Kirsty Hawkshaw facts for kids
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Kirsty Hawkshaw
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| Background information | |
| Born | 29 March 1969 London, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Coalition/EastWest, Mainline/EMI, Nettwerk, Magnatune |
| Associated acts | Opus III, Pulusha, Warm, Dubstar, Hybrid |
Kirsty Hawkshaw (born March 29, 1969) is an English singer and songwriter. She is known for her electronic music. Kirsty was the main singer of the 1990s dance group Opus III. She also works with many other musicians and producers.
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Kirsty Hawkshaw's Music Journey
Kirsty Hawkshaw's father was Alan Hawkshaw. He was a famous British composer who wrote music for films and TV shows. He also produced disco records. Her mother, Christiane Bieberbach, was born in Germany.
Starting with Opus III
In 1990, Kirsty was at a rave party. This is a large dance party with electronic music. There, she met producers Ian Munro, Kevin Dodds, and Nigel Walton. They were known as A.S.K. and had a record deal.
Kirsty was first invited to dance on stage with them. Soon after, they decided to form a dance group called Opus III.
First Big Hits
Opus III's first song was "It's a Fine Day". It was a cover version from their first album, Mind Fruit. This song became a huge success around the world. It reached the Top 10 in the UK Singles Chart. In 1992, it hit No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
A special reversed sound of Kirsty's singing from this song was used in the Orbital track "Halcyon". Kirsty also appeared in the music video for "Halcyon." Opus III had another No. 1 hit in the US in 1994. This was with the song "When You Made the Mountain" from their second album, Guru Mother.
Moving On from Opus III
Kirsty decided to leave Opus III in 1994. She felt that the group was becoming too "commercial." This means it was focused more on making money than on artistic freedom. She wanted to explore different music styles.
Kirsty also felt she didn't have enough say in writing and producing the music. This caused some disagreements within the band. She has said she does not plan for Opus III to get back together.
Solo Career and Collaborations
After Opus III, Kirsty started her own solo music career. Many other artists in electronic, house, and trance music wanted to work with her. She has collaborated with famous names like Tiësto, Delerium, BT, and Hybrid.
Her solo song "Fine Day" reached number 62 in the UK Singles Chart in November 2002. In 2004, Kirsty contributed a song called "Telephone Song" to a children's album. This album was titled For the Kids Too!.
On October 10, 2005, she released Meta-Message. This album was a collection of her older and newer songs. People were very interested in her earlier album, O.U.T., which was hard to find. In 2008, the record label Magnatune released her calm, atmospheric album, The Ice Castle.
Collaborations
- 1992 "Mind Fruit" (ALBUM): "It's A Fine Day / I Talk To The Wind" (with Opus III)
- 1994 "Guru Mother" (ALBUM): "When You Made The Mountain" (with Opus III)
- 1994 "Orgship" (ALBUM): "The Belle Of Atlantis / Awaken Kundalini / Flying Spirals" (with Solar Quest)
- 1995 "Kirsty Cried" (with Solar Quest Vs. Choci)
- 1995 "Olé, Olé" (ALBUM): "Valencia" (with Rachid Taha)
- 1997 "Isolation" (EP) (with Pulusha)
- 1999 "Movement In Still Life" (ALBUM): "Dreaming" (with BT) – UK No. 38
- 1999 "Online" (with Warm & Viv Grant)
- 1998 "State Of Grace" (with Swayzak)
- 1999 "Stereo" (with Stereo People)
- 1999 "To Come..." (ALBUM): "Where The Sidewalk Ends" (with Silent Poets)
- 2000 "Hidden Agenda" (with Sandor Caron)
- 2000 "Poem" (ALBUM): "Inner Sanctum / Nature's Kingdom" (with Delerium)
- 2000 "Running Down The Way Up" (with BT & Hybrid)
- 2000 "Since Then." (ALBUM): "Visions" (with Ian Pooley)
- 2001 "In My Memory" (ALBUM): "Battleship Grey" (with Tiësto)
- 2001 "It's In The Music" (with Warm)
- 2001 "Stealth" (with Way Out West) – UK No. 67
- 2001 "Urban Train" (with Tiësto) – UK No. 22
- 2002 "Nommo" (ALBUM): "Killing Me / Whisper" (with Slovo)
- 2002 "Sertão Blues" (with Slovo)
- 2002 "Kaleidoscopic Sounds" (EP): "Underwater Lady" (with Harmonic 33)
- 2003 "Ikon" (ALBUM): "Calling You" (with Ikon)
- 2003 "Morning Sci-Fi" (ALBUM): "Blackout" (with Hybrid)
- 2003 "Science Of Life" (ALBUM) (with Dave Hewson & Derek Austin)
- 2004 "Rubicon" (ALBUM): "Don't Sleep Tonight" (with Clashing Egos)
- 2004 "Just Be" (with Tiësto) – UK No. 43
- 2004 "Sincere For You" (with Lange)
- 2004 "The Centre Cannot Hold" (EP): "Maris Stella" (with Digitonal)
- 2004 "Walking On Clouds" (with Tiësto)
- 2005 "All I Want" (with Hybrid)
- 2005 "Halcyon And On And On (Live)" (with Orbital)
- 2005 "Reach For Me" (with Jamie Cullum & Steve Isles)
- 2005 "Split" (with Mr. Sam)
- 2005 "The Five Angels" (ALBUM): "Love Is A Rose" (with Pentatonik - Simeon Bowring)
- 2005 "Zero Gold" (ALBUM): "Faith In Me" (with Pole Folder)
- 2006 "Audio Damage" (ALBUM): "View To Me" (with Future Funk Squad)
- 2006 "Don't Look Behind You" (with Judie Tzuke)
- 2006 "I Choose Noise" (ALBUM): "Just For Today" (with Hybrid)
- 2006 "Lyteo" (ALBUM): "Insight / Lodestar / Split" (with Mr. Sam)
- 2006 "Nuages Du Monde" (ALBUM): "Fleeting Instant" (with Delerium)
- 2006 "Outsiders" (with Tenishia)
- 2006 "Pure Pop" (ALBUM) (with Warren Bennett, Mark O'Grady, Mike Sampey, Robert De Fresnes)
- 2006 "Radio Waves" (with Fragma)
- 2006 "Silent Stars" (with Pole Folder)
- 2006 "The Dawnseeker" (ALBUM): "The Chauffeur" (with Sleepthief)
- 2006 "The Last One And The First" (with Pentatonik - Simeon Bowring)
- 2007 "Beatitude" (with Duderstadt)
- 2007 "Heaven Sent" (with Andrew Bennett)
- 2007 "Labyrinthine Heart" (ALBUM): "Skimming Stones" (with Sleepthief)
- 2007 "Loverush" (with Loverush UK!)
- 2007 "Reasons To Forgive" (with Tenishia)
- 2007 "Time Is Running Out" (with Ikon)
- 2007 "Voyage To Isis" (ALBUM): "Star·Kindler / The Phoenix Effect" (with Delta-S)
- 2007 "You Will Feel Love Again" (with OpenCloud)
- 2008 "Fine Day 2008" (Kirsty Hawkshaw vs. Kinky Roland)
- 2008 "Good To Be Alive (Healing Angel)" (Kirsty Hawkshaw vs. Arnold T.)
- 2008 "Invisible" (with Tenishia)
- 2008 "Invisible Walls" (with Nektarios & Jan Johnston, as Nektarios meets F-used)
- 2008 "Juneau / Glaciation" (with Alaska)
- 2008 "Love Calls" (with Headstrong)
- 2008 "Love Is No Possession" (with JJoy)
- 2008 "Love Like Blood / Sunbathing" (with Outrage & Aperture)
- 2008 "Time Stand Still" (with OpenCloud)
- 2009 "Devotion" (with Seba)
- 2009 "Face To Face" (Kirsty Hawkshaw vs. Elucidate)
- 2009 "Fearless Soul (Hybrid Mix)" (with Harry Gregson-Williams & Hybrid)
- 2009 "Out Of Reach" (with Hue Jah Fink)
- 2010 "A Million Stars" (with BT)
- 2010 "Pop Model" (ALBUM): "One Day" (with Mr. Sam)
- 2010 "The Joy (Face To Face)" (with Seba)
- 2010 "The Mesozoic Era" (ALBUM): "Amzinai / Sundog" (with Alaska)
- 2010 "Two Trees" (EP): "After The Rain / Meteors / Dreaming Of Now" (with Ulrich Schnauss)
- 2011 "Back In Time" (with Liquid Kaos)
- 2011 "Clocks (Dandelions)" (with The Felt Dolls)
- 2011 "Falling (Chillout)" (with Tenishia)
- 2011 "Let Us Think" (with Secret Society & Outrage)
- 2011 "The Light" (with Seba & Paradox)
- 2011 "Whisper" (with Blu Mar Ten)
- 2012 "Connected" (with John B)
- 2012 "Dawn" (with Nektarios)
- 2013 "4K" (with Lii)
- 2013 "Clear Rain" (with Rasmus Faber)
- 2013 "Let It Go" (with Tobias Zaldua)
- 2013 "Nostra Terra (Can We Turn It Around)" (with One Vision)
- 2013 "Nothing Can Replace" (with Seba)
- 2018 "Mortal Longing" (ALBUM): "The Sandshaper / The Wood Beyond The Wall" (with Sleepthief)
- 2016 "Motion" (with Eshericks)
- 2019 "Smoke" (with Trance Arts & Jan Johnston)
- 2019 "It's A Fine Day 2K19"
- 2020 "Ghost Town" (with Dr Rod Octopus)
- 2020 "Love Is All We Need" (with Öona Dahl)
- 2021 "Morph" (ALBUM): "Serenity" (with Öona Dahl)
- 2022 "Hourglass" (Accuface X Kirsty Hawkshaw X Trance Arts)
- 2022 "Love Is A Frequency" (with Zed Minus, feat. Adam Fenton)
