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Louise Gabrielle Bobb (born April 16 1970 , London ) is a British singer who records under the name '''Gabrielle'''. She has a problem with one eye and usually wears an eyepatch or dark glasses.

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 Dionne Warwick classic), "If You Ever" - a duet with East 17 and "Out of Reach" from the soundtrack to '' Bridget Jones's Diary ''.


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Albums



Singles

  • 1993 : "Dreams" (#1 UK, #4 AU, #35 US)

  • 1993: "Going Nowhere" (#9 UK)

  • 1993: "I Wish" (#26 UK)

  • 1994 : "Because of You" (#24 UK)

  • 1996 : "Give Me a Little More Time" (#5 UK)

  • 1996: "Forget About the World" (#23 UK)

  • 1996: "If You Really Cared" (#15 UK)

  • 1996: "If You Ever" East 17 (#2 UK, #16 AU)

  • 1997 : "Walk on By" (#7 UK)

  • 1999 : "Sunshine" (#9 UK)

  • 2000 : "Rise" (#1 UK, #44 AU)

  • 2000: "When a Woman" (#6 UK, #50 AU)

  • 2000: "Should I Stay" (#13 UK)

  • 2001 : "Out of Reach" (#4 UK, #9 AU)

  • 2001: "Don't Need the Sun to Shine (to Make Me Smile)" (#9 UK)

  • 2004 : "Stay the Same" (#20 UK)

  • 2004: "Ten Years Time" (#43 UK)

  • 2004: "You Used to Love Me" (never released)



EXTERNAL LINKS

  • http://www.gabrielle.co.uk/enter.html