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Perth Now
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Debbie Harry reveals poignant birthday plans following the death of her Blondie bandmate
Debbie Harry wants spent her 80th birthday remembering her Blondie bandmate Clem Burke. The 79-year-old rock star shot to fame as the lead singer of the 'One Way Or Another' hitmakers in the 1970s alongside drummer Clem - who died in April at the age of 70 - and wants to keep things relatively simple as she celebrates the life of her late co-star. She told People: "I hope to be with my friends and to celebrate the life of my drummer, Clem Burke, who recently passed, and celebrate my own life." Clem died following a "a private battle with cancer" and at the time of his death, the band noted that his "influence extended far beyond" that of the band. Debbie hasn't let thoughts of her upcoming birthday consume her but admitted recently that she often still feels as if she is 25. She added: "I don't walk around thinking every minute, oh my God, I'm going be 80 — but that's sort of how I feel. My mother used to say in her head she was 25 and I'm the same." However, Debbie doesn't want her life now to look like it did when she was 25 years old and instead has found a kind of "beauty" in the passage of time. She said: "But thinking about it all the time could be your downfall. And I don't really want the same kind of life I did when I was younger. I've done that! That's the beauty of ageing — you know what it's about. You have it in your heart and soul and your memory bank … or does that sound like an excuse? Should I go out and party every night Meanwhile, Debbie revealed that has kept "everything" from her time in Blondie and is hoping all her clothes and memorabilia from her heyday in an exhibition one day. She said: "I have everything. I have everything, and I hope to put on a little exhibition at some point!"
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pufferfish crowned winner of The Masked Singer 2025
Pufferfish has been crowned winner of The Masked Singer. The triumphant celebrity, masking their identity in an elaborate costume, was revealed to be musical theatre star and Les Miserables actress Samantha Barks in the final of the ITV1 show. She told the panellists: 'I've had the best time, I really have had the best time.' 🎭 ✨ YOUR Winner, YOUR Queen: @SamanthaBarks — #MaskedSingerUK (@MaskedSingerUK) February 15, 2025 The runner-up, Dressed Crab, was Grammy award-winning singer Gregory Porter, who said the show 'was just straight-up fun.' TV presenter and comedian Joel Dommett opened the final of the series with a rendition of Blondie's One Way Or Another before introducing panellists Jonathan Ross, Maya Jama, Davina McCall and Danny Jones – who won the show last year as Piranha. The first set of performances saw Wolf give a rendition of the song Poker Face by Lady Gaga while Pufferfish sang Baby One More Time by Britney Spears. 🎭 ✨ Could it be anyone else?! DRESSED CRAB is @GregoryPorter We ❤️ you!!! — #MaskedSingerUK (@MaskedSingerUK) February 15, 2025 Panellist Jones guessed the singer behind the fish mask could be singer Perrie Edwards, while Jonathan Ross thought it could be Nicole Scherzinger. Elsewhere, Dressed Crab impressed with a performance of Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers, which Dommett said was 'beautiful'. The finalists were also joined by past contestants to sing a duet. Knitting (Claire Richards) and Wolf sang With You I'm Born Again, famously performed by Billy Preston and Syreeta Wright, while Pufferfish sang Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart with Piranha (Danny Jones). 🎭 ✨ WOLF is @martiofficial Who guessed it?! 👀 — #MaskedSingerUK (@MaskedSingerUK) February 15, 2025 The last finalist, Dressed Crab, was joined by Airfryer (Keala Settle) and the duo performed Ain't No Mountain High Enough, as sung by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. Scottish singer Marti Pellow was the first finalist to have their identity revealed. After taking off the Wolf mask, the former lead singer of pop group Wet Wet Wet said: 'I've had a fantastic time. It's just been an incredible experience for me.' Barks' final performance was One Night Only from the musical Dreamgirls.
