Marcella Detroit (born Marcella Levy on June 21, 1952, in Detroit, Michigan) is a singer, musician and songwriter. She is most famous for her membership of the band Shakespear's Sister along with Siobhan Fahey. In particular her distinctive soprano voice provided the lead vocals on their biggest hit, "Stay", which was number one in the UK for 8 weeks in 1992.

She first began playing with the Bob Seger band in the early 1970s, before joining Eric Clapton’s band in 1974. While working with Clapton she wrote several songs for him, including "Lay Down Sally." After leaving Clapton's band, she did session work for a number of artists, including Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, and Bette Midler. She recorded her first solo album, Marcella, under her birth name, in 1982, and wrote material for Chaka Khan and Belinda Carlisle, amongst others. In 1985 she worked for Clapton again, and performed with him at Live Aid.

In 1989 she joined Shakespear's Sister as a band member and songwriter after being introduced to Fahey by mutual friend Richard Feldman. At about this time she adopted the name Marcella Detroit, after her birthplace. By the second album she had been promoted to “50% member”, but in 1993 Fahey ended the group. After leaving Shakespear’s Sister the single I Believe was released and she produced a number of solo albums: Jewel (1994), which included a duet with Elton John, Feeler (1996), and Dancing Madly Sideways (2001).

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Monday workout shuffle: Marcella Detroit, Bryan Ferry, The Stranglers, Yellow Jackets, Chaka Demus & Pliers. Great, but not quite pump music
gid72 (Gideon Emery) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:59:12 -0000
Monday workout shuffle: Marcella Detroit, Bryan Ferry, The Stranglers, Yellow Jackets, Chaka Demus & Pliers. Great, but not quite pump music
Marcella Detroit - I Believe (THIS is the original in case you were wondering) And I really really do believe, ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~f2eju
EvaPolly (Eva Polly) Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:25:09 -0000
Marcella Detroit - I Believe (THIS is the original in case you were wondering) And I really really do believe, ... ♫ http://blip.fm/~f2eju
final blip before work. Marcella Detroit. remember, it's women of pop day. "with friends like these.. who needs... ♫ http://blip.fm/~er1ja
reclusiveyeti (encounterswithayeti) Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:00:03 -0000
final blip before work. Marcella Detroit. remember, it's women of pop day. "with friends like these.. who needs... ♫ http://blip.fm/~er1ja

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