Gay-Yee Westerhoff | |
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Gay-Yee Westerhoff of Bond performing at the Metrocentre in Gateshead, 2009
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Background information | |
Born |
14 June 1973 (age 43) Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Cello (acoustic and electric), bass guitar and piano |
Associated acts | bond |
Website | www |
Gay-Yee Westerhoff (born 14 June 1973, in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England), is the Chinese-English cellist of the all female string quartet, Bond.
She studied A-level music at Wyke College in Hull and holds an Honours Degree in music from Trinity College of Music in London. Westerhoff has performed with groups and musicians including Primal Scream, Spice Girls, Talvin Singh, Embrace, Sting, Bryan Adams, Barry Manilow and Vanessa-Mae.
On 3 January 2012 Westerhoff and her boyfriend of several years Russell Sapp welcomed the birth of a baby boy, Ulysses.