Kelly Marie

Kelly Marie (born Jacqueline McKinnon, 16 October 1957, Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a British disco singer.

Born to parents Alex and Jeanette McKinnon, she had several hits internationally during the late 1970s, including "Who's That Lady with That Man?" (1976, #1 in France), "Run to Me" (1977, #23 in the Netherlands) and "Make Love to Me" (1978). Her biggest hit by far was "Feels Like I'm in Love" (1980). That track was written by Ray Dorset of Mungo Jerry.

Marie made the most of the opportunity, and enjoyed the third biggest selling single of 1980 in the UK.

Her other UK hit singles were "Loving Just for Fun", "Hot Love" and "Love Trial" - although the latter only made it to number 51 in the UK Singles Chart in 1981.

In 1976, her first album, included the songs:-
*"Baby Belinda"
*"Goodbye Night"
*"Help Me"
*"Sing Along Alone"
*"All We Need Is Love"
*"Who's That Lady With My Man?"

The 28 August 2007 saw "The Very Best Of Kelly Marie" album released in the U.S., with many 12" versions released on Compact Disc for the first time. The tracklisting is as follows:

# "Feels like I'm In Love" * 12" (6:40)
# "Run To Me" *12" (5:12)
# "Make Love To Me" *12" (6:16)
# "Take Me To Paradise" *12" (6:53)
# "Loving Just For Fun" (1980 disco mix) *12" (7:00)
# "Hot Love" *12" (5:24)
# "Head For The Stars" *12"
# "Don't Take Your Love To Hollywood" *12" (5:27)
# "Get Up Get On Your Feet" (4.37)
# "Breakout" *12" (7:30)
# "I'm On Fire" *12" (6.02)
# "New York At Night" (3:40)
# "This Night Was Made For Loving You" (3:16)
# "Sentimentales Besos" ("Sentimental Kisses" - Spanish version) (3:09)

She is now married and living in outer London, with six children; five daughters and one son.

External links

* [http://www.officialkellymarie.co.uk Official Kelly Marie website]