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Kirsty MacColl

カースティ・マッコール　/　かーすてぃ・まっこーる

Singer-songwriter from United Kingdom

October 10, 1959 – December 18, 2000　・　Croydon, United Kingdom

singer-songwriter
singer
recording artist

My Take

Kirsty MacColl is a quiet treasure to me. Born in Croydon and the daughter of folk legend Ewan MacColl, she refused to lean on her father's name and built her own voice through the pop of the 1980s and 90s. Most people know her from the aching duet on Fairytale of New York, and that song simply does not work without her tartness and warmth. Her wit as a lyricist and her gifts as a vocalist always outran her public profile, which somehow makes me cherish her more. Her death in 2000 at only 41 was a genuine loss. Every Christmas her voice pulls me up short.

Overview

Kirsty Anna MacColl (, mə-KAWL; 10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was a British singer and songwriter. The daughter of folk singer Ewan MacColl, she recorded several pop hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" and cover versions of Billy Bragg's "A New England" and the Kinks' "Days".

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Kirsty MacColl
Name (Japanese): カースティ・マッコール
Reading: かーすてぃ・まっこーる
Born: October 10, 1959 – December 18, 2000
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Boar
Origin: Croydon, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: singer-songwriter / singer / recording artist / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Fairytale of New York	—
Notable work	A New England	—

6. Links

Official sitehttps://www.kirstymaccoll.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsty%20MacColl

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