follow Me Home" (single) from the album Taller In More Ways
- Will Young - "Stronger" from the album Friday's Child
- William Orbit - "Spiral" from the album Hello Waveforms
- Giorgio Moroder - "Right Here, Right Now" (single) from the album 74 is the New 24
- Will Young - "Keep On", "Switch It On" (single), "Ain't Such a Bad Place To Be", and "Thinking It Over" from the album Keep On
- Will Young - "Let it Go" (single), "Won't Look Down"", Disconnected", "Are You Happy", "Love", "If Love Equals Nothing" and "Simple Philosophy" from the album Let It Go
- Jamelia - "Taxi" from the album Thank You
- Janet Jackson - "Put Your Hands On" from the Japanese edition of Damita Jo
- So Solid Crew - "Oh No" (single) from the 2001 album They Don't Know
- Say Lou Lou - "Nothing But a Heartbeat" (single) from the album Lucid Dreaming
- Danni Minogue - "Put the Needle on It" (single), "Creep" and "For the Record" from the album Neon Nights
- Boyzone - "Stronger" from the album Brother
- Namie Amuro - "Stardust in my Eyes" from the album Feel
- Union J - "Amaze Me" - from the album Union J
- Lene Nyström - "It's Your Duty" (single), "Play With Me", "Bad Coffee Day" and "Virgin Superstar" from the album Play with me
- William Orbit - "Optical Illusions" (single)
- Girls Generation - Chocolate Love" (single)
- Nina Sky - "Get Your Clothes Off" (single)
- BoA - "The Top" from the album Only One
- Leon Jean Marie - "East End Blues" and "Jumping Off the Block" from the album Bent Out Of Shape
- Annie - "I Don't Like Your Band" from the album Don't Stop
- Christophe Willem - "Enemies in Love", "Si Mes Larmes Tombent" (single) from the album Prismophic
- Rachel Stevens - "Fools" from the album Funky Dory
- Rachel Stevens - "Secret Garden" from the album Come and Get It
- Aston Merrygold - "Get Stupid" (single), "The Favourite" and "Show Me"
- Emile Esther - "Undiscovered" (single -DK no1)
References
- ↑ Jeffries, David. "Biography: Alisha's Attic". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ BBC – Music – Alisha's Attic. Accessed 7 May 2013
- ↑ Gumble, Daniel. "Ekko Music Rights Europe signs UK writer Karen Poole". musicweek.com. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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