Carol Hitchcock

Carol Hitchcock is an Australian singer and actress. She had a top 20 hit on the Kent Music Report Singles Chart with her cover version of "Get Ready" in mid-1987. It also peaked in the top 60 in the United Kingdom and top 50 in New Zealand. In 1985 Hitchcock had acted in the TV series, Prisoner.

Biography

A talented performer, Carol Hitchcock's stand-out style was her shaved head. It was at age 14 Hitchcock first cut her hair short, "a crew-cut. Then I dyed it a million, thousand colours and did anything and everything you could do to your hair. Then I shaved it off. Actually, that was for a modelling job. Being hairless is comfortable. It's no big deal." She was also a part-time bouncer for various Melbourne nightclubs, the Club and Inflation. In the 1980s she acted in TV programs, including an appearance in Prisoner in 1985.

Hitchcock began her music career as a vocalist for Melbourne-based funk band, Bang. where she recorded a cover version of the Temptations' 1969 track, "Get Ready", with United Kingdom producers, Stock Aitken Waterman. No. 56 in the UK, and No. 47 in New Zealand.

Hitchcock was also part of the backing chorus on a charity record by Ferry Aid to raise funds for the Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster, which covered the Beatles' song "Let It Be" (March 1987). The final episode of Countdown aired on 19 July; the compère, Molly Meldrum, interviewed Hitchcock. Her music video for "Get Ready" was also broadcast.

Speaking of the lack of follow-up single, Howells suggested that outcome was due to a lack of will from her Australian record company: "That was a Mushroom call, we just made the track." During the mid-1980s Hitchcock was married to fellow Australian singer, Roger Hart (ex-Little Heroes).

Discography Singles Year Title Peak chartpositions AUS NZ UK 1987 "Get Ready" 18 47 56