More about Hazel O'Connor

• Hazel was the first woman in history to write and perform all the songs for a film.

• The executive producer of Breaking Glass cutting his teeth was newcomer Dodi Fayed.

• Hazel won the Variety Club of Great Britain’s 1980 Film Actress Of The Year award.

• Hazel’s Breaking Glass soundtrack was nominated for BAFTA Best Film Soundtrack 1981

• Hazel was nominated for BAFTA’s Best Newcomer of the Year 1981.

• Hazel gave David Bowie a hair cut the first time she met him in a recording studio as he had heard from Tony Visconti that she was wicked with a pair of scissors.

• Hazel emerged from the court room dramas in 1984 with a settlement that allowed her to work again. RCA released the Martin Rushent/Neil O’Connor produced Smile album. 23 years later it was released for the first time ever on CD in 2008 with bonus tracks, including the theme tune from the TV series Prospects.

• The video for one of the singles from Smile, Don’t Touch Me included the on-screen kiss between Hazel and George Michael and a million tabloid tongues wagged.

• Prince Charles and the “undies” comment or maybe not…

• Duran Duran supported Hazel in 1980

• President of Cartier helped Hazel with business problems!!!!!!

• 1985 Hazel and Chris Thompson (lead singer from Manfred Mann) sang the O’Connor penned Push and Shove single off the Greenpeace album.

• 1986 Hazel performed in the very successful BBC series Fighting Back as well as writing and producing the theme song. Fighting Back played a significant part in her life as she used a Bristol based community gospel choir and the influence of gospel choirs has stayed with her – Driftwood, Fear of Flying, etc.

• 2005 Relase of acclaimed Hidden Heart album.

• If Hazel hadn’t followed a singer/songwriter career, she would probably have been either a herbalist or a naturopath.

HAZEL SAYS
"My life is fantastic musically, which I never thought I’d ever say. I’ve got the voice I always wanted. I feel like I’ve grown into a career as in, I still love to sing and I love to write. Writing is always hard work for me. I can write if thus inspired. If I’m not inspired I’d rather do the gardening, go to karate, tai chi or yoga o rdo something physical.“