- Shona Laing
Shona Laing (born c. 1955) is a
New Zealand bornmusician . She has had several hits in her native country, as well as a few minor international hits, most notably "(Glad I'm) Not a Kennedy" and "Soviet Snow". Laing also contributed to theManfred Mann's Earth Band album "Somewhere in Afrika ". Laing also contributed music to, and appeared in, the 1985 action film [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090006/ Shaker Run] .Currently she resides in New Zealand and occasionally plays live shows, enjoying a small but devoted fan base.
Private life
During a concert in 1996, Shona Laing came out as
bisexual and noted that she was in a relationship with another woman. [ [http://www.womenz.org.nz/tmln/a_lesbian_decade90-2k.htm A Lesbian Decade: September 1990- September 2000] (from The Auckland Women's Centre's website)]Discography
ingles
*"1905" (1972)
*"Show Your Love" (1973)
*"Masquerade" (1973)
*"Someone To Be With" (1973)
*"One In A Miilion" (1985)
*"(Glad I'm) Not A Kennedy" (1986)
*"Drive Baby Drive" (1987)
*"Soviet Snow" (1987)
*"Caught" (1987)Albums
*"Whispering Afraid" (1972)
*"Shooting Stars Are Only Seen At Night" (1974)
*"Tied To The Tracks" (1982)
*"Genre" (1985)
*"South" (1987)
** "Virgin Records release, original version of album"
** "Epic Records release, different set of tracks / track order"
*"1905–1990 Retrospective"* (1991)
*"New on Earth" (1992)
*"Shona" (1994)
*"Roadworks" (1997)
*"The Essential Shona Laing"* (2002)
*"PASS THE WHISPER 2007* Compilation album s.References
External links
* [http://www.times.co.nz/cms/news/interview/2006/11/art100013974.php Interview]
* [http://www.muzic.net.nz/artists/456.html Shona Laing Biography]
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