Kirsty Hawkshaw, born March 29, 1969, in London, England, is an English electronic music vocalist and songwriter. The daughter of composer Alan Hawkshaw and Christiane Bieberbach, she began her music career at age 19 performing under the name Kirsty Shaw, releasing the single “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy” in 1988 through CBS Records. In 1990, she joined producers Ian Munro, Kevin Dodds, and Nigel Walton to form the dance group Opus III as lead vocalist. The group released their debut studio album Mind Fruit in 1992, featuring the single “It's a Fine Day”, which reached number 5 on the UK Singles Chart and Number 1 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Their second studio album, Guru Mother, produced another US club chart Number 1 single with “When You Made the Mountain” in 1994 before the group disbanded. Launching her solo career, Hawkshaw released her single “Fine Day”, which reached number 62 on the UK Singles Chart in November 2002. She released the compilation album Meta-Message in 2005 and the ambient studio album The Ice Castle in 2008. She also featured on vocal collaborations including BT's “Dreaming” and Tiësto's “Urban Train”.
