Sarah Blackwood

Sarah Blackwood
Sarah Blackwood
	Blackwood in 2010
Background information
Also known as	Client B (in Client)
Born	6 May 1971 (age 53); Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Genres	Dream pop; electronic;
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Food Records; Toast Hawaii; Mute; EMI;
Member of	Dubstar; Client;
Website	dubstarofficial.co

Sarah Blackwood (born 6 May 1971) is an English recording artist. She came to prominence as the lead singer of Dubstar, and as Client B in the band Client.

Career

Blackwood was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, attended a local school, and went to Newcastle University to study interior design.^[2] ^{[failed verification]} She lived in Manchester when operating exclusively within Dubstar, but lives and works in London as of 2015.^[2]^{[failed verification]}

Dubstar

Formerly known as The Joans, Dubstar were initially a two-piece band, with Chris Wilkie on guitar and Steve Hillier on vocals and keyboards. Sarah Blackwood was invited to join the band in August 1993 and replaced Hillier on vocals in early 1994; Dubstar were signed shortly after.

The band released four albums with Blackwood on vocals: Disgraceful (1995), Goodbye (1997), Make It Better (2000) and One (2018). A compilation, Stars: The Best of Dubstar was released in 2004. Blackwood moved on to other projects but kept in touch with Dubstar members as her debut solo EP in 2008 called Acoustic at the Club Bar & Dining features Wilkie on guitar.^[3]^{[better source needed]}

Client

Client performing at Kulturfabrik Krefeld in Germany on 17 September 2005. Sarah Blackwood (left), Kate Holmes (right)

Blackwood joined the band Technique to replace Xan Tyler as singer for a European tour with Depeche Mode in 2002. Shortly afterwards, Kate Holmes, the other member of the band, and Blackwood decided to write together and formed the new group Client. She used the stage name Client B since the band preferred not to highlight the names of its members, rather identifying each as "Client" plus a letter from the alphabet.^[4]

Discography

Albums

Dubstar

1995: Disgraceful
1997: Goodbye
2000: Make It Better
2004: Stars – The Best of Dubstar (compilation album)
2018: One
2022: Two

Client

(Sarah Blackwood credited as Client B)

2003: Client
2004: City
2007: Heartland
2009: Command

EPs

in Dubstar

2000: Self Same Thing EP

as Client B

2007: Client B Acoustic at the Club Bar & Dining

Singles

(For details of singles, refer to tables in the discography sections in article of Dubstar and of Client)

References

^ Blackwood, Sarah (2011). "Sarah Blackwood, Singer, DJ". eBlackwood.com. London, UK: self-published. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b Ford, Coreena. "Newcastle-band Dubstar reform for fundraising gig". The Journal. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
^ "Client B - Acoustic At The Club Bar & Dining". Discogs. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
^ "SARAH BLACKWOOD Interview". The Electricity Club. 29 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

[homepage-1] Blackwood, Sarah (2011). "Sarah Blackwood, Singer, DJ". eBlackwood.com. London, UK: self-published. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.

[thejournal1-2] Ford, Coreena. "Newcastle-band Dubstar reform for fundraising gig". The Journal. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[3] "Client B - Acoustic At The Club Bar & Dining". Discogs. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

[4] "SARAH BLACKWOOD Interview". The Electricity Club. 29 May 2010. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.

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