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CodeDS/UK/8577
NameDavis; Marion (fl 1950s-1960s); British vocalist
AliasMarion Keene | Marion Davies
Datesfl 1950s-1960s
GenderFemale
BiographyMarion Keene (also known as Marion Davis) was a big band singer in the early 1950s with British bands such as the Jack Parnell Orchestra and Oscar Rabin Band.

She performed with big bands as Marion Davis beginning at the age of sixteen. She married saxophone player Ronnie Keene, and later performed as Marion Keene in the late 1950s. In 1960, she reached the finals of the United Kingdom Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Unexpectedly".

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