Group

The Kiki Dee Band

Since: present
Releases: 3

About

Pauline Matthews (born 6 March 1947), better known by her stage name Kiki Dee, is an English singer. Known for her blue-eyed soul vocals, she was the first female singer from the UK to sign with Motown's Tamla Records.

Dee is best known for the hit singles "Amoureuse" (1973), "I've Got the Music in Me" (1974) and "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", her 1976 duet with Elton John, which reached number one on the UK singles chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her 1981 single "Star" became the theme song for the talent show Opportunity Knocks when it was revived by the BBC in 1987. In 1993, she performed another duet with John for his Duets album, a cover version of Cole Porter's "True Love", which reached number two in the UK. During her career, she has released 40 singles, three EPs and 12 albums.

From Kiki Dee on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Bias Boshell now keyboard
Jo Partridge now guitar, lead vocals
BJ Cole 1973–1974 · former pedal steel guitar
Mike Wedgwood 1973–1974 · former bass
Kiki Dee 1973–1975 · former lead vocals
Roger Pope 1974–1975 · former drums (drum set)

Discography

Albums 1

I’ve Got the Music in Me 1974

Singles 2

Links

Reference

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: b9ac19b1-a88d-4303-bd8f-e32dac2ae6da
ISNI: 0000000470254866

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.