Biography
Who is Tracey Thorn?
Early life and education
Tracey Thorn was born in Brookmans Park, Hertfordshire. She was the youngest child in a family of three. During her childhood, she lived in the nearby area of Hatfield.
She attended Bishops Hatfield Girls School before moving on to higher education. Tracey studied English at the University of Hull. She finished her degree there in 1984 with First Class Honours and later earned an MA from Birkbeck, University of London.
Musical career and bands
Her professional music path began with the punk-pop group Stern Bops between 1979 and 1980. Following this, she formed the band Marine Girls, serving as the main songwriter and guitarist. This group released two albums, Beach Party and Lazy Ways, before they finished in 1983.
Tracey Thorn is widely recognized for her work in the duo Everything but the Girl. She formed this group with Ben Watt after meeting him at the University of Hull. Their first album, Eden, arrived in 1984. The pair saw big success in 1995 when a remix of their song Missing reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and hit number one in several countries like Italy and Germany.
Solo work and collaborations
As a solo artist, she released her first mini-album, A Distant Shore, in 1982. Her later solo studio albums include Out of the Woods in 2007, Love and Its Opposite in 2010, Tinsel and Lights in 2012, and Record in 2018. Ewan Pearson produced several of these projects.
She has worked with many other artists throughout her career. These collaborations include guest vocals for The Style Council, The Go-Betweens, and big Attack. She contributed to the Batman Forever soundtrack with the song The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game. Other projects involved working with Jens Lekman, Adam F, and Tiefschwarz.
Writing and personal life
Beyond music, she is an accomplished author and columnist. She wrote the memoir Bedsit Disco Queen, which became a Sunday Times Top Ten best-seller. Other books include Naked at the Albert Hall, Another Planet: A Teenager in Suburbia, and My Rock 'n' Roll Friend. She also wrote a regular column for the New Statesman between 2014 and 2022, with a later stint ending in 2025.
Tracey Thorn married Ben Watt in 2009 at the Chelsea Register Office after being together for 28 years. The couple lives in Hampstead, North London, and they have three children together.
Birthday and age
Tracey Thorn was born on September 26, 1962, which makes Tracey 64 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Tracey shares the date with 65 other famous people.
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