European female singers of the 1960s

Biographies, recommendations, sound clips, videos and links for pop’s fabbest femmes

May’s pick of the pops

Burning in the background of my mind

Tina Tott

This month...

Welsh songbird Maureen Evans became a chart star in the early 1960s, but like many of her contemporaries the beat boom left her side-lined.
Nevertheless, the Cardiff-born singer has gone on to enjoy a career in the music business that has spanned six decades.

Maureen Evans

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Brunetta

La balada del amanecer

Encarnita Polo

French singer-songwriter Christine Pilzer released just two EPs before quitting the music business for fashion.

Christine Pilzer

Karina was the queen of Spain’s ye-yé scene. Her good looks and golden blond hair helped her become a teen idol.

Karina

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Karine

Video of the month

Lulu’s career was on the up by the time she cut this moving version of Bonnie Dobson’s Morning dew. The singer had returned to the UK charts, starred in the film To sir with love and enjoyed a US number one with its theme song.

She also had her own TV series on the BBC, Lulu’s back in town, from which this clip is taken.

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Lulu
Morning dew

There he goes (the boy I love)

Antoinette