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Tessa Niles (born Tessa Margaret Webb, Ilford, Essex in 1961)〔(England and Wales births ) Retrieved 2015-01-18〕 is an English singer, best known as a backing singer for a wide variety of contemporary artists. She began her professional singing career in 1979. ==Early life and career== Niles began her professional singing career, as both a lead and a backing vocalist, in 1979. Throughout her career, Niles has worked with many artists including ABC, Eric Clapton, Kiri Te Kanawa, The Rolling Stones, Annie Lennox, Tears For Fears, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue, David Bowie, The Police, Take That, Grace Jones, Tina Turner, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Steve Winwood, Morrissey–Mullen, Snowy White, Tom Jones, Marillion, Fish, Pet Shop Boys, Buddy Guy, B *Witched, Victoria Beckham, Nick Carter, Cliff Richard, Mike + The Mechanics, Zucchero, Status Quo, Robbie Williams, Gary Numan, Wham!, Dusty Springfield, The The, Jimmy Nail, Cher, Cabaret Voltaire and John Denver. In the mid-1980s, Niles was featured the lead vocalist (along with Clive Griffin) for the jazz ensemble Bandzilla, which was led by her then-husband Richard Niles. The band toured and were featured as the resident house band on the Channel 4 television show ''Don't Miss Wax'' in 1987. In 1991, the band released their debut album, ''Blue Movies'', again featuring Niles as lead vocalist. Niles has also voiced and sung on various television commercials for products including Barbie, Levi's, Cadillac, Diet Pepsi, Delta Air Lines, Aquafresh, KFC and DHL. Her association with Eric Clapton began with his 1986 album ''August''. She toured with him from 1988 to 1992, again in October 1997, and again on his 1999 tour of Japan. She sang backing vocals during the George Harrison/Eric Clapton tour of Japan in 1991 and his Unplugged concert in 1992. Niles also appeared at Clapton's Crossroads Benefit Concert on 30 June 1999 and The Concert For George on 29 November 2002. Niles performed vocals during one version of the song "All I Want For Christmas Is You" for the 2003 film ''Love Actually''. Niles also performed at Live Aid at Wembley in 1985, where she provided backing vocals for David Bowie (who introduced her as "Theresa" in the prelude to "Heroes"). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tessa Niles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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