Helen Terry 1022608 209529056 2008-05-01T19:44:56Z Derek R Bullamore 698799 /* External links */ [[Category:British singers]] --> [[Category:British female singers]] {{Infobox Musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = Helen Terry | Img = Replace this image female.svg | Born = {{Birth date and age|1956|5|25}} | Genre = [[pop music|Pop]] | Years_active = 1984-1989 | Label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]], [[Parlophone]] | Associated_acts = [[Culture Club]] |}} '''Helen Terry''' (born [[May 25]] [[1956]]) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[singer]], known for her [[Backing vocalist|backing vocal]] work with [[Culture Club]]. As a solo performer, she scored a [[Top 40]] hit in [[1984]] with "Love Lies Lost" and released one album in 1986, ''Blue Notes''. She then pursued a career in film and television production, most prominently behind the scenes as a producer and executive producer for the TV broadcast of the [[BRIT Awards]] since 2001. ==Recording career== Terry was asked to perform on [[Culture Club]]'s debut album ''[[Kissing to Be Clever]]'' after lead singer [[Boy George]] met her at a London club<ref name="George1">{{cite book |title=Take It Like A Man |author=Boy George |coauthors=Spencer Bright |year=1995 |publisher=Pan Books|location=London |isbn=0 330 32362 8 |pages=210}}</ref>. Her soulful vocals became a key element of the Culture Club sound<ref name="George2">{{cite book |title=Take It Like A Man |author=Boy George |coauthors=Spencer Bright |year=1995 |publisher=Pan Books|location=London |isbn=0 330 32362 8 |pages=214}}</ref> on the group's debut album and its follow-up, ''[[Colour By Numbers]]''. She featured in several of the band's videos, including "Time (Clock of the Heart)"<ref name="George3">{{cite book |title=Take It Like A Man |author=Boy George |coauthors=Spencer Bright |year=1995 |publisher=Pan Books|location=London |isbn=0 330 32362 8 |pages=227}}</ref>, "[[Church of the Poison Mind]]" and "Victims", and often appeared on television with them. Her solo career began in 1984 on Culture Club's label Virgin with the single "Love Lies Lost" (which she wrote in collaboration with group members Boy George and [[Roy Hay]]). The single went to #34 in the UK<ref name="UKSingles">{{cite book |title= Guinness World Records British Hit Singles 14th Edition ||authorlink= David Roberts (editor) |year=2001 |publisher=Guinness World Records |location=London |isbn=0-85156-156-X |pages=440}}</ref>, reached the same position in Australia<ref name="aucharts">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title= Australian Chart Book (1970-1992) |year=1993 |publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives|isbn=0646119176 |pages=304}}</ref> and was a #28 hit in Ireland<ref name="iecharts">{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know|accessdate=2008-04-08 }}</ref>. That year she also co-wrote and recorded "Now You're Mine" with producer [[Giorgio Moroder]] for the soundtrack to the film ''[[Electric Dreams (film)|Electric Dreams]]'' and released the single "Stuttering". In 1985 she sang the song "[[Take That Look Off Your Face]]" for the tribute album ''Performance: The Very Best of [[Tim Rice]] & [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]''. The soundtrack to the film ''[[Quicksilver (film)|Quicksilver]]'' featured her duet with [[Ray Parker, Jr.]], on the song "One Sunny Day". Terry's album ''Blue Notes'' was released in 1986 and produced by [[Don Was]]. It spawned two singles, "Act of Mercy" and "Come On and Find Me". Her involvement with Culture Club was minimal after 1985, although she made a guest appearance during Boy George's 1987 UK solo tour<ref name="George5">{{cite book |title=Take It Like A Man |author=Boy George |coauthors=Spencer Bright |year=1995 |publisher=Pan Books|location=London |isbn=0 330 32362 8 |pages=525}}</ref>. In 1989, after signing to Parlophone, she released an EP, ''Fortunate Fool'', featuring three new songs. Two of these, "Fortunate Fool" and "Lessons in Loneliness," were also released as singles, but differences with her record company led to a deadlock over plans for an album and she abandoned the contract<ref name="Devil">{{cite web |url=http://web.swedevice.com/sistergeorge/morestuff/helenterry.asp |title=www.boy.george.net - Boy George - The Devil In Sister George Homepage |accessdate=2008-04-01 |date=2001-05-08 }}</ref>. ==Media production career== After she stopped singing professionally, Helen Terry moved into film and television production, beginning as a children's TV researcher in 1990<ref name="Independent2">{{cite news ||title=My Life in Media: Helen Terry|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/my-life-in-media-helen-terry-783494.html|work=Independent |date=2008-02-18 |accessdate=2008-04-06 }}</ref>. She has worked as a producer for the [[BRIT Awards]] TV broadcast<ref name="Independent">{{cite news |first=Helen |last=Brown |title=Putting On The Brits |url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/putting-on-the-brits-525739.html |work=Independent |date=2006-02-11 |accessdate=2008-04-01 }}</ref> since 2001, becoming the executive producer in 2005<ref name="Independent2"/>. The [[2008 BRIT Awards|2008 broadcast]] attracted 6.1 million viewers<ref name="Ratings">{{cite news |first=Leigh|last=Holmwood|title=6.1m tune in for the Brit Awards|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/feb/21/tvratings.television|work=Guardian|date=2008-02-21 |accessdate=2008-04-08 }}</ref>. ==Discography== ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Single !Year !Label !7" B-side !Additional tracks |- |"Love Lies Lost"|| align=center|1984|| align=center|Virgin|| align=center|"Laughter On My Mind (live)"|| align=center|"Love Lies Lost (extended version)" ''(on 12")'' |- |"Now You're Mine"|| align=center|1984|| align=center|Virgin|| align=center|"Now You're Mine (instrumental)"|| align=center|"Now You're Mine (extended)" ''(on 12")'' |- |"Stuttering"|| align=center|1984|| align=center|Virgin|| align=center|"Stuttering (dub mix)"|| align=center|"Stuttering (club mix)" ''(on 12")'' |- |"Act Of Mercy"|| align=center|1986|| align=center|Virgin|| align=center|"Over The Border"|| align=center|"Love Money And Sex" ''(on 12")'' |- |"Come On And Find Me"|| align=center|1986|| align=center|Virgin|| align=center|"Reach Out"|| align=center|"Come On And Find Me (Alternative Mix)", <br />"The River" ''(on 12")'' |- |"Lessons In Loneliness"|| align=center|1989|| align=center|Parlophone|| align=center|"Lessons In Loneliness (radio version)"|| align=center|"Lessons In Loneliness (lessons learned)",<br />"Lessons In Loneliness (Olympic version)", <br />"Fortunate Fool (radio version)" ''(on CD single)'' |- |"Fortunate Fool"|| align=center|1989|| align=center|Parlophone|| align=center|"Heart Of A Woman"|| align=center|"Lessons In Loneliness", <br />"Fortunate Fool (extended version)" ''(on EP)'' |- |} ===Album=== * ''Blue Notes'' (LP, tape and CD, 1986) Tracklisting # Act Of Mercy (Lamont Dozier) # Come On And Find Me (Helen Terry/Boy George O'Dowd/Roy Hay) # Love Money And Sex (Terry/Willis) # Right In Front Of You (Helen Terry/Raymond Jones) # Forbidden Fruit (Phil Pickett/Robertson) # All Night Makes It Right (Raymond Jones) # The Perfect Kiss (Terry/Dudley) # Feelin' Your Heart (Helen Terry/Boy George O'Dowd/Roy Hay) # Close Watch (John Cale) # Stuttering (Terry/Matkosky/Prestopino) # The River (Dudley/Bell) <small>(on tape and CD only)</small> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{imdb name|id=0855995|name=Helen Terry}} <!--Note: Helen Terry is ''not'' related to British performers Ellen Terry nor John Gielgud, as this site claims.--> *[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/my-life-in-media-helen-terry-783494.html?r=RSS My Life in Media: Helen Terry - The Independent February 2008] *[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Helen+Terry Partial Discography] {{DEFAULTSORT:Terry, Helen}} [[Category:1956 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British female singers]] [[Category:British film producers]] [[Category:Culture Club members]] [[it:Helen Terry]]