Acting career began at the Old Rep Drama School, Birmingham. Toyah hit headlines in the 1977 punk epic movie Jubilee.
Toyah's band was gaining critical success in 1979 and following year album The Blue Meaning became a Top 40 hit.
Throughout the 80s and 90s major film, stage, music and TV work continue. Toyah takes role of Miranda in move version of the Tempest. Album The Blue Meaning became a Top 40 hit.
Toyah joined her fellow 80's pop music contemporaries, ABC, Howard Jones and ex-Spandau Ballet in April 2002
May 2003, a brand new mini-album Velvet Lined Shell was released.
Toyah later this year will be performing concerts to mark the celebration of her 25 years in show business.
The soaraway winner of our vote to find our best-loved local pop/rock star is - Toyah!
We received a tremendous response to the fun poll - which also featured rock wildman Ozzy Osbourne, Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant, ex-New Romantic Simon Le Bon and stomptastic Slade frontman Noddy Holder.
So, after seven days of fluctuating fortunes on our home page, it's congratulations to the former flame-haired popster who stormed out in front after what appears to be a concerted campaign by her fans.
We at icBrum must admit that, if we happened to be betting people, our money would have rested with international superstar Ozzy.
Toyah deserved to win.She's amazing live and her new CD is brilliant.It's clear that she is more popular than Robert Plant and Ozzy Osbourne put together,clearly shown by the voting.Too right the talent has really shone through.
Michelle Brown
from Aberdeen
14:37:04 31 October 2003
Congratulations to Toyah on this. Only read about it today on the Dreamscape site. Fab news.
Steve Bennett
from Haywards Heath
22:04:57 23 October 2003
Well done Toyah! This is proof she still has a very devoted following, and anyone who's heard her latest CD, seen Calamity Jane or was lucky to witness her great concert perfomance recently at the Mean Fiddler in London will appreciate why she has come out on top.
She's stuck at it though the knocks and the critics and the fact she's still very much performing in the public eye after 25 years is proof her determination since a difficult childhood in Birmingham has really paid off. She deserves it!
Brian Smith
from erdington
12:33:02 29 September 2003
Don't UB40 get a mention? Of the list offered I'd say Robert Plant should've stormed it.
No accounting for tastes...
