Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains 1981

Good quality rare video rcorded in the studio on Top Of The Pops 1981. Toyah Ann Willcox (born 18 May 1958 in Kings Heath, Birmingham) is an English actress and singer. Fronting a band known as Toyah, her singing career was slow to take off and the band released six singles in the UK before finally hitting the charts in 1981, with "It's a Mystery". This was followed by several other huge hits including "Thunder In The Mountains" and "I Want to Be Free". These singles were also successful on an international level. In the early eighties, Toyah also had her own successful make-up range called 'Soul Searches'.
In 1982, she was voted Best Female Singer at the British Rock and Pop Awards — since restyled as The BRIT Awards, or "BRITs" — and in 1986 she married UK guitarist Robert Fripp. She was one of the first acts to score regularly in the UK Singles Chart with EPs. Also in 1986, Willcox sang lead on the Tony Banks track "Lion of Symmetry." In 1987 she made the top fifty with her version of "Echo Beach".
Toyah has released 30 albums (both as a solo artist, and part of groups), 22 of which have been studio albums, 7 of which have been UK Top 40 successes. She has had eight UK top 40 singles.
In 2001, Q magazine named Toyah number 48 in their top 100 Greatest Women in Music poll, as voted for by readers of the magazine.
In 2009, Toyah came 7th in a BBC series naming the 'Queens of British Pop,' as voted for by the British Public.
In 2010, Toyah will perform with her band 'The Humans' at the London Roundhouse 'Haiti Earthquake Fundraiser' concert. She will also be performing both as a solo artist and as part of 'The Humans' on various dates.
She currently lives in Evesham, Worcestershire, UK, with her husband Robert Fripp. They married in 1986 in Poole, Dorset. Please visit my other Channel. Keep Rockin!.
http://www.youtube.com/user/squizzy104?feature=mhum#p/a/u/1/se0F7dEZ-zs

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[flares]

She didn't front a band called Toyah. She WAS Toyah.

[memorylane1980s]

@flares It says she was Toyah and also the band was called Toyah! yah get it! :p (this time a night I get all the piss heads! :p)

Keep Rockin!

Ian

My band I'm gonna fronts gonna be called Ian coz am Fantastic too!

[Urko2005]

@memorylane1980s I dont care what it says , i was around back then , SHE was Toyah , the band were just extra.

[memorylane1980s]

@Urko2005 Does it matter PLONKER!

[MockBlue]

As much as I'd like to tea bag Toyah before ending on a facial moneyshot, her music was a poor mans Lene Lovich

[Urko2005]

@memorylane1980s Yeah it does because your text aint correct PLONKER

[lalumia]

Kate WHO????,,,TOYAH RULES 4 EVAH!!!

[lalumia]

Kate WHO????,,,TOYAH RULES 4 EVAH!!!

[gemear2]

I'll have some of what SHEs on, thanks!

[Gazhax]

Very fond memories ;)