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Lisa Moorish (born 16 January 1972) is an English singer-songwriter. She had a solo career beginning in 1989, and was the lead singer of the band Kill City in the early 2000s.


Biography

Origins
Moorish was born in , but grew up in , . She is ; her father Henry Watt is a black Jamaican "mixed with Irish, Scottish, ", whilst her mother Iris is and from . They met in a Hammersmith club.


Music career
Moorish began her musical career in 1989, aged 17, when she signed to . She released two singles with Jive, although a huge club and dance chart hit, they were not commercial hits and she was dropped. In 1991 she released two singles with , but again commercial success eluded her. Signing to Go! Discs in the mid-1990s yielded an album ( I've Gotta Have It All, 1996), as well as a collaboration with on a version of his Wham! hit "I'm Your Man".

In 1995, Moorish performed backing vocals on an acoustic version of the Oasis song "Fade Away" for the Warchild charity album.

In 1996, Moorish provided backing vocals on Northern Irish indie band Ash's hit single, "Oh Yeah", which reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

In the early 2000s, Moorish was a member of indie band, Kill City. They were a four-piece consisting of Moorish, fellow songwriter "Welsh" Pete Jones on bass and guitarists Tom Bowen and Stuart Le Page. In 2004, they released their debut White Boys, Brown Girl on 's label. Nash Gierak (Mower) joined the new line-up on bass in 2004–2006, alongside Tom Lindley and Pete Denton () on guitar.

In December 2003, Moorish recorded a cover of "Fairytale of New York" with on BBC Radio 6 Music. She has frequently performed with . In 2006, Moorish appeared on the "" charity single, a cover of 's "Janie Jones" which peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.


Personal life
In 1998, Moorish gave birth to a daughter, who was fathered by and conceived two months after Gallagher married . In 2003, she gave birth to a son to front man, .


Discography

Albums
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Singles
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