Grace Knight

Grace Knight
Birth nameGrace Ethel Knight
Born (1955-12-23) 23 December 1955 (age 68)
Manchester, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1976–present
Labels
Websitegraceknight.com.au

Grace Ethel Knight (born 23 December 1955) is an English-born Australian vocalist and songwriter. During the 1980s she was a mainstay of pop group Eurogliders which formed in Perth, Western Australia.[1][2] Knight later became a solo jazz singer and musician based in Sydney.[3] In 1984, Eurogliders released an Australian top ten album, This Island,[4] which spawned their No. 2 hit single, "Heaven (Must Be There)".[4] "Heaven" also peaked at No. 21 on the United States' Billboard Mainstream Rock charts and appeared on the Hot 100.[5][6] The song, written by Eurogliders' guitarist and cofounder, Bernie Lynch,[7] and vocals by Knight, was their only hit in United States.[8] Knight and Lynch married in 1985 but separated soon after.[1][3] Another Australian top ten album, Absolutely,[4] followed for Eurogliders in 1985, which provided three further local top ten singles, "We Will Together", "The City of Soul" and "Can't Wait to See You".[4]

Since Eurogliders disbanded in 1989, Knight has had a successful career as a jazz singer.[1][3] Knight made a cameo appearance in the 1990 TV series Come In Spinner[9] and sang on its soundtrack, Come in Spinner,[9] recorded with jazz artist Vince Jones,[3] which peaked at No. 4 on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) albums charts.[10] This launched a new career for Knight, with her first solo album, Stormy Weather,[3] which peaked at No. 16 in 1991.[10] Other solo albums followed,[3] Gracious in 1993, Live in 1996 and Zeitgeist in 2000. Eurogliders briefly reformed with Lynch and Knight in 2005 to release two additional albums by 2007. Knight returned to her solo career and released Willow in 2008.

  1. ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Eurogliders'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  2. ^ Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Francois, Ron; Meharry, Don. "Eurogliders". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgrem). Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Grace Knight'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 3 August 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
  5. ^ "Artist Single Chart History: Eurogliders". Billboard. Neilson Business Media. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  6. ^ "Eurogliders > Charts & Awards – Billboard Singles". allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  7. ^ ""Heaven Must Be There" at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 26 June 2009.
  8. ^ Sutton, Michael. "Eurogliders > Biography". allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  9. ^ a b Come In Spinner. ABC Records Discogs
  10. ^ a b "Discography Grace Knight". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 19 June 2009.