Katy Setterfield
Katy Setterfield is The One and Only... Dusty Springfield
37 years old
Click here to see Katy's VT from the first live show.
Katy has been a musician all her life, and music and singing are her passion.
She says, ‘When I was 5 years old my first word was ‘piano’. I’m so obsessed with music and basically I’m 37 now and nothing’s changed.
‘I’ve always been a musician, I’ve had a couple of proper jobs and I really didn’t like it!’
Katy has travelled all over the world in a stage act paying tribute to the music of Dusty Springfield as well as Cher and Tina Turner. She has the remarkable ability to contort her voice to sound like various different musical superstars but her favourite is Dusty.
When Katy is not singing she likes to spend time with her horse, walking the dog and jogging. She says she has spent her 30s being at her fittest, but also loves reading and going to gigs.
Katy lives in High Wycombe with her partner, who just happens to be the bass player in her stage act!
Her favourite Dusty Springfield song is Son of a Preacher Man.
Check out Katy before and after she becomes Dusty Springfield here.
Dusty Springfield
In 1963, Dusty released her first single ‘I Only Want to Be With You’ and reached the UK Top 10, just three weeks after The Springfields had disbanded. Her solo success continued with numerous transatlantic hits including ‘I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself’ and ‘Son Of A Preacher Man’.
UK Number Ones: One
Best Known Track: ‘Son Of A Preacher Man’
Renowned For: Her R&B songs and soulful voice.
Did You Know: During the Sixties, Dusty was voted Best World female singer, the first British singer to achieve that.
Sourced from the book:
D. Roberts ed., British Hit Singles & Albums, Guinness World Records, 19th edn, (Italy, Hit Entertainment Limited Company, 2006)
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