Sarah Blackwood (born 6 May 1971) is an English recording artist. She came to prominence as the lead singer of Dubstar, and as Client B in the band

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Career

Blackwood was born in

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, England, attended a local school, and went to

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to study interior design. She lived in

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when operating exclusively within Dubstar, but lives and works in

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as of 2015.

Dubstar

Formerly known as The Joans, Dubstar were initially a two-piece band, with Chris Wilkie on guitar and Steve Hillier on vocals and keyboards. Sarah Blackwood was invited to join the band in August 1993 and replaced Hillier on vocals in early 1994; Dubstar were signed shortly after. The band released five albums with Blackwood on vocals: '' Disgraceful'' (1995), '' Goodbye'' (1997), '' Make It Better'' (2000) and ''

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'' (2018) and Two in 2022. A compilation, '' Stars: The Best of Dubstar'' was released in 2004. Blackwood moved on to other projects but kept in touch with Dubstar members as her debut solo EP in 2008 called ''Acoustic at the Club Bar & Dining'' features Wilkie on guitar.

Client

Blackwood joined the band

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to replace Xan Tyler as singer for a European tour with Depeche Mode in 2002. Shortly afterwards, Kate Holmes, the other member of the band, and Blackwood decided to write together and formed the new group

. She used the

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Client B since the band preferred not to highlight the names of its members, rather identifying each as "Client" plus a letter from the alphabet.

Discography

Albums

;Dubstar *1995: '' Disgraceful'' *1997: '' Goodbye'' *2000: '' Make It Better'' *2004: '' Stars – The Best of Dubstar'' (compilation album) *2018: ''

'' *2022: Two ;

(Sarah Blackwood credited as Client B) *2003: ''

'' *2004: ''

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'' *2007: '' Heartland'' *2009: ''

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EPs

;in Dubstar *2000: ''Self Same Thing'' EP ;as Client B *2007: ''Client B Acoustic at the Club Bar & Dining''

Singles

(For details of singles, refer to tables in the discography sections in article of Dubstar and of

)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackwood, Sarah 1971 births Living people Alternative dance musicians Alumni of Newcastle University English women songwriters Musicians from Halifax, West Yorkshire Singers from London Musicians from Manchester English women in electronic music 21st-century English women singers 21st-century English singers