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Wendy wrote her first song at six years of age. By the age of 16 she had written over four hundred songs, as well as three novels and countless poems, and taught herself to play several musical instruments by ear.

In 1980 Wendy launched herself as a DJ (clubs and mobiles), also working in both hospital and local radio. By day, she was an illustrator/commercial artist (one of her designs being accepted by Athena) and later a freelance journalist with contracts including NME, Jocks Magazine and Disco & Club International.

In 1987 her songwriting caught the attention of EMI Music Publishing, and (as a singer/songwriter) she was later offered an album deal by Carrere Records (UK).

In 1988 she was discovered by eminent songwriting team Guy Fletcher & Doug Flett (who, throughout the seventies, had written for artists such as Cliff Richard, Elvis Presley, Clodagh Rogers, The Hollies and The Bay City Rollers). For the ensuing two years Guy and Doug published Wendy’s work and managed her recording career, culminating an offer from Polydor Records in 1991.

The following year, Wendy made her debut on the Song Festival Circuit. In 1992 her song You Thrill Me was performed on National Radio, runner up in the TDK Song Contest, the judges of which included Tony Visconti and Jim Diamond. In the same year she also made her European TV debut in the Gibraltar Song Festival.

Between 1993 and 2000 she fronted five popular local bands, supporting acts such as The Fortunes, Marmalade, Swinging Blue Jeans, Bucks Fizz, Sam Brown, The Sweet and Showaddywaddy. Wendy’s five-piece, “Devilgate,” was the first band ever to reach the podium in Stairway to the Stars (1997).

During this time, she also worked as a session singer - the Top 40 single and club anthem DJ Spinnin’ (Punk Chic’s own take on “Rapture”) featured Wendy on lead vocal, as Chrysalis Records would not permit Deborah Harry’s vocal to be sampled.

In 2000, Wendy returned to the Song Festival Circuit, performing in Universetalent (Prague) where, being signed to a Dutch publishing company at the time, she represented Holland. She also won the award for Best International Pop Song in “Song Expo” (Benelux Song Festival) two years running, this time representing the UK. She retired once again from the festival circuit in 2001, her final achievement being an Honours Award in the Great American Song Contest for her ballad Nursery Rhyme.

Since then, Wendy has given over one thousand solo performances and completed a full length fantasy musical for children, Queen of Tides.

 

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