Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE From dog collars to diamanté
CHAPTER TWO We three Stings
CHAPTER THREE Behind the stars
CHAPTER FOUR The glitter trail
CHAPTER FIVE Out of Africa
CHAPTER SIX Tears and fears
CHAPTER SEVEN Baby Love
CHAPTER EIGHT At the Court of King Robbie
CHAPTER NINE Skating on thin ice
CHAPTER TEN Backing the future
About the Author

About the Author

If you were listening to music during the 1980s and 1990s then chances are that Tessa Niles performed live with some of your favourite artists and sang on your most loved tracks. Her first big break came in 1983 when Sting asked her to join The Police on the Synchronicity World Tour. Niles went on to perform with David Bowie at the legendary Live Aid concert and sang on Bowie and Jagger’s hit Dancing in the Streets. She then joined Eric Clapton’s band and collaborated on the first of MTV’s Unplugged series which spawned the classic versions of Layla and Tears in Heaven. Producer Trevor Horn and Niles worked on many projects together including The Pet Shop Boys, ABC, Grace Jones, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Tatu and Seal. She worked on four albums with Tina Turner and on the worldwide hits What’s Love Got To Do With It? and Simply The Best. Niles recorded with Duran Duran on their hits Come Undone and Notorious. She sang on the soundtrack to the films Love Actually, Four Weddings and a Funeral and Bridget Jones’s Diary. Throughout the last three decades Tessa Niles has performed with some of the most iconic artists in music: George Harrison, Annie Lennox, Tears For Fears, The Pet Shop Boys, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams to name a few.

Reviews

I can neither confirm nor deny that I’ve contemplated sleeping with Tessa Niles’ talent on several occasions.
*Robbie Williams*