S4E17 with Betty Boo

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Betty Boo, discussing her music career and new album.

The perfect pop star needs to have many attributes, rock solid songs, eye catching style, photogenic glamour and of course the type of personality that jumps off the page. Very few contenders manage to tick all of these boxes but when they do they make an impression on society that leaves an indelible mark. Alison Clarkson's alter ego Betty Boo had all these qualities in spades. Her music was magnetic, her style iconic and her personality projected confidence and rebellion, so much so that when the pop Svengali Chris Herbert decided to form the all conquering Spice Girls his brief was to find 5 Betty Boos. However Betty Boo was not the manufactured pop star you might expect, rather she was a determined young woman who studied audio production, wrote her own songs and fell in love with Hip-Hop at precisely the right time. After a period in the limelight Betty stepped back into the studio and continued to create music with the likes of Blur, Girls Aloud, Hear-say, Danni Minogue and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Now back with a bang Betty Boo has a new album 'Rip up the rulebook' and her sound has matured but retains that dash of rebellious optimism that we all fell in love with back in the…

People in this episode

Hosts: Deb, Eamon

Guest: Betty Boo

Topics covered

• pop music
• Betty Boo
• music production
• iconic style
• music collaboration

Keywords

• Betty Boo
• pop star
• music
• album
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Stax Records, Blur, Girls Aloud, Hear-say, Danni Minogue, Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Books & works: Rip up the rulebook

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