SINGER Singer Clare Grogan has revealed how her group Altered Images were often criticised for being “too happy”.
The group had a string of hits in the ’80s with songs such as Happy Birthday and I Could Be Happy.
She said they were criticised for their cheery disposition – but insisted having hit records and appearing on Top Of The Pops meant they were living their dream.
Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland’s The Story Of Scottish Pop, to be broadcast today, she said: “To make it on to Top Of The Pops seemed like the most exciting thing possible.
“The great thing about the band at that time, we were in it together, so we didn’t pretend we knew how to react.
“I think we were quite good at being overwhelmed and over-excited, and really happy about it.
“Quite often it’s almost directed as a bit of a criticism at Altered Images that we were happy and, well, we were.
“We were dead happy because we were in a band, we were just out of school, we got signed to a major record label and then we got to be on Top Of The Pops with a really big hit record.”
Grogan was just a teenager when she was catapulted to fame in 1981 coming-of-age comedy Gregory’s Girl. The same year, Happy Birthday peaked at No. 2.
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