Contents

Wendy Smith (singer)

Wendy Smith (born 31 May 1963)^[1] is an English musician. She was a singer and guitarist in the band Prefab Sprout from 1983 until 2001. In 2015, she became the director of creative learning at The SageinGateshead, Tyne and Wear, England.

Career[edit]

Smith was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England.^[1] She joined Prefab Sprout in 1983 after seeing them live in their early concerts,^[2] and featured on six of their studio albums as a singer, guitarist and keyboard player.^[3] The last album she recorded with the group was 1997's Andromeda Heights,^[4] though she remained a member of the band until 2001.^[5] One review of Prefab Sprout's second studio album, Steve McQueen, described Smith as having "fairy-dusted [the album with her] breathy harmonies."^[6]

After an inactive period of the band in the late 1990s, coupled with Smith being pregnant,^[7][8] she moved first into teaching,^[9] and then becoming the head of practitioner development at Sage Gateshead in 2003.^[10] She became head of learning and participation at The Sage in 2015.^[11]

In 2021, Smith appeared on a single called "Winter Solstice" from poet Simon Armitage's band, LYR.^{[12][13][14][15][16][17][18]}

Discography[edit]

Collaborations[edit]

• Contradictions (as Paul Smith and The Intimations), (2015)^[19][20]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• BBC Music webpage
• Sproutology fan site