Dubstar

Also known as Sarah Blackwood, Steve Hillier and Chris Wilkie

Dubstar are an English indie-dance duo, performing songs with hints of Britpop, dream pop and synth, as well as the occasional pop ballad and guitar-laden rock with industrial twists. The group was formed in 1992 by Steve Hillier and Chris Wilkie in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Sarah Blackwood joined in 1993 as vocalist.

Key facts

Musical artist.name: Dubstar
Musical artist.image: blackwood10.jpg
Musical artist.caption: Sarah Blackwood, Dubstar vocalist
Musical artist.origin: Newcastle, England
Musical artist.years_active: 1992–present
Musical artist.label: Food, Northern Writes
Musical artist.associated_acts: Technique, Client
Artist discography.Artist: Dubstar
Artist discography.Studio: 5
Artist discography.Compilation: 1
Artist discography.EP: 1
Artist discography.Singles: 13
Artist discography.Music videos: 13

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of: musical group
Genre: synth-pop
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Record label: Food Records
Official website: www.dubstarofficial.com
Image: Blackwood10.jpg

Show 5 more facts

inception: 1992-00-00
location of formation: Newcastle upon Tyne
start of work period: 1992-00-00
social media followers: 2379
number of viewers/listeners: 1190448

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~9 min read

Encyclopedic overview

13 sections

Contents

Career
Personnel
Former personnel
Additional live band members
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Music videos
Extended plays
Exclusive songs
References
External links

"Stars", the best-selling single by Dubstar, received a great deal of play time in clubs. Many remixes were also created of this song and it was covered by metal band Lacuna Coil on their 2000 EP Halflife.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dubstar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Available in 11 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0