Mac and Katie Kissoon are a pop soul duo, consisting of brother and sister Mac Kissoon (born Gerald Farthing, November 11, 1943, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) and Katie Kissoon (born Katherine Farthing, March 11, 1951, Port of Spain).
Mac and Katie Kissoon emigrated to the United Kingdom with their family in 1962. Katie began recording in 1965, cutting a total of four singles under the name Peanut, and was later a member of the Rag Dolls, who had a single released in 1967 and another in 1968. Mac Kissoon was a member of the Marionettes in 1966 and 1967, then fronted his own band which played U.S. bases in Europe. Returning to the UK in 1969, he cut a solo record, “Get Down With It – Satisfaction”, which became a Top 30 hit in the Netherlands, reaching number 29 in February 1970.
Mac and Katie Kissoon made their first collaborative recording covering the Lally Stott song “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” for the UK market. Released July 1971, the Kissoons’ version of “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” lost out in the UK to another cover by Middle of the Road, who scored a number 1 hit in the UK Singles chart, while the Kissoons’ recording stalled at number 41. However, a parallel release of the Kissoons’ version of “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep” in the U.S. became a hit, with the single reaching number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1971.
Mac and Katie Kissoon continued to record together, and although their follow-up single to “Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep”, “Freedom”, failed to chart in either the UK or U.S., the track charted throughout Europe, with estimated sales approaching one million units. Neil Sedaka released “Love Will Keep Us Together” in 1973, and Mac & Katie Kissoon covered the song that year, with a U.S. release in 1974. Captain & Tennille also covered the song in 1975, which became a worldwide hit. The Kissoons continued to have European chart success, particularly in the Netherlands and on the Belgian Dutch-language chart, and finally broke through in the UK in 1975 when “Sugar Candy Kisses” reached number 3.
In 1979 and 1980, Mac Kissoon had three solo hits in the Netherlands, including “Lavender Blue” and “Love and Understanding”, both reaching the Top 10.
Their pop soul music career having receded by the early 1980s, Katie and Mac Kissoon were in demand as backing singers and session musicians. Katie was a member of James Last’s singers in the 1980s, her brother Mac continuing there until Last’s death. Katie Kissoon’s career as backing singer has continued with Van Morrison (1978 and later), Elkie Brooks (1982), Eric Clapton (1986 and later), Roger Waters (since 1984), Elton John (1985), Eros Ramazzotti (1990), George Harrison (1991), Big Country (1991), Pet Shop Boys (1994), George Michael (Unplugged on MTV 1996), Robbie Williams (2000 and later), and Mark Knopfler (2018).
In 1997, Mac and Katie Kissoon released an album of new material called From Now On. …
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Katie Kissoon Biography / Wiki
| Name | Katie Kissoon |
| Also Know | Kathleen Kissoon, Mac and Katie Kissoon, Katherine Farthing |
| Gender | Female |
| Known For | Acting |
| Place of Birth | Port of Spain, Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Date of Birth | March 11, 1951 |
| Age(as in 2023 Feb) | 72 |
| Deathday |
Katie Kissoon Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Pet Shop Boys: Discovery (Live in Rio) | Self: Vocalist | 1995-08-07 | Pet Shop Boys perform many of their biggest hits from West End Girls to Go West, with dancers and films before a wildly enthusiastic Brazilian audienc… |
| James Last: Beach Party ’95 | 1995-05-01 | James Last presents summer and party classics on a sunny Florida beach…. | |
| Eric Clapton – MTV Unplugged | 1992-03-11 | Recorded at Bray Studios, England before a small audience for the MTV Unplugged series, Eric Clapton performed a live acoustic set which included his … | |
| Roger Waters: Radio K.A.O.S. | Herself | 1988-05-31 | Billy is a 23-year-old Welshman from the South Wales Valleys. He is mentally and physically disabled, confined to a wheelchair and only able to work h… |
| Pete Townshend Live in New York Featuring Psychoderelict | Herself | 1993-11-16 | A performance from Townshend’s first North American solo tour was broadcast live from the theatre of the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York in Augu… |
| Eric Clapton – Live in Hyde Park | Herself – Backing Vocals | 2001-11-20 | Legendary guitarist Eric Clapton is filmed performing live in one of the most beautiful parks in his native England, London’s Hyde Park, for the annua… |
| Roger Waters: In The Flesh – Live | Herself – Vocals | 2000-12-18 | Recorded on a single night in June 2000, In the Flesh is a thrilling live testament to the strength of Roger Waters’s peculiar artistic vision. Backed… |
| Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert | Self | 1999-10-26 | In Concert: A Benefit for the Crossroads Centre at Antigua is a live concert film featuring performances by the British rock musician Eric Clapton and… |
| Van Morrison Live In London | Self – backing vocals | 2008-02-10 | Van Morrison showcases tracks from albums including Keep It Simple, Magic Time and Vanlose Stairway, backed by a full band and joined by guests includ… |
| Concert for George | Self | 2003-10-03 | As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 Nov… |
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