Kit Hain
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{{Short description|English musician, songwriter and writer}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Kit Hain
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1952|12|15}}
| birth_place = Cobham, Surrey, England
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| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|bass guitar|guitar|keyboards}}
| genre = {{hlist|Pop|pop rock}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|musician|writer}}
| years_active = 1970s–present
| label = {{hlist|Harvest|Deram|Mercury}}
| past_member_of = Marshall Hain
| website = {{URL|kittusmusic.com}}
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Kit Hain (born Keturah V Hain, 15 December 1952) is a British singer, songwriter, musician and writer.{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=Virgin Books|date=2003|edition=Third|isbn=1-85227-969-9|page=231}} She was a member of the pop rock duo Marshall Hain and had a solo career as a performer and songwriter.
Musical career
Hain met Julian Marshall while they were pupils at Dartington Hall School,{{cite web|url=https://stereosociety.com/marshall-hain |title=Kit Hain's Disco Fever |publisher=Stereosociety.com |date= |accessdate=2019-10-03}} and together they formed the British pop rock band Marshall Hain. Marshall played keyboards, while Hain performed lead vocals and bass guitar. Their 1978 single "Dancing in the City" reached No. 3 in the UK Singles Chart. However, the band broke up when Julian Marshall found the pressure too much.
Hain's first release after the duo break-up was "The Joke's on You", for Harvest Records. She then signed to Deram Records and subsequently Mercury Records for several singles and albums. Hain moved to the United States in 1985 and forged a successful career as a songwriter. Her portfolio includes "Fires of Eden" (Judy Collins, Cher), "Back to Avalon" (Heart), "Rip in Heaven" and "Crash and Burn" ('Til Tuesday), "Further from Fantasy" (Annie Haslam), "Remind My Heart" and "Every Time We Fall" (Lea Salonga).
Her songs have also been recorded by Roger Daltrey,{{cite news |quote=The songs, by various hands including Pete Townsend, Russ Ballard, Brian Adams/Jim Vallance and Kit Hain... |title=Review of Under a Raging Moon by Roger Daltrey |newspaper=New Straits Times |date=17 September 1989 }} Kiki Dee, Barbara Dickson, Fleetwood Mac, Kim Criswell, Conchita Wurst, Milow and Stan Van Samang.
Writer
Under her married name Kit Grindstaff she writes novels for teens and pre-teens. Her debut, The Flame in the Mist (2013) is a dark fantasy, published by Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Books.{{Cite web|url=https://kittusmusic.com/bio|title=Kit Hain - Bio|website=Kittusmusic.com}}
Discography
- Spirits Walking Out (US title: Looking for You) (1981)
- School for Spies (1983)
- Cry Freedom (1995)
References
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External links
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{{Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score}}
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Category:English pop guitarists
Category:English rock bass guitarists
Category:English women songwriters
Category:People educated at Dartington Hall School
Category:Deram Records artists
Category:People from Cobham, Surrey
Category:English women pop singers
Category:20th-century English singers