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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Ryan McDougall

Texas star Spiteri recalls early days in music as she collects honorary degree

Sharleen Spiteri has said she would have been happy if her band had written “just one hit record” when she started out as she was awarded an honorary doctorate for her services to music.

The singer, who formed Scots rock group Texas in 1986 with her bandmates, said she never anticipated the band achieving global success as she sat recording debut single, I Don’t Want A Lover, which kickstarted the group’s path to fame.

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