Samantha Karen Fox (born April 15, 1966, Mile End, London, United Kingdom) is a former British glamour model and singer.
As an unknown 16 year old she came in second in a topless photograph competition organised by The Sunday People in 1983. She soon became nationally famous and became a regular "page three girl" in the Sun newspaper, subsequently appearing as a nude model in girlie magazines. She is 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) tall. Her measurements were reported as 36D-23-31 during her modelling career. In the mid-80s she started a singing career.
In 1989, she co-presented The Brit Awards with Mick Fleetwood, in a TV presenting appearance that was sui generis.
In 1994, it was reported that she had become a born-again Christian and was invited to play at Christian music festival Greenbelt. When queried about how she could reconcile topless modelling with her Christian beliefs, she said:
- "Easily. God gave me my body. I know it has made many people happy. There is no conflict there. I don't and have never promoted pornography. I'm not a born-again Christian because I have always been one. I am doing what God wants me to do. My prayer each night is: Let me go my way and make people happy. Let me do the right thing."
In 1995, Fox attempted to revive her singing career by participating in the Song for Europe, the competition to select the UK's entry for the annual Eurovision Song Contest. She performed "Go for the Heart" as lead singer of the group Sox, but failed to reach the Eurovision after finishing 4th in the public vote.
After many years of rumours about a relationship with her female manager, Fox confirmed in her autobiography, published in 2003, that she was a lesbian, and that the rumours were true.
Discography
Touch Me
Jive, 1986
- Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
- I'm All You Need
- Suzie, Don't Leave Me With Your Boyfriend
- Wild Kinda Love
- Hold On Tight
- Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)
- Want You To Want Me
- Baby, I'm Lost For Words
- Rockin' In The City
- He's Got Sex
Samantha Fox
Jive, 1987
- I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)
- I Promise You (Get Ready)
- Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
- True Devotion
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
- Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now
- That Sensation
- If Music Be The Food of Love
- Dream City
- The Best Is Yet To Come
I Wanna Have Some Fun
Jive, 1989
- I Wanna Have Some Fun
- Love House
- Your House Or My House
- Next To Me
- Ready For This Love
- Confession
- I Only Wanna Be With You
- You Started Something
- One In A Million
- Walking On Air
- Hot For You
- Out of Our Hands
Just One Night
Jive, 1991
- Hurt Me! Hurt Me! (But The Pants Stay On)
- More More More/Love To Love
- Don't Wait Up
- Just One Night
- Pleasure Zone
- Another Woman (Too Many People)
- Don't Cry Wolf
- Nothing You Do, Nothing You Say
- Saving It Up
- Spirit of America
- What You See Is What You Get
Greatest Hits
Jive, 1992
- Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
- Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)
- Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now
- I Only Wanna Be With You
- I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)
- I Wanna Have Some Fun
- Hold on Tight
- Just One Night
- Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)
- I Promise You (Get Ready)
- (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
- Love House
- Another Woman (Too Many People)
- Spirit of America
- Hot Lovin'
- Giving Me a Hard Time
- Even in the Darkest Hours
- UK Megamix
21st Centuary Fox
Ichiban, 1998
- Just a Dream
- Reason Is You (One on One)
- I Dream in Colours
- Deeper
- Where Is the Love?
- Love Makes You
- Let Me Be Free
- Wasted N.R.G.
- Say What You Want
- Do You Want Me?
- Boundaries of Love
- Watching You
- Perhaps
Watching You, Watching Me
Phantom, 2002
- Watching You (Ground Control Mix)
- Deeper (Ground Control Mix)
- Perhaps (12 Inch)
- Let Me Be Free (CD Single Radio Edit)
- Santa Maria (7 Inch)
- Boundaries Of Love (& Inch)
- Do You Want Me
- Say What You Want
- All Day And All Night (Acoustic Mix)
- Enlace Moi (French Ground Control Mix)
- Just A Dream (Original 1986 Demo Version)
Angel With An Attitude
2005
- Angel With An Attitude
- To Be Heard
- I Give Myself To You
- You and Me
- Breathe Through It All
- Cause and Effect
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