--- title: "1 Did Change Quotes By Kiki Dee" description: "1 Did Change quotes by Kiki Dee. Plus more from Kiki Dee and more Did Change sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/kiki-dee-25855_brown_the-first-thing-fontana-did-was-get-me-t_2194221.jpg" --- > [The first thing Fontana did was get me to change my hair colour from light brown to red, and the songwriter Mitch Murray suggested I change my name from Pauline Matthews to Kiki Dee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/the-first-thing-fontana-did-was-get-me-to-change-my-hair-colour-from/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/kiki-dee-25855_brown_the-first-thing-fontana-did-was-get-me-t_2194221.jpg) ## More by Kiki Dee > [Being the youngest, I was a bit of a daddy's girl and sought attention from an early age by singing. I don't know where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/being-the-youngest-i-was-a-bit-of-a-daddy-s-girl-and-sought-attention/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [I'm just a sensitive little soul who's put so much into her career that I haven't had enough energy or time left over to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/i-m-just-a-sensitive-little-soul-who-s-put-so-much-into-her-career/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [In my late 30s, I flirted with the idea of having a child without necessarily being in a steady relationship. But I've never had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/in-my-late-30s-i-flirted-with-the-idea-of-having-a-child-without/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [Dad always encouraged my singing, so when 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart' was a hit in the States, I flew my parents to New…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/dad-always-encouraged-my-singing-so-when-don-t-go-breaking-my-heart/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [Performers like to perform, and there's certainly no disgrace in entertaining people, in giving pleasure, you hope, through your singing. My work defines who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/performers-like-to-perform-and-there-s-certainly-no-disgrace-in/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [It's not so much that I ever declared: 'I will never have children.' I just never found the right man to settle down with,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/it-s-not-so-much-that-i-ever-declared-i-will-never-have-children-i/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [I'm a childless woman, yet I felt no maternal urges whatsoever. The prospect of years of broken nights and nappy changes holds no appeal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/i-m-a-childless-woman-yet-i-felt-no-maternal-urges-whatsoever-the/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [When I started out in this business, I really wanted to become iconic, but I'm glad that didn't happen. I like to do things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/when-i-started-out-in-this-business-i-really-wanted-to-become-iconic/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [I found acting tough; it takes a lot out of you if you have no technique.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/i-found-acting-tough-it-takes-a-lot-out-of-you-if-you-have-no/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [I realised when I sang at family parties and Christmases I'd suddenly get everyone's attention, and, being the youngest of three, I thought what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/i-realised-when-i-sang-at-family-parties-and-christmases-i-d-suddenly/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [My older brother had a lot of Elvis on vinyl, and really, that was my first introduction to music during the Fifties.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/my-older-brother-had-a-lot-of-elvis-on-vinyl-and-really-that-was-my/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [I was born Pauline Matthews and grew up in Bradford as one of three children - I had an older brother, David, and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/i-was-born-pauline-matthews-and-grew-up-in-bradford-as-one-of-three/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [I was the youngest of three kids, and from the age of four, singing was my way of getting attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/i-was-the-youngest-of-three-kids-and-from-the-age-of-four-singing-was/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [I had a cancer scare in the early '90s, and for a few months, I wondered if I would make it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/i-had-a-cancer-scare-in-the-early-90s-and-for-a-few-months-i-wondered/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) > [I have to keep healthy; otherwise, I jeopardise my career.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/i-have-to-keep-healthy-otherwise-i-jeopardise-my-career/) [Kiki Dee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiki-dee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did-change/kiki-dee/#itemlist", "name": "1 Did Change Quotes By Kiki Dee", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The first thing Fontana did was get me to change my hair colour from light brown to red, and the songwriter Mitch Murray suggested I change my name from Pauline Matthews to Kiki Dee.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Kiki Dee" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiki-dee/the-first-thing-fontana-did-was-get-me-to-change-my-hair-colour-from/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/kiki-dee-25855_brown_the-first-thing-fontana-did-was-get-me-t_2194221.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/kiki-dee-25855_brown_the-first-thing-fontana-did-was-get-me-t_2194221.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/kiki-dee-25855_brown_the-first-thing-fontana-did-was-get-me-t_2194221.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The first thing Fontana did was get me to change my hair colour from light brown to red, and the songwriter…” — Kiki Dee", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did-change/kiki-dee/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did-change/kiki-dee/", "name": "Did Change Quotes by Kiki Dee", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/did-change/kiki-dee/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/534/kiki-dee-25855_brown_the-first-thing-fontana-did-was-get-me-t_2194221.jpg" }, "description": "1 Did Change quotes by Kiki Dee. 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