# Space UK

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**Space UK** is a British musical group of [session musicians](/source/Session_musician) led by the singer-songwriter [Anita Kelsey](/source/Anita_Kelsey), based in [London](/source/London).

Anita Kelsey won a [MOBO award](/source/MOBO_Awards) in 1997 with [Sunship](/source/Ceri_Evans_(Sunship)).[1] Kelsey is also the voice behind hundreds of TV adverts and also the voice [Jennifer Connelly](/source/Jennifer_Connelly) mimes to in the sci-fi cult classic film *[Dark City](/source/Dark_City_(1998_film))*.[2] Other major films featuring Kelsey's voice include *[Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis](/source/Bring_Me_the_Head_of_Mavis_Davis)* and *[Merlin](/source/Merlin_(miniseries))*.

## Biography

Space UK's musical director is Gordon Hulbert whose credits include [Chaka Khan](/source/Chaka_Khan), [The Temptations](/source/The_Temptations), [Alexander O'Neal](/source/Alexander_O'Neal), [Heatwave](/source/Heatwave_(band)), and [Imagination](/source/Imagination_(band)). Hulbert was a member of Domino act Psapp (BMI winners for "Cosy in the Rocket' - theme to ABC's hit series *[Grey's Anatomy](/source/Grey's_Anatomy)*) during their 2006-2007 European and US tour. As a producer/writer published by EMI, his multimedia credits include [Willy Russell](/source/Willy_Russell)'s *Dancin Thru the Dark*, the [BBC](/source/BBC)'s *Moving the Mountain* documentary and Channel 4's *First Sunday*.

Other core members of Space UK have performed or recorded with some in the music industry today including [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9), [Kings of Leon](/source/Kings_of_Leon), [George Michael](/source/George_Michael), [Tina Turner](/source/Tina_Turner) and [Amy Winehouse](/source/Amy_Winehouse); as well as most of the Motown musicians such as [Ben E. King](/source/Ben_E._King), [Martha Reeves & the Vandellas](/source/Martha_Reeves_%26_the_Vandellas), [The Four Tops](/source/The_Four_Tops), [Edwin Starr](/source/Edwin_Starr), [The Temptations](/source/The_Temptations), [Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons](/source/Frankie_Valli_%26_the_Four_Seasons), and [The Three Degrees](/source/The_Three_Degrees).[3][4]

## Band

- Vocals: Anita Kelsey and Simon Green
- Keyboards and MD: Alexis Countouris
- Bass guitar: Gordon Hulbert
- Drums: Dave Land
- Guitar: Paul Jones
- Trumpet: Dave Ital
- Saxophonist: [Roberto Manzin](/source/Roberto_Manzin) - Dave Land features on the soundtrack of the film *Hope and Glory*. Land also features on the original, as well as the recent 2010 re-recording, of [Katrina and the Waves](/source/Katrina_and_the_Waves)' "[Walking on Sunshine](/source/Walking_on_Sunshine_(Katrina_and_the_Waves_song))" - Anita Kelsey appears in the opening scenes of the horror film *Long Time Dead*, in which she participates in a ouija board séance just before dying a horrific death.[5]

## References

1. ["Anita Kelsey"](http://supra.armadamusic.nl/artists/anita-kelsey/). [Armada Music](/source/Armada_Music). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080402123008/http://supra.armadamusic.nl/artists/anita-kelsey/) 2008-04-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2008-06-14.

1. ["Dark City soundtracks"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/soundtrack). *IMDb.com*. Retrieved 2016-07-28.

1. ["Colonel Abrams"](http://www.discogs.com/artist/). 4 May 2002. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20020504074033/http://www.discogs.com/artist/) 4 May 2002 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 February 2018.

1. ["Live Music For Events"](http://www.spaceuk.biz). *Spaceuk.biz*. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2016-07-28.

1. ["Long Time Dead : Cast"](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251806/fullcredits#cast). *IMDb.com*. Retrieved 2010-05-14.

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