Louisa Gabrielle Bobb (born 16 April 1970, Hackney, London) is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer, who records under the name Gabrielle.
Her debut single "Dreams" topped the UK Singles Chart in June 1993. The single entered the UK chart at #2, which was the highest chart entry a debut act had ever scored in the UK at that time. The following week it climbed to the top spot and spent the next three weeks there.
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Louisa Gabrielle Bobb (born 16 April 1970, Hackney, London) is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer, who records under the name Gabrielle.
Her debut single "Dreams" topped the UK Singles Chart in June 1993. The single entered the UK chart at #2, which was the highest chart entry a debut act had ever scored in the UK at that time. The following week it climbed to the top spot and spent the next three weeks there.
Gabrielle has won two BRIT Awards, the first in 1994 for British Breakthrough Act, and the second in 1997 for Best British Female.
Other notable singles include "Going Nowhere", "Give Me A Little More Time", "Walk on By" (a cover of the Burt Bacharach/Dionne Warwick penned song) and "If You Ever" - a duet with East 17.
After a few fallow years, including seeing the father of her new born son sent to prison for murder, and her life being splashed across the tabloids, Gabrielle made a comeback. Using a sample from Bob Dylan's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door", ...
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