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A. Lear

Real Name:
Amanda Tapp
Profile:
Born on 11 November 1946 in Hong Kong to a French-English father and an Asian-Russian mother.
She was raised in south of France and moved to Paris to make a career in painting.
She became a top model and one of Salvador Dali's muses. She posed as the "lady with the panther" on the famous cover of Roxy Music's "For Your Pleasure" album of 1973. Then David Bowie fell in love with her and she began her career as a disco singer. To create more hype about her they invented the story that she is a transsexual.
Since the early '80s she has presented TV broadcast in Italy, France and Germany.
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Discography

Releases:
Blood & Honey (7", Single)   Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1976
I Am A Photograph (Album) (2 versions)   Chrysalis 1977
Queen Of China Town (7", Single)   Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1977
Queen Of China-Town (7", Single)   Ariola 1977
Tomorrow (7", Promo)   Polydor 1977
Do Or Die / Run Baby Run (12", Promo, Red)   Island Records, Ariola 1978
Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh) (7", Single, Promo)   Nippon Columbia, Columbia, Ariola 1978
Follow Me (Single) (2 versions)   Siamese Records ... 1978
Follow Me (12", Maxi)   Epic 1978
Gold / Lily Marlene (7", Single)   Eurodisc, Eurodisc 1978
Run Baby Run (12", Ltd, Red)   Ariola Records Ltd. 1978
The Sphinx / Hollywood Flashback (7", Single)   Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1978
クイーン・オブ・チャイナタウン Queen Of China-Town (7", Single)   Nippon Columbia 1978
Fashion Pack / Black Holes (Single) (4 versions)   Ariola Eurodisc GmbH ... 1979
Fashion Pack / Lili Marleen (12", Yel)   Ariola 1979
Never Trust A Pretty Face (Album) (2 versions)   Epic ... 1979
Igual / Ninfomanía (7", Single, Promo)   Ariola Eurodisc S.A. 1981
Gold / Follow Me (Maxi) (2 versions)   BMG Ariola München GmbH 1989
Follow Me (CD, Album, Comp)   Ariola Express 1990
Cadavre Exquis (CD, Album)   Chène 1993
Fantasy (CD, Maxi, Car)   Miniature Music 1993
Appears On:
25a Raccolta (LP, Album) Tomorrow Durium 1977
Hit Parade Vol.33 (LP) Tomorrow Joker (2) 1977
Hit Rocket (LP, Comp) Blood And Honey Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1977
Super 20 International (LP, Comp) Blood And Honey Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1977
Super Classifica Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) Follow Me Penny (2) 1978
Superdisco (LP, Comp) Run Baby Run Ariola Eurodisc S.A. 1978
Winter Disco (LP, Comp, Mixed) Tomorrow (Voulez-Vous ... Eurodisc, WEA Filipacchi Music 1978
Hits & Stars Von Radio Mars - Unvergessene Hits Der 70er-Jahre (LP, Comp) Follow Me Ariola 1979
Super 20 International - Starlights (LP, Comp) The Sphinx Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1979
Super 20 Powerplay (LP, Comp) Fashion Pack (Studio 54) Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1979
Super 20 Hit-Power (Comp) (2 versions) Diamonds Ariola ... 1980
Don't Stop Dancing - 32 Top Ten Hits (Cass, Comp, Album) Follow Me Arcade 1984
Flying Mix 4 (LP, Mixed) No Regrets Zanza Records 1984
Dance Fever - Die Disco-Hits Der 70er (2xLP, Comp) Follow Me Ariola 1988
Follow Me (12")   Cruisin' Records 1988
Culture Dance Vol. 2 (Special Club) (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Follow Me Versailles, Sony Music Entertainment (France) 1994
Go Down (CD, Maxi, Car)   541 2005
Maxima FM Compilation 05 - El Quinto Elemento (2xCD, Comp + DVD-V, Comp, PAL) Go Down Vale Music 2005
Diamonds (CD, Enh, Album)   Susurrando 2006
Special Summer Disco Vol. 2 (LP, Comp, Mixed) Queen Of Chinatown Eurodisc, WEA Filipacchi Music  
Tracks Appear On:
Hit Rocket (LP, Comp) Blood And Honey Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1977
Super 20 International (LP, Comp) Blood And Honey Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1977
Superdisco (LP, Comp) Run Baby Run Ariola Eurodisc S.A. 1978
Winter Disco (LP, Comp, Mixed) Tomorrow (Voulez-Vous ... Eurodisc, WEA Filipacchi Music 1978
Hits & Stars Von Radio Mars - Unvergessene Hits Der 70er-Jahre (LP, Comp) Follow Me Ariola 1979
Super 20 International - Starlights (LP, Comp) The Sphinx Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1979
Super 20 Powerplay (LP, Comp) Fashion Pack (Studio 54) Ariola, Ariola Eurodisc GmbH 1979
Super 20 Hit-Power (Comp) (2 versions) Diamonds Ariola ... 1980
Don't Stop Dancing - 32 Top Ten Hits (Cass, Comp, Album) Follow Me Arcade 1984
Flying Mix 4 (LP, Mixed) No Regrets Zanza Records 1984
Dance Fever - Die Disco-Hits Der 70er (2xLP, Comp) Follow Me Ariola 1988
Culture Dance Vol. 2 (Special Club) (2xCD, Comp, Ltd) Follow Me Versailles, Sony Music Entertainment (France) 1994
Special Summer Disco Vol. 2 (LP, Comp, Mixed) Queen Of Chinatown Eurodisc, WEA Filipacchi Music  
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Review by Dexshu-run Sep 12, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)
I fell in love with Amanda Lear nearly a year ago upon hearing the Laurent Wolf Mix of I Just Wanna Dance Again. I bought her first 7 albums on CD as well as the French Edition of her Greatest Hits, Follow Me.

I must say, her voice has a hypnotic-like effect on me. The instrumentals are well done and back-up singers Claudia Schwarz and Renate Mauer do well with travelling with Amanda throughout each and every production.

Amanda is also a talented lyricist and co-writes everything she records. A true talent.

I was thrilled when Amanda remixed and re-recorded her old songs. Even though I prefer the originals, the new versions shine just as good.

Amanda's last album Heart did suprisingly well in Europe. Amanda has released 2 CD singles a while back called "Paris By Night" and "Copacabana". Look out for them.

She is also not a man, nor was she one ever. Those were lies, she, David Bowie and Salvador Dali created to give herself more publicity. It worked!
Review by MrFonktrain Dec 10, 2003
Amanda Lear was said to be born as male and converted to "the other side" before her music career. Well in the end we'll never get to know if these transsexual rumours are true.

Besides she was a great disco vocalist, leaving some milestones in disco history.

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