Maria Willson (born 1982/3) is a British singer who first found fame on

Michael Barrymore Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952), known by his stage name Michael Barrymore, is an English comedian, influencer and television presenter of game shows and light entertainment programmes on British television in the 1980s, 1990s and 200 ...

's '' My Kind of People'' with a host of television and radio performances following. In 2003 and 2004, she released two

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s, "Chooza Looza" reaching No. 29 and "Mr. Alibi" getting to No. 43 in the UK Singles Chart. She also went on a nationwide

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supporting Busted.

Telstar Records Telstar Records was a British record label that operated from 1982 to 2004. Background Telstar Records was founded in 1982 by Sean O'Brien and Neil Palmer with a government loan of £120,000. It was launched as a specialist compilation marketi ...

, with whom Maria had signed, went into administration. Willson continued to look for a new recording contract. In 2007, she performed vocals on the DT8 Project song, "Perfect World", which was the title track on their first album. Willson has been singing in the United States and Europe, and performed in both (Germany) and Spain.

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Maria Willson's SiteMaria Willson's Drummer
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British women singers Telstar Records artists {{UK-singer-stub