Awards and Achievements
USA
- Three Gold Albums
- Three Top Ten Singles (including two Gold)
- Three Top Twenty Singles
- Number One: Black Charts
- Number One: Dance Charts
- Starred in Sit Com with Scott Bio televised nationally and repeated since
UK
- Two Gold Albums
- One Silver Album
- One Gold Single
- One Silver Single
GERMANY
- Three Gold Albums
- One Silver Album
- Best International Singer Award
- Twice voted winner of Gold Award by Bravo readers and Silver once
- Regular chat show appearances
- Second biggest fan base
AUSTRIA
- Best International Singer Award
- 1998 – Modelled for Vivienne Westwood – televised for charity
- 1998 – Promoted Austrian Grand Prix
- 1998 – Approached to sing World Cup Song for Austria and to open Disabled Olympics
SWITZERLAND
- Two Gold Albums
- Seven Top Ten Singles including several Number Ones
CANADA
- Two Double Platinum Albums
- One Gold Album
- Three Platinum Singles
- Three Gold Singles
- Toured extensively breaking Box Office records
SPAIN and PORTUGAL
- Two Gold Albums
- One Silver Album
- Lived in Spain for one year
RUSSIA
- Visited Moscow and St Petersburg at least six times a year for shows – always a sell out
- Toured Latvia, Ukraine and Estonia (Independence Day performed to crowd of 100,000)
- Siberia, first Western female to perform live. Now in Siberian museum.
SOUTH AMERICA
- Huge record sales: sales awards not available from these territories
- Sell out tour sponsored by Pepsi: 20,000 in attendance
- 50,000 people at airport on arrival in Columbia
- Was invited by Minister of Tourism in Brazil to Rio Carnival
- Ecuador: celebrity tennis match to raise funds for hospitals
JAPAN
- Three Gold Albums
- Two Number One Singles
- Six Top Twenty Singles
- Sell out tour
- Song featured in Japanese car commercial
FAR EAST
- Toured and sold many records
- Accurate figures are not available from these territories
INDIA
- Toured Madras, Deli and Bombay playing up to 70,000 seated stadiums. Sold out. Beat Bruce Springsteen’s record held at that time
- First Western female to appear in a Bollywood movie – Rock Dancer
- Award: Most Influential Woman, presented by Mother Theresa
AUSTRALIA
- Two Gold Albums
- One Silver Album
- Three Number One Singles
- Three Top Ten Singles
- Famous in tabloids
- Model of the Year 1985 People Magazine
ISRAEL
- Two Gold Albums
- Two sell out tours
SWEDEN
- Three Gold Albums
- One Platinum Single
- Two Number One Singles
- Five Top Ten Singles
NORWAY
- Four Gold Albums
- Four Number One Singles
- Best International Female Singer
- Acted in sitcom
DENMARK
- Three Gold Albums
- Six Top Ten Singles
- Three Number One Singles
FINLAND
- Three Gold Albums
- Three Number One Singles
FRANCE
- Two Gold Albums
- One Silver Single
- Five Top Ten Singles
ITALY
- Best International Artist 1987
BELGIUM
- Best International Artist
- Seven Top Ten Singles
SOUTH AFRICA
- Popular in modelling days through Scope Magazine
- Acted in two Soap Operas
- Toured twice and sold many albums
- Accurate figures are not available in these territories
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