Amy Belle

Not to be confused with Belle Amie or Bel Ami.

Amy Belle (born 1981) is a Scottish singer. She is best known for her duet with Rod Stewart on "I Don't Want To Talk About It" during his concert at the Albert Hall in October 2004.^[1] The official Rod Stewart video of the performance has received over 940 million worldwide (excluding UK) YouTube views.^[2] In addition, another YouTube posting of this event has received over 100 million views.^[3]

Biography

Belle was born and raised in Glasgow, Scotland, the youngest sibling of three.^{[citation needed]} She started out busking covers of R.E.M. and Alanis Morissette.^{[citation needed]}

At 17 she left Glasgow and moved to London to pursue a career in music. In 2001, she was signed to a short-lived manufactured pop-folk group called the Alice Band.^{[citation needed]} In 2004, Belle was spotted by a friend of Stewart's when she was busking outside an underground station.^[4]

After the duet with Stewart, Belle moved to Los Angeles through contacts she made via Stewart's manager. There she recorded a track with Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek from The Doors.^[1]

Personal life

She is married to an English solicitor. She has a child. ^{[citation needed]}

References

1. Booth, Samantha (9 November 2007). "Amy Belle Busking Again As She Waits For Break". dailyrecord. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the : Rod Stewart - I Don't Want To Talk About It (from One Night Only! Live at Royal Albert Hall). YouTube.
3. "Rod Stewart & Amy Belle I Dont Want To Talk About It 360p SD (Legendado) Subtitulos" – via www.youtube.com.
4. "BBC - Radio 4 - Woman's Hour -Amy Belle". www.bbc.co.uk.