The Resume

(June 8, 1951- )
Birth name is Gaynor Hopkins
First recording single 'My! My! Honeycomb' (1975)
First hit record 'Lost in France' (1976)
Recorded 'Heartache’,’ Total Eclipse Of The Heart', 'Holding Out For A Hero' and 'Bitterblue' (1991)

Why she might be annoying:

While performing the UK's biggest venues, she occasionally screamed 'YOU F**KING BASTARD!' anytime a bottle hit her.
Her voice might be a bit harsh for some.
She is a wino.
She is an uptight self righteous Christian.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was refused entry to the school choir.
She kept singing even though the audiences were cruel during the UK's biggest venues (1988).
She suffered a miscarriage (1991).
Her favorite artists are Tina Turner and Janis Joplin.

Credit: James Brian

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 52 Most Depressing Songs You've Ever Heard (Ranked: 4)
• Celebrity Duets [2006]
• Disco Divas
• Hoarse Raspy Voices
• I am Bloody Welsh
• I Attended Michael Douglas-Catherine Zeta-Jones Wedding [November 18, 2000]
• I Covered a Jim Steinman Song
• I Covered Bill Withers’ 'Lean on Me’
• I Covered 'I Put a Spell On You'
• I Covered Simon and Garfunkel's 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'
• I Covered the Bee Gees' 'To Love Somebody'
• I Had a Miscarriage
• I Married in 1973
• I Performed on American Bandstand [R-Z]
• I Recorded ‘I Don’t Know How to Love Him’ (from ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’)
• I Sing About an Eye Color
• I Sing About James Dean
• I Sing About Monday
• Midnight Special Performers [L-Z]
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1980's] (Ranked: 1983)
• My Song is Downloadable Content For Rock Band
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Like Omigod! The 80's Pop Culture Box'
• My Song Was Covered on Glee
• Pancake Asses
• Presidential Names
• Profiles 6751-7000 (Ranked: 6897)
• Raspy Voices
• Rock Chicks
• The Chipmunks Covered My Song
• Time Magazine's 50 Best Youtube Videos (Ranked: 18)
• Tops of the Pops [UK] Guest Performers
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Love Songs [Performers] (Ranked: 81)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (Ranked: 56)
• VH-1's 40 Most Awesomely Bad Break-up Song Performers (Ranked: 40)
• Women With Deep Voices

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 25 Votes: 12.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 9 Votes: 11.11% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 38 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 24 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 74 Votes: 45.95% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 44 Votes: 59.09% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 88 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 99 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 42 Votes: 45.24% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 94 Votes: 47.87% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 149 Votes: 50.34% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 132 Votes: 37.12% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 148 Votes: 35.14% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 147 Votes: 48.98% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 259 Votes: 41.70% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 292 Votes: 52.40% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 290 Votes: 51.03% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 547 Votes: 53.93% Annoying