Sylvia
There are at least four different artists who recorded under this name:
… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four different artists who recorded under this name:
1. Sylvia Jane Hutton Kirby (born December 9, 1956), also known mononymously as Sylvia, is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. Her biggest hit (a crossover chart topper), was her single "Nobody" in 1982. It reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, number 9 on the Cashbox Top 100, and number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The song earned her a gold record certification and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Her other country chart hits include "Drifter" (number one in 1981), "Fallin' in Love", "Tumbleweed" and "Snapshot". She was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Country Music for 1982. She is also credited with making the first "concept" music video clip to air on Country Music Television (CMT), with "The Matador".
When her contract with RCA ended, Sylvia took a break from touring and recording to focus on developing as a songwriter. In 1988 and 1989, she guest-hosted TNN's Crook and Chase show and her own Holiday Gourmet cooking special. Sylvia's first independent album, The Real Story, was released in 1996 on her own label, Red Pony Records. In a May 1998 People magazine review, Ralph Novak wrote, "Sylvia always sang with more intensity and resonance than most country singers... and she can still sing a story song better than almost anyone around."
In 2002, she followed with Where in the World, a set that marked the culmination of an 11-year musical collaboration with John Mock. Songwriter Craig Bickhardt contributed the song "Crazy Nightingale". Bickhardt had previously performed with Sylvia from 1984, and wrote the title cut to One Step Closer. Also in 2002, Sylvia released, A Cradle in Bethlehem, her first Christmas album. In 2016, the album, It's All in the Family, was released on Red Pony Records. In 2018, Sylvia released Second Bloom: The Hits Re-Imagined, an album of some of her hits she re-recorded with a more acoustic yet fully produced approach and, in 2022, Sylvia's new album, Nature Child: A Dreamer's Journey, was released on February 22.
2. Sylvia Robinson Vanderpool (May 29, 1935 – September 29, 2011), known mononymously as Sylvia, was an American singer, record producer, and record label executive. Robinson achieved success as a performer on two R&B chart toppers: as half of Mickey & Sylvia with the 1957 single "Love Is Strange", and her solo record "Pillow Talk" (1973). She later became known for her work as founder and CEO of the hip hop label Sugar Hill Records.
Robinson is credited as the driving force behind two landmark singles in the hip hop genre: "Rapper's Delight" (1979) by the Sugarhill Gang, and "The Message" (1982) by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, both of which she produced. At the 11th Annual Rhythm and Blues Awards Gala in 2000, she received a Pioneer Award for her career in singing and for founding Sugarhill Records. Several publications have dubbed her the "Mother of Hip Hop". In 2022, she was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category for being a major influence on the creative development of hip-hop's early successes, and is the first woman to receive the award unaccompanied by another person.
3. Sylvia Vrethammar is a popular vocalist from Sweden who made a big success with an English version of "Y Viva España".
4. Sylvia is also a black/thrash metal band from somewhere around Portland, Oregon, United States. Their current line up is Candy, Andrew, Sean and Reuben. They released a demo entitled 'Lizard Birdman', which is available on their Bandcamp website.
5. Sylvia was a progressive experimental band from Southern California. The band consisted of lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer Riz Story, drummer Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), guitarist Sean Murphy and Jon "Juano" Davison (Yes), and dissolved when Hawkins joined Alanis Morissette's band. This led to Story's formation of Anyone in 1995.
6. Sylvia is also the name of a northern soul singer ('It's A Good Life', 1968), possibly the same singer as the one listed as #1 (?).
… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least four different artists who recorded under this name:
1. Sylvia Jane Hutton Kirby (born December 9, 1956), also known mononymously as Sylvia, is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. Her biggest hit (a crossover chart topper), was her single "Nobody" in 1982. It reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, number 9 on the Cashbox Top 100, and number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The song earned her a gold record certification and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Her other country chart hits include "Drifter" (number one in 1981), "Fallin' in Love", "Tumbleweed" and "Snapshot". She was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Country Music for 1982. She is also credited with making the first "concept" music video clip to air on Country Music Television (CMT), with "The Matador".
When her contract with RCA ended, Sylvia took a break from touring and recording to focus on developing as a songwriter. In 1988 and 1989, she guest-hosted TNN's Crook and Chase show and her own Holiday Gourmet cooking special. Sylvia's first independent album, The Real Story, was released in 1996 on her own label, Red Pony Records. In a May 1998 People magazine review, Ralph Novak wrote, "Sylvia always sang with more intensity and resonance than most country singers... and she can still sing a story song better than almost anyone around."
In 2002, she followed with Where in the World, a set that marked the culmination of an 11-year musical collaboration with John Mock. Songwriter Craig Bickhardt contributed the song "Crazy Nightingale". Bickhardt had previously performed with Sylvia from 1984, and wrote the title cut to One Step Closer. Also in 2002, Sylvia released, A Cradle in Bethlehem, her first Christmas album. In 2016, the album, It's All in the Family, was released on Red Pony Records. In 2018, Sylvia released Second Bloom: The Hits Re-Imagined, an album of some of her hits she re-recorded with a more acoustic yet fully produced approach and, in 2022, Sylvia's new album, Nature Child: A Dreamer's Journey, was released on February 22.
2. Sylvia Robinson Vanderpool (May 29, 1935 – September 29, 2011), known mononymously as Sylvia, was an American singer, record producer, and record label executive. Robinson achieved success as a performer on two R&B chart toppers: as half of Mickey & Sylvia with the 1957 single "Love Is Strange", and her solo record "Pillow Talk" (1973). She later became known for her work as founder and CEO of the hip hop label Sugar Hill Records.
Robinson is credited as the driving force behind two landmark singles in the hip hop genre: "Rapper's Delight" (1979) by the Sugarhill Gang, and "The Message" (1982) by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, both of which she produced. At the 11th Annual Rhythm and Blues Awards Gala in 2000, she received a Pioneer Award for her career in singing and for founding Sugarhill Records. Several publications have dubbed her the "Mother of Hip Hop". In 2022, she was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Ahmet Ertegun Award category for being a major influence on the creative development of hip-hop's early successes, and is the first woman to receive the award unaccompanied by another person.
3. Sylvia Vrethammar is a popular vocalist from Sweden who made a big success with an English version of "Y Viva España".
4. Sylvia is also a black/thrash metal band from somewhere around Portland, Oregon, United States. Their current line up is Candy, Andrew, Sean and Reuben. They released a demo entitled 'Lizard Birdman', which is available on their Bandcamp website.
5. Sylvia was a progressive experimental band from Southern California. The band consisted of lead singer, guitarist, songwriter and producer Riz Story, drummer Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), guitarist Sean Murphy and Jon "Juano" Davison (Yes), and dissolved when Hawkins joined Alanis Morissette's band. This led to Story's formation of Anyone in 1995.
6. Sylvia is also the name of a northern soul singer ('It's A Good Life', 1968), possibly the same singer as the one listed as #1 (?).
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Sylvia Lyrics
Anytime I've been working hard these days I go in early, come…
Automatic Lover I am your automatic lover Automatic lover I am your automati…
Bobby's In Vicksburg Fire burns in the street below Such is the fate of…
Come To Me Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.. Should i stick the knife n…
Cry Baby Cry Cry, baby, no, I don't mind You can be a baby,…
Cry Just A Little Bit Everytime you have to whisper good-bye Well I cry just a li…
Didn't I Didn't I turn you baby in? Didn't I tell you my…
Don When I said I needed you You said you would always…
Drifter Drifter, since you left me I've been cryin' every day You kn…
Dziś W Nocy Nie mogę spać Po nocach chodzisz mi po głowie Leżę na wznak …
Eyes Like Mine You feel like it's real this new love you found Does…
Fallin' in Love Love walked right in and drove the shadows away Love walked…
Gone No more shadows above me No more tears in my soul No…
Had Any Lately How long have you been mugging since you made the…
I Oh, oh, you had it all Then you told me…
I Never Quite Got Back You feel so close, how could you be gone? My dream…
I'll Make It Right with You When her love turns as cold as December, When you try…
If You Get the Notion Holding hands at midnight Beneath a starry sky Nice work if …
It Baby Phat on my butt "Hello, kitty" Princess of the streets …
It's A Good Life Ahh, ooh, ahh, ohh, ahh, ohh, ahh, ohh I'm Sylvia, that's…
It's Good to Be the Queen Ahh, ooh, ahh, ohh, ahh, ohh, ahh, ohh I'm Sylvia, that's…
L.A Sunshine L.A. sunshine Can't compare with candlelights and you The sc…
L.A. Sunshine L.A. sunshine Can′t compare with candlelights and you The sc…
Let Me Love You When I said I needed you You said you would always…
Like Nothing Ever Happened We meet on the street You introduce her to me And…
Love Is Strange Love Love is strange Lot of people Take it for a game Once y…
Magia Świąt Jest w Nas Gdy mróz na szybach maluje obrazy Wokoło mnóstwo uśmiechnięt…
matador Everybody holds their breath As he passes by the horns of…
Mirage The milky way and the moon Made a romantic night Perfect in…
My Thing CHORUS: I don?t want nobody in the world, Messin? around wit…
Never My Love And when I go away I know my heart can stay With…
Next Time That I See You The next time that I see you I′m gonna blow your…
No Good Lover Every night I turn to you But you turn away I know…
Nobody Sittin' in a restaurant she walked by I seem to recall…
Odnajdziemy Się Niespokojne morze łez odzwierciedla Każdy tęskny gest słowo …
Pillow Talk Hey baby, let me stay. I don't care what your friend's…
Sleepless Before you speak What you can't rehearse Before the tide You…
Snapshot I found a ciggarette, circled with lipstick and the lingerin…
So Complete What good is a deck of cards Without the king of…
Straight From My Heart Some words are written Just for the sake of the rhyme They′r…
Sunday Sunday-Melody Sunday-Melody Zauberhaft und wunderbar Sunday-…
Sweet Stuff Hey there sweet stuff You're kind of getting next to my…
Sweet Yesterday A room full of memories I still feel your touch Everywhere I…
The Boy Gets Around They say behind those eyes, Beats a heart as cold as…
The Matador Everybody holds their breath As he passes by the horns of…
Tonight I'm Gettin' Friendly With The Blues We went through the house today Divided up our stuff I got…
Tumbleweed Tumbleweed, you're living a cowboy's dream Tumbleweed, freed…
Turn My Heart Away There′s a feeling out tonight, you're beside me everywhere. …
Y Viva Espana All the ladies fell for Rudolph Valentino He had a beano…
You Flew in this morning on the 8-0-5 Had a couple of…
You Can't Go Back Home Flew in this morning on the 8-0-5 Had a couple of…
You Sure Love To Ball Ooh, baby Please turn yourself around Ooh, baby So I can lov…
You're a Legend in Your Own Mind Everybody′s watching As you pull up in your black Seville Ev…
You're a Legend in Your Own Mind (Ode to T.C.) You think everybody's watching As you pull up in your black…