Alison Moyet

Geneviève Alison Jane Ballard (née Moyet; 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.