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Samantha Fox Biograpgy:
Samantha
Karen Fox was born April 15, 1966, in Mile End, London, to parents Patrick
and Carole. Growing up in a middle class family, Samantha had two childhood
dreams: to become a policewoman or a singer. One of these has already been
achieved.
But her fame came in the form of another direction, and can be attributed to
fate and her sexy looks. A high school student, Samantha was discovered by
the Sun tabloid while studying for her exams. After her first
appearance as a topless model in the "Page 3" feature of the
paper, her popularity went through the roof.
Samantha Fox's work as a Page 3 girl for several years made her famous, but
she wanted to pursue her dream of singing professionally (she wanted to
sound like Stevie Nicks), and in 1985, that dream came true.
Her debut album, aptly titled Touch Me, was released in 1987 and went
gold after the release of the first single, "Touch Me (I Want Your
Body)." With the help of catchy and controversial lyrics, the single
sold more than four million copies worldwide, and helped make Samantha an
international star.
Her celebrity grew even more when she guest VJed on MTV in the U.S., and her
pin-up status didn't hurt things either. Her sophomore album, Samantha
Fox was released in 1987, and despite the critics' calling her a former
topless model trying to be a singer, she proved naysayers wrong by creating
quite a fan base. Samantha Fox spawned the hit "Naughty Girls
(Need Love Too)" and "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now."
Samantha's streak continued with the release of her third album, I Wanna
Have Some Fun, in 1988. Again she gained some success with "Next To
Me" and "Love House," but the success and praise were never
amongst critics.
The rest of the '90s were marked by even more album releases,
such as 1991's Just One Night and the EP Hurt Me, Hurt Me, and
1992's Greatest Hits (featuring the hits "I Only Wanna Be With
You" and "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)."
Off the scene (at least the music scene) for a while, Samantha revamped her
image and her sound to a more confident, cleaned-up one (which allegedly
included a breast reduction) to go with her equally cinfodent album, 21st
Century Fox, released in 1997.
The album has spawned the hit singles "Wasted Energy," "Let
Me Be Free" and "Santa Maria."
Although Samantha Fox wasn't working on her music, she was working on other
projects, namely moving to acting with appearances in 1994's Rock Dancer
and 1999's The Match, and cameos in Frontline and The Frank
Skinner Show.
Samantha Fox in Playboy
Speaking of skin, the most famous Page 3 Girl to date was
invited by the Sun to pose for the feature's 25th Anniversary. She
posed five times -- once for every day of the week -- in a different pose,
and the first topless picture was enlarged to poster size. Men of the world
didn't have to worry, as Samantha Fox also took it off for Playboy in
1996, the last time she'd pose nude.
In 2002 Samantha Fox put out another album, Watching You,
Watching Me. Then, in 2005, she released Angel With An Attitude
and, two years later, re-released the album with two additional bonus
tracks.
In 2007 Samantha Fox toured Australia as part of the Countdown Spectacular
2, a series of concerts reviving the nostalgia of the Australian music
television series Countdown. It was the first time she'd ever
performed an arena-style concert.
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