Top of the Pops: 1989 - Big Hits


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1989 - Big Hits
Season 1, Episode 1

A musical compilation, featuring Tina Turner and Phil Collins, Soul II Soul, Paula Abdul, Lisa Stansfield and the Beautiful South. Madchester favourites Stone Roses and Happy Mondays put in an appearance, along with Stock Aitken Waterman stalwarts Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan and Sonia. Plus, Sydney Youngblood, Mike and the Mechanics, Rebel MC and Double Trouble, along with duets from Marc Almond and Gene Pitney, and Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville


HD subtitles repeat 16x9
Music/Ballet/Dance Pop

Cast & Crew

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Tina Turner (Performer)
Phil Collins (Performer)
Soul II Soul (Performer)
Paula Abdul (Performer)
Lisa Stansfield (Performer)
The Stone Roses (Performer)
Happy Mondays (Performer)
Sasha Duncan (Producer)
Mark Cooper (Executive producer)

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Did You Know..

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Tina Turner (Performer)
Phil Collins (Performer)
Born: January 30, 1951 in London
Best Known For: Numerous hit records.
Early-life: Born Philip David Charles Collins in Chiswick, west London on January 30, 1951. He was given his first drum at the age of five, and his first full set at 12. Interested in performing from an early age, Phil was educated at stage school, and played the Artful Dodger in a West End production of Oliver! He also formed his own band, the Real Thing, and later joined another called the Freehold, with whom he made his first recordings. He also made two albums with Hickory before they split due to musical differences.
Career: Phil became a member of Genesis after answering an advert for a drummer in Melody Maker. They gained a solid fan base, and after Peter Gabriel quit as singer in 1975, Phil took over on vocals. More success followed with Genesis before he began a lucrative solo career in 1981 with his album Face Value. Subsequent LPs Hello I Must Be Going and No Jacket Required were also big hits. In 1985, he was the only performer to play on the same day at both Live Aid events at Wembley Stadium in the UK and JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. In 1988, he returned to acting in the movie Buster. He left Genesis in 1996 to focus on his solo career, though the group reformed in 2007 for a hugely successful world tour. He won an Oscar for his work on 1999 Disney film Tarzan, and composed the soundtrack to the 2003 movie Brother Bear. He worked with Disney on a Broadway production of Tarzan in 2006, but the show received mixed reviews. On March 4, 2011, Phil announced that he was taking a break from the music industry to spend more time with his family. In January 2014, he revealed he was working on new material with Adele.
Quote: "An interview is an awfully artificial way of communicating, don't you think?"
Trivia: He is one of only three artists, alongside Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, to have sold more than 100 million albums both as solo artists and separately as a member of a band.
Soul II Soul (Performer)
Paula Abdul (Performer)
Lisa Stansfield (Performer)
Born: April 11, 1966 in Heywood, Lancashire
Best Known For: Her number one hit All Around the World.
Early-life: Born in Manchester in 1966, the second of three sisters. Her family moved to Rochdale when she was 11. Her mother was a big fan of Diana Ross, who, along with Marvin Gaye and Barry White, was an early musical influence on Lisa. At 14 she entered and won a talent contest sponsored by The Manchester Evening News, which led to her first records. In a bid to get her music aired on TV, she sent recordings and photos into the pop show Razamatazz - the producers offered her the job of presenter instead.
Career: In the early Eighties, she formed the band Blue Zone with old school friends Andy Morris and Ian Devaney. Their early singles didn't make much impact on the charts but were hits on radio and in the clubs. Stansfield was asked to collaborate with the group Coldcut on People Hold On, which reached number 11 in 1989. She was then offered a new solo deal with Arista, but continued to work with Morris and Devaney, who took more of a behind-the-scenes role. Her single All Around the World topped the charts later that year and her debut album Affection sold 4.5million copies. Also acted in the film Swing and appeared on stage in The Vagina Monologues.
Quote: On attending the Brit Awards in 1990: 'For some reason I was wearing a green velour catsuit and a big hat. I just hope people remember the song I was singing and not the outfit.'
Trivia: Stansfield turned down the chance to record '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You', which subsequently became a huge international hit for Bryan Adams.
The Beautiful South (Performer)
The Stone Roses (Performer)
Happy Mondays (Performer)
Sasha Duncan (Producer)
Mark Cooper (Executive producer)

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