Joan Regan
| Joan Regan | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Siobhan Bethel |
| Born |
19 January 1928 Romford, Essex, England |
| Died | 12 September 2013 (aged 85) London, England |
| Genres | Traditional pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1953–2013 |
| Labels | Decca, emi Pye, Nectar |
Joan Regan (born Siobhan Bethel; 19 January 1928 – 12 September 2013) was an English traditional pop music singer, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s.
Regan was born in Romford, Essex, to Irish parents. Before becoming a singer, Regan worked at a number of jobs, including re-touching photographs. Her successful singing career began in 1953, when she made a demo record of "Too Young" and "I'll Walk Alone". The demo came to the attention of Bernard Delfont, and that helped her sign a recording contract with Decca Records. She had a number of Top 40 hits for the label, many of them were cover versions of American hits. Among them were Teresa Brewer's "Ricochet", "Till I Waltz Again with You", and "Jilted", Doris Day's "If I Give My Heart to You" and Jill Corey's "Cleo and Me-O" and "Love Me to Pieces".
She became the resident singer on BBC producer Richard Afton's television series Quite Contrary. Afton later replaced Regan with Ruby Murray. She appeared on the Six-Five Special, and was also given her own BBC television series, Be My Guest, which ran for four series. After being knocked out by a descending safety curtain during her first appearance in variety, she developed her act to include impressions of Gracie Fields, Judy Garland and actress Anna Neagle, to whom she bore a facial resemblance.
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