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Keren Woodward is an English pop singer. Keren Woodward gained fame while she was in the band “Bananarama” and featured on their 1983 debut LP, Deep Sea Skiving. She, along with her group, holds the “Guinness World Record” for “most chart-topping female group in the world.”
Early life
Keren Woodward was born on April 2, 1961 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom. She is 62 years and is under the astrological sign of Aries. She has English nationality and her full name is Keren Jane Woodward.
Woodward’s name and parent information are not available at this time. Similarly, information related to her other family members such as her siblings, cousins, grandparents, relatives and any other family members are also unknown until now.
He appears to be a reserved person who likes to keep his personal and family life private and away from public attention.
Keren Woodward – Education
Regarding Woodward’s educational background and qualifications, he attended Downed School. Beyond this, no information has emerged so far. However, considering her age, she must have completed both high school and college.
Career and professional life
Keren Woodward has been a classically trained pianist since childhood. She used to sing in choirs and act in amateur theater with Dallin, whom she has known since childhood. And she, after leaving school, she started working as a boarding house clerk at the BBC in Portland Place, London.
Keren had a brief stint at the BBC before forming the pop group Bananarama in 1981 with Sara Dallin and Siobhan Fahey, an Irish musician. Their first single, ‘Aie a Mwana’, was released that same year. But it was in 1982 when they managed to achieve general fame with the single ‘It Ain’t What You Do…’ which reached number 4 on the charts. Then, from 1982 to 1988, she and the group had their most successful period.
Likewise, in the 80s, “Bananarama” managed to release a lot of hit songs like ‘Cruel Summer’, ‘Love in the First Degree’, ‘I Heard a Rumour’, ‘Shy Boy’ and ‘Robert de Niro’s’. Wait’. Their song ‘Venus’ even managed to top the charts in the United States. They even had several albums, including ‘Deep Sea Skiving’, ‘Bananarama’, ‘True Confessions’, ‘Wow!’, ‘Ultra Violet’, ‘Exotica’ and ‘Drama’.
Between the years 1982 and 2009, his group had an impressive 28 singles reach the Top 50 in the UK singles charts. They went on to release a total of 45 singles, 11 studio albums, 13 compilation albums and four video albums. Their achievements even landed them in the Guinness World Record as the all-female group with the most chart entries in the world. And, by 2002, they had sold more than 40 million records.
Subtitle: Keren Woodward performing on the show (Source: Wikipedia)
More about career
Additionally, during their most successful period in the ’80s, Siobhan Fahey left the group in 1988 to pursue her own music with Shakespeare Sister after marrying Dave Stewart. Jacquie O’Sullivan then joined Bananarama as a replacement, but left in 1991. Woodward later moved to North Cornwall and lived there for over 20 years.
Even after Siobhan Fahey left, Sara Dallin along with Keren Woodward continued with the group and even toured different cities. Then in 2017, the three original bandmates went on a reunion tour. And her tenth studio album, ‘Viva’, was released in the year 2009, and her eleventh album, ‘In Stereo’, came out in April 2019. Her label, ‘IN SYNK’, handled the release, while ‘ Absolute Label’ provided the sales. marketing and distribution support.
It was Keren Woodward and Dallin who wrote and recorded the tracks themselves and the first single from the album was ‘Stuff Like That’. Additionally, to promote the eleventh album, the duo went on a special ‘Evening with Bananarama’ UK tour, performing in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow in April and May 2019. They even toured the US and Australia and even participated in the ‘Summer Sonic Festival’ in Japan in August 2019.
Subtitle: Keren Woodward along with her bandmates (Source: ITVX)
civil status
Keren Woodward was in a relationship with model David Scott-Evans in the mid-1980s. The couple also has a son who was born on December 31, 1986. However, they later separated.
Then, in 1990, she began dating Andrew Ridgeley, former member of the musical duo Wham!. They lived together with Woodward’s son in a converted 15th-century barn in Wadebridge, north Cornwall. The couple lived there for more than two decades and their relationship of more than 25 years ended in 2017. However, both maintain a cordial relationship as of now.
Subtitle: Keren Woodward with Andrew Ridgeley (Source: Smooth)
Body measurements
Keren Woodward has a height of 5 feet 4 inches and her weight is 65 kg. Her other body measurements such as chest, waist and hip size are 32-25-34 inches respectively. Additionally, Ella Woodward has brown hair and blue eyes.
Keren Woodward – Social Networks
Keren Woodward is quite active on all her social accounts. She owns her Instagram account with the name “kerenwoodwardofficial” and has gained 14.5 thousand followers. Likewise, she is also active on Twitter and has gained 8.5 thousand followers so far.
Net worth 2024
according to celebrity, Karen Woodward has a net worth of $10 million and her main source of income appears to be her singing career.
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