Career: In 1970, Edmonds was handed his own slot on Radio 1, which led to a presenting role on Top of the Pops. After proving he had what it took to be a small-screen star, the BBC hired him to host Saturday morning kids programme Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, which ran from 1976 to 1982. He moved into prime-time TV with shows including Top Gear, Telly Addicts and The Noel Edmonds Late Late Breakfast Show, before launching Noel's House Party in 1991. It ran for eight years before losing viewers and being axed. He decided to take a break from broadcasting in 2000, but Channel 4's Deal or No Deal has resurrected his career. He found further success with the Sky One vehicle, Are You Smarter Than a 10-Year-Old?

Career: She was encouraged to spend her time developing her singing, dancing and writing skills, and as a result didn't record for several years. Her first single, Wuthering Heights, was released in 1978, and went to No 1. Her first album, The Kick Inside, and follow-up single, Man with the Child in His Eyes, were also hits. Since then, her career has been highly successful but sporadic. Albums Lionheart, Never For Ever, The Dreaming, Hounds of Love, The Sensual World and The Red Shoes, along with her greatest hits collection The Whole Story, were popular. Her eighth studio album, Ariel, was released in 2005, 12 years after the release of her previous album, The Red Shoes. She returned in 2011 with Director's Cut, containing reworked material, and 50 Words for Snow, an album containing seven new songs. She's also collaborated with Peter Gabriel on songs such as Games Without Frontiers and Don't Give Up.

Career: Williams's first solo recordings were not a success, but his profile received a boost after he started making regular appearances on the Tonight Show in the mid-1950s, and he soon began notching up hits. He went on to secure a number of gold albums and a string of hits, including Moon River, Can't Take My Eyes Off You, and Can't Get Used to Losing You. In 1962, he hosted his own, self-titled TV variety show, which ran for nine years, although his attempt to break into acting was less successful - he made just one film, I'd Rather Be Rich (1964). He continued to perform into his 80s. He died of bladder cancer on September 25, 2012, at the age of 84.