Being the youngest, I was a bit of a daddy's girl and sought attention from an early age by singing. I don't know where I got my voice, but ours was always a musical house. Kiki Dee ageattentionbite Change image and share on social
I always enjoyed sport. I was a bit of a wild child, to be honest, and just loved running around. Kiki Dee bitechildenjoy Change image and share on social
I look back and wonder why I wasted my time talking about fried potatoes with the great John Lennon. But that's what was so fabulous about him - he was very down to earth. Kiki Dee backearthfabulous Change image and share on social
I was the youngest of three kids, and from the age of four, singing was my way of getting attention. Kiki Dee ageattentionkid Change image and share on social
When I started out in this business, I really wanted to become iconic, but I'm glad that didn't happen. I like to do things like travel on public transport unnoticed. Kiki Dee businessgladhappen Change image and share on social
I had a cancer scare in the early '90s, and for a few months, I wondered if I would make it. Kiki Dee 90scancerearly Change image and share on social
My older brother had a lot of Elvis on vinyl, and really, that was my first introduction to music during the Fifties. Kiki Dee brotherelvisfifty Change image and share on social
Performers like to perform, and there's certainly no disgrace in entertaining people, in giving pleasure, you hope, through your singing. My work defines who I am. Kiki Dee definedisgraceentertain Change image and share on social
Dad always encouraged my singing, so when 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' was a hit in the States, I flew my parents to New York first-class to see me, put them up at the Waldorf Astoria, then they sailed home on the QE2. Kiki Dee astoriabreakclass share on social
I was born Pauline Matthews and grew up in Bradford as one of three children - I had an older brother, David, and an older sister, Betty. My father Fred worked in the mills as a textile weaving supervisor, and my mother, Mary, was a housewife. Kiki Dee bearbettybradford share on social