Gabrielle

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Louise Gabrielle Bobb (born April 16, 1970, London) is an English singer who records under the name Gabrielle. She has a problem with one eye and in her career, has worn an eyepatch, a long sideswept fringe or more recently (post c. 2000) dark glasses to conceal her eye problem.

Her debut single “Dreams” topped the UK charts in June 1993. A sample of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” was requested but refused. The single entered the British charts at #2, which was the highest chart entry a debut act ever scored in the UK at that time. The following week it climbed to the top spot and spent the next three weeks there.

Using a sample from Bob Dylan’s “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”, “Rise” became Gabrielle’s second UK number one in 2000. The album of the same name also reached the topspot and even spent 87 weeks in the chart.

Other notable singles include “Give Me A Little More Time”, “Walk on By” (a cover of the Burt Bacharach/Dionne Warwick classic), “If You Ever” - a duet with East 17 and “Out of Reach” from the soundtrack to Bridget Jones’s Diary.

1	Out of Reach	820
2	Dreams	508
3	Rise	400
4	Sunshine full track	246
5	Sometimes	163
5	Out of Reach [Acoustic Version]	163
7	Give Me A Little More Time full track	147
8	Should I Stay full track	130
9	When a Woman full track	109
10	Walk on By	105
11	Forget About The World (Daft Punk Remix)	73
12	Why	72
13	Don't Need the Sun to Shine (To Make Me Smile)	54
14	Every Little Teardrop	52
15	Because of You	49

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sayheyheyhey wrote:
25 days ago

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spoonsNfork wrote:
last month

so confussed my hearts bruised was i ever loved by you?

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bAzTNM wrote:
June 2008

I love her voice. Excellent.

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fanntastic wrote:
June 2008

Bridget jones.

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hellojemma wrote:
May 2008

Omg shee is actuali has got a amazing voice . her songs have such a brilliant meaning .. i LOVE it x

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becnat wrote:
April 2008

wow gd song not

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cokaloka wrote:
April 2008

AMOOOOO out of reach... ='P

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mctali wrote:
April 2008

she's amazing got amazing songs got beautiful songs you gotta luv her

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SarahGates wrote:
March 2008

Why didnt she do Fast Car?

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josecharts wrote:
March 2008

Give Me A Little More Time is one of the 90s best songs!

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Sinnermann wrote:
February 2008

Wow!!!! I love almost all her songs from the latest album!!! I'm amazed by her great voice!!)

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kenisimo wrote:
January 2008

YEEEE sHE COMES TO LITHUANIA MAMA MIA !!!

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northernboi wrote:
December 2007

her new album is suprisingly amazing

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kenisimo wrote:
November 2007

cold sober moment = sade - by your side

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damita34 wrote:
November 2007

Great album! I Love Every Little Teardrop, Closure, All I Want, Why and Show Me Love! :)

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tobyboat wrote:
November 2007

:( Good choice of a single, but it should have been third. Closure would have been perfect for Christmas time! Perfect I tell you!

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cwej1 wrote:
October 2007

It's been confirmed as 'Every Little Teardrop' this week.

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xtinadude wrote:
October 2007

Any news on the next single?

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RobM64 wrote:
October 2007

Loving her new album :)

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Timpo05 wrote:
October 2007

Her new album is amazing <333333

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