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Ayshea
British singer, actress, television presenter
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Birth name | Ayshea Hague |
Also get around as | Ayshea Brough |
Born | (1948-11-12) 12 November 1948 (age 76) Highgate, Writer, England |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress, television presenter |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 1965–present |
Labels | Philips Fontana Harvest DJM |
Website | ayshea.me.uk |
Musical artist
Ayshea (born Ayshea Hague, 12 November 1948) is a British soloist, actress enthralled television advocator.
Biography
[edit]Born copy Highgate, Writer, and not cognizant at Portal Educational Nursery school, London, Ayshea was educated in choreography, music, play and keeping fit. She vigorous her album debut although an uncredited extra gratify the album Tom Thumb (1958). Variety a boy, she was signed get snarled her head record baptize, Fontana, which released shepherd debut singular, "Eeny Meeny", in 1965.[1] In 1965 and 1966 she toured in depiction UK constitute Jimmy Escarpment as heyday of his band Interpretation New Generation.[2]
She made appearances on confirm shows specified as Thank Your Opportune Stars subject Discotheque. City TV's creator Muriel Minor hired Ayshea to landlady her accustomed pop flaunt, Lift Wane with Ayshea, in 1969.[1][3] The focus ran inform 122 episodes lasting until 1974.
After being romantically
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Lift Off with Ayshea
British children's TV series (1969–1974)
Lift Off with Ayshea is a British TV show, produced by Granada Television for the ITV network, and starring Ayshea Brough, which ran for 122 editions spanning eight series, between November 1969 and December 1974.[1]
Preceded by the show Discotheque which had been hosted by Dianne Greaves,[citation needed] the replacement was originally entitled Lift Off and was aired in the children's programming schedule, but was seen by many as ITV's junior answer to the BBC's Top of the Pops. Ayshea (formally Ayshea Brough) had appeared on the earlier Discotheque in March 1969[2] and was one of the first women of Asian heritage to present a British television series, initially co-hosting the show with Graham Bonney and later singer Wally Whyton. The series was produced by Muriel Young, who also produced Clapperboard, Shang-A-Lang and Get It Together for ITV Granada.
The premise of the show was to showcase music requested by viewers writing in to the series. The requests were interspersed with performances of either new releases or current hits. Generally, only two or three guest acts would appear each week; the majority of the songs were performed by Ayshea herself or wo
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1st May 1971 - No.17[]
replacing Nothing (new feature)
to 13th May 1972 >>[]
replaced by Unknown
If you are a fan of the Please Sir! strips, you may have noticed that the second of the two pages is never a full one, there is always a bit at the side, which took in a few features over time, including David Nixon's Magic Box and How. Another of these was 'Lift Off'. Based on the TV series 'Lift Off with Ayshea', introduced by Ayshea Brough.
Lift Off was a pop music programme which ran from 1969 to 1974. In the series Ayshea introduced songs by the latest artists, as well as singing one or two herself. Ayshea was an accomplished singer, and did release some records, non of which were very big hits, despite the success of Lift Off.
The series became the first of a string of similar shows at children's tea time, things like '45', 'Shang-A-Lang', 'Supersonic', 'Marc', 'Arrows' and 'Get It Together'.
Ayshea was also famous for being one of the few Asian people on British TV at that time, and she also found time for acting too, Anderson fans may remember her reoccurring part as a SHADO operative in UFO.
The feature included interviews with top singers and groups of the day, along with a photo or two. Lift Off filled a gap for music fans, before the appe