The Resume

(September 29, 1954- )
Born in Neasden, London, United Kingdom
Birth name is Mari Macmillan Ramsay Wilson
Recorded 'Just What I Always Wanted,' 'Cry Me a River,' 'Beat the Beat,' 'Baby It's True,' '(Beware) Boyfriend,' 'Wonderful,' and 'Ain't That Peculiar'
Debut album was 'Showpeople' (1982)

Why she might be annoying:

Her fashion was comparable to Divine.
She wore her hair in a Coneheads-style Beehive-do.
She is confused with the 1940s comedienne Marie Wilson.
She called her backing band 'The Wilsations.'
She is known as Miss Beehive and the Neasden Queen of Soul.
She struggled to find commercial success into the late 1980s after her early successes, and retreated to doing mostly live performances.

Why she might not be annoying:

She suffers from Type-1 diabetes.
She was stylistically influenced by Julie London.
She had six UK Top 100 singles between 1982 and 1984.
Her biggest hit 'Just What I Always Wanted' reached number 8 in 1982.
She scored a second Top 40 hit with a cover of 'Cry Me a River' which peaked at #27 on the charts.
Her song 'Would You Dance with a Stranger' was the theme for the 1985 film 'Dance with a Stranger.'
She had a small comeback recording covers of the songs of Dusty Springfield and Petula Clark.

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Beehive Hair-dos
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 16]
• I am Scottish
• I Covered Arthur Hamilton's 'Cry Me a River'
• I Have Diabetes
• I Married in 2014
• Jazz Artists
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• My Band, My Name
• My Name is Wilson
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 935)
• Profiles 47251-47500 (Ranked: 47415)
• TV Theme Song Singers

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 25.00% Annoying