Hollie Cook (born 1987, West London, England) is an English singer and keyboardist. She was part of the final line-up of all-female punk/reggae band

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. From 2010, Cook has also had a career as solo artist working with producer and songwriter Prince Fatty. In 2011, she released her first and self-titled reggae album ''Hollie Cook''. She calls her own music "tropical pop", and has a passion for reggae and female rocksteady and reggae singers, such as Janet Kay and

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, combined with classic 1960s girl groups.

Biography

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. Her mother Jeni was a backing singer for

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is her godfather. She is of paternal English and maternal West Indian descent. Hollie Cook joined the re-formed Slits and performed on the band's 2006 EP ''Revenge of the Killer Slits''.Aaron, David (2011)
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, 1 June 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012 She went on to collaborate with

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and Jamie T, and recorded her self-titled debut album in 2011 with Mike "Prince Fatty" Pelanconi, featuring George Dekker of the Pioneers and

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, reviewing the album, described it as "one of the most enjoyable reggae albums of 2011 so far." She went on to record a radio session for the BBC and appear on '' Later... with Jools Holland''. ''

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'' gave the album a four star review. In 2012, she was chosen as one of the support acts for

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' reunion shows. A dub remix version of her debut album was released in May 2012.Young, Martyn (2012)
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's ''Back to Black'', ''Back to Back to Black'', covering "You Know I'm No Good". Her second album, ''Twice'' was funded via

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and was released in May 2014. A third album, ''Vessel of Love'', was released in January 2018 and features

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, Martin "Youth" Glover, Gaudi and

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. Cook describes her music as 'tropical pop'.O'Brien, Jon
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Discography

Albums

*''Hollie Cook'' (2011) *''

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'' (2014) *'' Vessel of Love'' (2018) *''Happy Hour'' (2022)

Dub albums

*''Prince Fatty Presents Hollie Cook in Dub'' (2012), Mr. Bongo (dub-version of ''Hollie Cook'') *''Happy Hour in Dub'' (2023)

Singles

*"Body Beat" *"Walking in the Sand" *"That Very Night" *"For Me You Are" – Prince Fatty & Hollie Cook *"Tiger Balm" *"Survive" *" Sweet like Chocolate"

References

External links

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Exclusive video interview with Hollie Cook – Reggae.Today
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