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Catherine Roseanne Dennis (born 25 March 1969)Gregory, Andy (2002) ''International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002'', Europa; , p. 133 is a British singer, songwriter and record producer. She was discovered as a teenager by music manager
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, which led to her featuring on the hit dance single " C'mon and Get My Love" with D Mob in 1989. In the early 1990s, Dennis saw international solo success with her debut album '' Move to This'' (1990), which included three US top-ten singles including " Just Another Dream" and " Touch Me (All Night Long)"; the latter peaked at number two and remains her signature song. It was followed by the albums '' Into the Skyline'' (1992) and '' Am I the Kinda Girl?'' (1996), her final release, which included a cover of
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" that reached number 11 in the UK. Dennis pivoted to songwriting in the 2000s and became renowned for her work, scoring eight UK number ones, winning six
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and two
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. Her co-credits include the multi-platinum singles "
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" by
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, "
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" by Britney Spears, and "
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" by
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. In 2004, Dennis was listed 66th in the '' Q'' list of the 100 most influential people in music. In 2006, she won the UK music industry's Woman of the Year Award.


Early life

Educated at Taverham High School, as a teenager she was spotted recording
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-influenced demos at The Kitchen in Norwich with her father (himself an experienced musician and local restaurateur) on piano. At the time she was working for
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. In 1986,
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signed Dennis when she was 17 to his company 19 Management and his label
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, and this began a career-long association that has seen Dennis provide songs for many Fuller-related artists and projects.


Performing career

Dennis achieved her first success as a vocalist with D Mob, when their single " C'mon and Get My Love" (which was credited as "introducing" Dennis) reached No. 15 in the UK Singles Chart and No. 10 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1989. It is regarded as an underground classic in the
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field, and a second collaboration with D Mob, "That's the Way of the World", was also a hit. It was followed by Dennis's debut album, '' Move to This''. She subsequently scored three
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hits, all of which reached the UK Top 20 and the US Top 10. She enjoyed considerable success in Japan in the early 1990s. The three solo hits were: " Just Another Dream" (UK No. 13, US No. 9, Australia No. 14), which featured D Mob on
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; a cover of the Wish and Fonda Rae 1984 club hit " Touch Me (All Night Long)" (UK No. 5, US No. 2, Australia No. 16), which is probably her most remembered hit to date; and " Too Many Walls" (UK No. 17, US No. 8, Australia No. 57). "Touch Me (All Night Long)" stayed at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for two weeks, and was kept out of the No. 1 spot by Hi-Five's "I Like The Way (The Kissing Game)" in the first week, and
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's "
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" in the second week. The song was a cover and lyrical reworking of a 1984 single by Wish featuring Fonda Rae, which had peaked at No. 70 on the US R&B chart that year. "Touch Me (All Night Long)" reached No. 1 on the US
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chart, and its follow-up, "Too Many Walls", which Dennis co-wrote with
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(who also co-wrote the ABC track "All of My Heart"), was a No. 1
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hit in the United States. It was around this time Dennis agreed to join '' Club MTV''s first tour, booked for six weeks. In an interview on the late night show ''Into the Night Starring
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'', she explained she dropped out after three days, accusing one of
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's members (the tour's headline act) of sexual harassment. During this period, she recorded a song called "Find the Key to Your Life" with David Morales, for the
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to the movie '' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze''. Subsequent releases were only minor hits. Dennis released her second album, '' Into the Skyline'', in September 1992, written with a focus toward the US market. The album featured the singles " You Lied to Me", " Irresistible", "Moments of Love", " Falling", and "
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" – the latter was credited to D Mob with Dennis. The album got to No. 8 in the UK Albums Chart, whilst in the US Billboard Hot 100, "You Lied to Me" was a Top 40 hit - her final American Top 40 single as a performer - and "Irresistible" made the
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Top 10; however, the album never charted. Dennis experienced a brief peak of fame, making a cameo in ''
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'' singing the songs "Moments of Love" (a minor US Adult Contemporary chart hit), "Why" (in the episode, not to feature D Mob) and "Touch Me (All Night Long)". In Japan, the album was called ''Into the Skyline +1'', and featured three extra tracks: "Nothing Moves Me", a previous
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, and two tracks that were both released as singles, "It's My Style", and "Love's a Cradle". She also provided background vocals on PM Dawn's US Top 10 and UK Top 20 hit "Looking through Patient Eyes", released in 1993. In that same year, she sang a duet with Lance Ellington on the soundtrack of '' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' Dennis began to record a third album, ''Inspiration''. The title track was recorded with Todd Terry, along with another song "Is There Life After You". Only one song from the recording sessions was ever released, "S.O.S.", which can be found on the ''Beverly Hills 90210: The College Years'' soundtrack. She wrote her first song for another artist by writing a song for
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called " Love's on Every Corner". In 1996, Dennis changed her musical style: away from the dance-pop sound of previous releases, to a more traditional singer-songwriter approach. The resulting album, '' Am I the Kinda Girl?'', was more in keeping with the
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sound of bands such as Blur and performers such as
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, and featured collaborations with
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of The Lemon Trees and
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of
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. Three singles from the album were released: "West End Pad" (UK No. 25), "
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" - a cover of
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' song (UK No. 11), and her last solo single, "When Your Dreams Turn to Dust" (UK No. 43). In 2001,
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had a worldwide hit with the Dennis and Rob Davis penned song "
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". The following year Dennis won the Best Dance Recording Grammy for writing " Come into My World". She followed that up with
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's hit song "
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" which also won the Grammy for Best Dance Recording. Dennis had a string of hits with
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; she wrote almost all their hit singles such as "Never Had a Dream Come True", and also worked on the singles for the spin-off group S Club Juniors which was a younger version of S Club 7. Dennis wrote hit songs for
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,
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, and for Hear’Say and Bardot. She also wrote the fastest selling debut single in UK history for recording artist
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, the winner of the British music competition reality show ''
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'', and his runner-up Gareth Gates. Dennis wrote the theme song to the television series ''
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''. She wrote several songs for former S Club 7 member
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including " Sweet Dreams My LA Ex", and also two songs for Phil Roy, one of which was on the soundtrack for the film ''
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'' starring
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and
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. According to news reports, Dennis was working on a new album under the name Sexcassettes, which she planned to release in 2008. She has collaborated with
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on his album, ''The Business''. As of 2015, Dennis became a vocal affiliate with Galantis by first performing, uncredited, on their debut album ''
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'' on the tracks " Runaway (U & I)" and "Louder, Harder, Better". She later co-wrote their song " Love on Me" from their second album '' The Aviary'' and sang on five songs from their 2019 album ''
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''. In 2019, Dennis returned to performing. She celebrated her 30th anniversary in the music business with a performance at London's Mighty Hoopla Festival. In 2020 and 2021, Dennis wrote for
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and collaborated with composer
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on the soundtrack for the BBC/Discovery Channel docuseries, ''Serengeti''.


Songwriting career

Dennis has written a number of award-winning songs and international hit singles. Her first success was with "Bumper to Bumper", the B-side to the Spice Girls' hit "
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". Dennis continued this success by co-writing the ''
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'' theme (re-used for numerous international remakes of the show, including ''
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''), and writing for Idol contestants, including
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, Gareth Gates, and
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. Clarkson's single " Before Your Love" (a double a-side with "
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") was Dennis's first US No. 1. Dennis's "
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" (recorded by
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) spent four weeks at number one in Britain, while also rekindling interest in Minogue in America, where it hit no. 7 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. With over three million copies sold worldwide, "Can't Get You Out of My Head" became the second highest selling single in 2001. Dennis also co-wrote the international hit "Toxic" by Britney Spears, which went to number one in the UK and worldwide. Dennis's biggest success came in 2008 with
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's smash hit "
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" co-written alongside
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,
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and Dr Luke, which ranks among the best-selling digital singles in history. Dennis co-wrote three tracks on the Galantis album ''
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'', one of which, " Runaway (U & I)", reached No. 1 in the UK Dance Chart, No. 9 in the US Dance Chart, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Dennis has written with
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, Black Honey, and
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. More recently, Dennis co-wrote three tracks on the new Galantis album out in 2024 and the Laura White single "Nobody".


Personal life

Dennis briefly dated
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and host of '' The Supervet''. The relationship ended in 2003.


Awards and nominations


''World Music Awards'' Music Awards

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''Billboard'' Music Awards

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Brit Awards

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Grammy Awards

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Ivor Novello Awards

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" , International Hit of the Year , rowspan=3 , - , Most Performed Work , - , The Ivors Dance Award , - , rowspan=2, Best Selling UK Single , , - , 2003 , " Anything is Possible" , rowspan=3 , - , 2005 , "Toxic" , Most Performed Work , - , 2018 , Herself , Outstanding Song Collection


Discography

* '' Move to This'' (1990) * '' Into the Skyline'' (1992) * '' Am I the Kinda Girl?'' (1996)


See also

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References


External links

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Cathy Dennis Artist Profile on EMI Music Publishing
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2010 interview in ''The Gentlewoman''
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