Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet
MBE
Alison Moyet MBE
	Moyet performing in Hanover, Germany, in 2011
Born	Geneviève Alison Jane Moyet; 18 June 1961; Basildon, Essex, England
Other names	Alf
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Years active	1981–present
	Musical career
Genres	Synth-pop; new wave; R&B; soul; pop rock; jazz;
Labels	Cooking Vinyl; Columbia; Sanctuary; W14 Music; Sony Music; Mute;
Formerly of	The Vandals; the Screamin' Ab Dabs; the Vicars; the Little Roosters; Yazoo;
Website	alisonmoyetmusic.com
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Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard (née Moyet; /ˈmɔɪ.eɪ/ MOY-ay; born 18 June 1961), formerly known as Alf, is an English singer-songwriter. Noted for her powerful bluesy contralto voice, she came to prominence as a member of the synth-pop duo Yazoo (known as Yaz in North America), but has since mainly worked as a solo artist.

By June 2023, her worldwide album sales had reached a certified 23 million, with over two million singles sold. All of Moyet's ten studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the top 30 of the UK Albums Chart, with two of them reaching number one, and she has had several top-10 hits on the UK singles chart.