Cats U.K.
Cats U.K. were a British four-piece all-girl band who had a hit with the single "Luton Airport" in October 1979.[1]
The record, which reached No. 22 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] was inspired by the 1977 Campari television commercial in which cockney model and actress Lorraine Chase responds to Jeremy Clyde's romantic line "Were you truly wafted here from paradise?" with the reply, "Nahh, Luton Airport!".
The band featured Deena Payne, who coincidentally went on to appear with Chase in the long-running soap opera, Emmerdale.[2] The lead singer was Bea Rowley as Lorraine Chase didnt want to sing the song. The track was written by Paul Curtis a one-time legend amongst UK Eurovision Song Contest fans due to his many and varied attempts at writing the UK entry each year and John Worsley. The writers approached Jill Shirley about finding suitable singers for the group. Jill had been involved with the UK heats for Eurovision for a number of years and would go onto to form Bucks Fizz, Gem and Bardo.
The group had to rename itself to Cats U.K. because of the existence of famous Dutch band The Cats. The group went on to record their second single "Holiday Camp" in 1980 with a third single "16, looking for love" ending their singing career.
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References
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
- ^ Rudden, Liam (11 August 2010). "Interview: Lorraine Chase and Deena Payne, actresses". The Scotsman. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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