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| Born | March 11, 1957 |
| Hometown | Middlesex, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Neneh Cherry (m 1990 - present) |
| Children | Mabel |
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‘Nobody can tell me not to be sexy’: how British pop superstar Mabel beat the trolls
- When Mabel McVey was a little girl, she would watch from the wings while her mother, the pop star Neneh Cherry, performed. “It scared me,” says McVey, now 26, her big brown eyes widening at the memory. “At home, my mum was this sweet, gentle person, but on stage she transformed into this beast. She was so powerful, I thought, ‘Oh my God, that’s not my mum!’ ”
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Mabel interview: 'I felt naked while trying to work out who I was'
"I don't mind hard work and no sleep. I’ll do whatever it takes,” Mabel McVey says.The 23-year-old pop singer, who trades mononymously as Mabel, proves it on the day we meet. In the 12 hours before she arrives for lunch in Soho she has performed at a Jax Jones pool party at an Ibiza hotel, gone to bed in west London at 4am and got up to travel to radio station Kiss and record several interviews. Later she’ll perform again at a private event at the Roundhouse. Even on the radio you’re likely to b
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Neneh Cherry, Roundhouse, review: a night when the new songs trounced the old
Neneh Cherry has always been a restless musical adventurer. Stockholm-born, she moved to the UK in the late Seventies, where she joined punk band The Slits, became a reggae DJ and duetted with The The. Her own commercial breakthrough came when her 1989 debut album Raw Like Sushi, a thrilling meld of hip hop and pop, became a worldwide hit thanks to tracks Buffalo Stance and Manchild.
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Brits Critics' Choice Awards announce their first all-female shortlist
Brits Critics' Choice Awards announce their first all-female shortlist
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Mabel review: Neneh’s girl shines as gutsy new star of R&B
With her distinctive lyrical and musical style, Mabel McVey – known simply as Mabel to her many young fans – emerged as one of the brightest stars of British R&B last night during this sell-out performance at Heaven. As well as dealing with the typical issues a 21-year-old might be facing – growing up and identity struggles, for instance – Mabel’s fearless, gutsy lyrics also tackle gender stereotypes and controlling relationships. McVey has made it her mission to empower young women and they a
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Mabel McVey: Music stars came to my house — but I only cared about Lego
Rising star Mabel McVey has spoken about growing up with musician parents — and dealing with their fame as she forges her own singing career. McVey, 21, is the daughter of Swedish singer Neneh Cherry and music producer Cameron McVey, who has worked with Massive Attack, All Saints and Sugababes. As a child she was used to stars such as REM’S Michael Stipe coming round to her house — where All Saints recorded their hit Never Ever.
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