Dee Anne aims for the top

  • The Examiner article claims the 13-year-old, Hartlepool-born singer could be on her way to fame and fortune thanks to the newspaper.
  • it also claims that Phillip Solomon, whose company manages Lena Zavaroni among others was impressed with an audition tape for a new BBC series Search for a Star which it claims she passed and that due to the audition tape Phillip Solomon wanted to met her and her family as well as her manager Diane Rowley to discuss terms.
  • It also informs us of how she brought the house down during the Miss Chesham contest and that she may get to perform again at Chesham as part of a public "cabaret-style" TV audition that her manager, Diane Rowley, hopes to put on at Elgiva Hall to showcase eight of her artists.

Commentary

  • The Examiner article goes on to boost Solomon and why they think it would be a positive thing for Dee Anne to be managed by Solomon. It also opens up the questions I have asked before on how was Lena Zavaroni really discovered as if as stated Solomon have been given access to the BBC audition tape of Dee Anne then could he also have been informed of Lena Zavaroni back in the day by Hughie Green or someone else working on Opportunity Knocks but wanted to keep such a connection hidden‽
  • While the article suggested Dee Anne was auditioning for a BBC show titled Search for a Star, the series that aired was produced by London Weekend Television (LWT) for ITV, indicating either a shift in production or a misreporting in the article. No known broadcast of her performance on the audition tape has surfaced, and she never appeared on any of the London Weekend Television (LWT) broadcasts of the show. Also, her connection to the Solomons remains unconfirmed.
  • There are no other details on "cabaret-style" TV audition, such as what, if any, TV company had an agreement to host such a show, and given it was a hope, it seems unlikely anything came of the plan.
  • Apart from the articles by the Examiner, which are hidden behind paywalls, no public information on Dee Anne seems to be available, so I can't even confirm at this time if her career took off or if she is still even singing/performing.
Robcamstone

Solomon's Children

The performers listed below were all associated with Phil Solomon and his wife Dorothy, both known for managing young musical talent during the 1960s and 1970s. Dee Anne (possibly Deanne Blazey) appeared in press coverage with similar aspirations, but her connection to the Solomons remains unconfirmed, and her career trajectory is unclear.

Twinkle (Lynn Annette Ripley)
Born: 15 July 1948
Died: 21 May 2015 (aged 66)
Years Active: 1968-1970s, 2009
Wilma Landkroon
Born: 28 April 1957
Died: N/A
Years Active: 1963–1980s
Lena Hilda Zavaroni
Born: 4 November 1963
Died: 1 October 1999 (aged 35)
Years Active: 1974–1993
Dee Anne (Deanne Blazey)
Born: circa 1966