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Biography

Croydon, England, UK (1979 – 2000)

Kirsty Anna MacColl (Croydon, England, UK on 10 October 1959 - 18 December 2000) was a British pop singer-songwriter. She was the daughter of dancer Jean Newlove and noted folk singer Ewan MacColl.

MacColl began her career in the late 1970s UK punk rock scene, singing backing vocals for Drug Addix. Her UK hits included the 1981 single “There’s A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He’s Elvis”, a cover of Billy Bragg’s “

A New England” in 1985, a duet with Shane Macgowan of The Pogues on “Fairytale of New York” in 1987, and a cover of The Kinks’ song “

Days” in 1989.

Top Tracks

1	A New England	246
2	They Don't Know	121
3	Days	95
4	In These Shoes?	83
5	There's A Guy Works Down The Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis	81
6	Walking Down Madison	44
7	Free World	35
8	He's on the Beach	33
9	In These Shoes	32
10	Innocence	31
11	Terry	28
12	My Affair	26
13	Soho Square	25
14	Days - 2005 - Remaster	23
15	Caroline	22