Lucy Neale
American-German singer
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Lucy Neale (also known as Lucy O'Day) is an American-German artist, notable for being one of the vocalists of the 1970s Silver Convention disco group.[1]
Life and career
Neale was born January 24, 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio.[2] After graduating college, Neale traveled to Munich, West Germany to play part in the musical Hair.[3] She later released her first single in Germany, "Nur Beim Träumen ( Sad Sweet Dreamer) / Komm Heim Zu Mir".[4] Later that year in 1974, she was hired by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay to take part in the studio recording of Silver Convention as a vocalist. A year later, she joined the Love Generation group.[5] During the 1970s, she provided backing vocals for several well-known artists, such as Donna Summer and Penny McLean.[6][7] In 1980, she co-founded The Hornettes group along with former Silver Convention band member, Gitta Walther.[8] Neale left Germany in 1985 and moved back to the United States to pursue her musical career there. She currently lives in San Diego, California, and is a member of girl group Moxie.[9]
