The army made a man of me

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Joining the army was the result of feeling a need to have a clear direction in life, according to singer Billy Bragg, who signed up for nine years at the age of 23. He believes that joining the army was also prompted by a need for something to measure himself against. He actually did not spend very long in the army, but feels that his time in the army did allow him to find a new direction in life. His time in the army made him feel closer to his father, who had served in the second world war as a tank driver and had died when he was 18.

Bragg, Billy (British singer)

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I was a bad girl, a blank who didn't fit in. I lied to my mum, bunked off school - and got discovered

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Singer Shola Ama began to become really serious about music at the age of 15. Her talent as a singer was first identified in May 1984, when she was heard singing at Hammersmith Tube station in London, England, by Kwame, who played with the group D'Influence. She soon came to the attention of record companies, and signed a deal with WEA on her 17th birthday. She had her first hit at 18 with 'You Might Need Somebody.' She has found that fame makes it very hard to manage personal relationships.

Ama, Shola

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I discovered I am into making things happen

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Singer Des'ree believes that she gained the confidence to consider a career in music through selling mangoes during her early teenage years in Barbados. She began to realize that there was a force inside her that she needed to explore. When she returned to the UK at the age of 14, she kept her ambition to have a career in music a secret, but continued to think about her future. She was serious as a child, but feels that she is now ready to have fun and be reckless.

Des'ree

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