# Debi Doss > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Debi_Doss > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Debi_Doss.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debi_Doss > Source revision: 1249160113 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Lead too short|date=December 2021}} {{short description|American-born photographer and singer|bot=PearBOT 5}} '''Debi Doss''' is an [American](/source/United_States)-born [photographer](/source/photographer) and [singer](/source/singing). Doss attended [Webster University](/source/Webster_University) in [Webster Groves](/source/Webster_Groves%2C_Missouri), a suburb of [St. Louis](/source/St._Louis%2C_Missouri), [Missouri](/source/Missouri) in the [United States](/source/United_States), where she became interested in photography.{{cite web |url=http://www.debidoss.co.uk/profile.html |title=Debi Doss profile |accessdate=2007-03-26 |quote=At art college in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri (now Webster University in Webster Groves), Debi developed an interest in photography. |archive-date=2007-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628214909/http://www.debidoss.co.uk/profile.html |url-status=dead }} == Career == Doss performed as a backing vocalist, touring with [The Kinks](/source/The_Kinks) for over three years.{{cite web |url=http://www.debidoss.co.uk/profile.html |title=Debi Doss profile |accessdate=2007-03-26 |quote=For the next 3½ years Debi performed as a backing vocalist with The Kinks, touring the US and Europe with ‘Preservation’ and Ray’s other projects, ‘Schoolboys in Disgrace’ and ‘Soap Opera’. |archive-date=2007-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628214909/http://www.debidoss.co.uk/profile.html |url-status=dead }} She also recorded backing vocals for their musical concept album ''[Schoolboys in Disgrace](/source/Schoolboys_in_Disgrace)'' and on [Pink Floyd](/source/Pink_Floyd) singer/songwriter/guitarist [David Gilmour](/source/David_Gilmour)'s [self titled debut solo album](/source/David_Gilmour_(album)), alongside [Carlena Williams](/source/Carlena_Williams) and Shirlie Roden. {{Cite book| publisher = Omnibus| isbn = 978-1-84938-370-7| last = Mabbett| first = Andy| title = Pink Floyd - The Music and the Mystery| location = London| date = 2010}} Doss sang on "[Video Killed the Radio Star](/source/Video_Killed_the_Radio_Star)", which reached number one on the UK charts. She was on tour with [Hot Chocolate](/source/Hot_Chocolate_(band)) when the song reached number one, and [Errol Brown](/source/Errol_Brown) gave her a bottle of [champagne](/source/Champagne_(wine)), as well as the day off, which allowed her to travel to London to perform on ''[Top of the Pops](/source/Top_of_the_Pops)'' alongside [The Buggles](/source/The_Buggles).{{cite web |url=http://www.debidoss.co.uk/profile.html |title=Debi Doss profile |accessdate=2007-03-26 |quote=Debi was on tour with Hot Chocolate in 1979 when the song went to No. 1 and Errol Brown gave Debi a bottle of champagne and the day off to whiz to London to perform on Top of the Pops with The Buggles. |archive-date=2007-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070628214909/http://www.debidoss.co.uk/profile.html |url-status=dead }} Doss joined the girl-band Love Force, produced and managed by Dominic ’Bugatti’ King and [Frank Musker](/source/Frank_Musker). During the 1980s, she began a successful partnership with songwriters/producers [Charlie Skarbek](/source/Charlie_Skarbek) and [Tim Smit](/source/Tim_Smit). As a group, the trio were signed to [CBS](/source/CBS) and issued singles as The Rhythm Slaves, "Electricity" in 1981 and Dream Regime. In 1984, Charlie and Tim produced Doss’s solo single "[Romantique](/source/Romantique)" issued by [Ariola Records](/source/Ariola_Records), the record received airplay across Europe. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Doss continued to work as a session singer recording demos and backing vocals for artists including [Chris De Burgh](/source/Chris_De_Burgh), [Cilla Black](/source/Cilla_Black), [Twiggy](/source/Twiggy), [Samantha Fox](/source/Samantha_Fox), [Mike Oldfield](/source/Mike_Oldfield) and [Bill Wyman](/source/Bill_Wyman). She also worked for theatre impresario [Bill Kenwright](/source/Bill_Kenwright), recording demos for potential shows; this included an early demo of the ''[Chess](/source/Chess_(musical))'' hit "[I Know Him So Well](/source/I_Know_Him_So_Well)". During this period, Doss also performed as lead session singer on a 1987 recording of songs from the [Petula Clark](/source/Petula_Clark) / [Dee Shipman](/source/Dee_Shipman) musical ''[Someone Like You](/source/Someone_Like_You_(Musical_Theatre))''. She performs on the [Pet Shop Boys](/source/Pet_Shop_Boys)' 2006 album ''[Fundamental](/source/Fundamental_(Pet_Shop_Boys_album))'' and performs lead vocals on the new studio recording of songs from the musical ''[Someone Like You](/source/Someone_Like_You_(Musical_Theatre))''. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * {{Official|http://debidoss.com/}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Doss, Debi}} Category:21st-century American women Category:American expatriates in England Category:American photographers Category:American women photographers Category:American women singers Category:Living people Category:Webster University alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Debi Doss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debi_Doss) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debi_Doss?action=history)). 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