‘My karaoke song? Pure & Simple by Hear’Say, because I wrote it!’: Betty Boo’s honest playlist

Oooh, Betty … Alison Moira Clarkson AKA Betty Boo. Photograph: Sandro Hyams

The first song I remember hearing
My dad would constantly play Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley, because he played the guitar. So my fascination with music started with rock’n’roll.

The first single I bought
I would go down to WH Smith at Hammersmith to buy all my stationery for school. I had a little bit more pocket money one week and I bought Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough by Michael Jackson. My dad was a train driver on the Central line, and that same week, he found a 45 single of Pop Muzik by M in an Our Price bag. So I got two records for the price of one.