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Birth name | Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet |
Also known as | Alf |
Born | Basildon, Essex, England | 18 June 1961
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Years active | 1981–present |
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Website | alisonmoyetmusic |
Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet MBE (/ˈmɔɪ.eɪ/ MOY-ay; born 18 June 1961), formerly known as Alf, is an English singer. Noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice, she came to prominence as half of the synth-pop duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist.
By June 2023 her worldwide album sales have reached a certified 23 million, with over two million singles sold. All of Moyet's ten studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart, with two of them reaching number one, and she has had many top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart.