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Hatfield, Hertfordshire (1982 – present)

Tracey Thorn (born September 26, 1962, in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire) is an English pop singer and songwriter. She is best known as being one half of the duo Everything But The Girl.

She grew up in Hatfield, Hertfordshire and studied English at the University of Hull, where she graduated in 1984 with First Class Honours. She lives with her EBTG partner Ben Watt in North London. The couple have twin daughters born in 1998, and a son born in 2001.

Thorn began her musical career in the group Marine Girls. The band released two albums (Beach Party in 1981 and Lazy Ways in 1982) and several singles. The group disbanded when Thorn decided to concentrate on Everything But The Girl.

Thorn’s first solo work was a solo mini-album in 1982 entitled A Distant Shore. A re-recorded version of the track Plain Sailing was released as a single, and was included on the ‘Pillows & Prayers’ Cherry Red records compilation album.

Thorn and Ben Watt met at University when they were both signed separately, as solo artists, to Cherry Red Records. Their first album together was Eden, released in 1984. As a band, Everything But The Girl released a body of work that spanned two decades. Their biggest chart success came in 1995, when DJ Todd Terry remixed a song from their Amplified Heart album. Missing became a huge hit all over the world, especially in the U.S., where it reached number 2 in the Billboard Hot 100.

The duo has been on extended hiatus since 2002 while Watt has concentrated on his DJ work, and Thorn has been raising their children and writing and recording a solo album.

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1		It's All True			103
2		Raise The Roof			96
3		Hands Up To The Ceiling			88
4		Oh, The Divorces!			86
5		Here It Comes Again			68
6		Why Does the Wind?			65
6		Grand Canyon			65
8		Get Around To It			61
8		A-Z			61
10		Easy			60
11		Falling Off A Log			56
12		King's Cross (Hot Chip Remix)			50
13		Plain Sailing			47
14		Hormones			45
15		Nowhere Near			41

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