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But despite all those impressive credits, many fans will forever know Basil for “Mickey,” one of the greatest one-hit-wonders of the ‘80s, or possibly of all time. “Mickey” was actually a remake of ...

“Because I danced in the ‘60s, and I still can dance, I'm probably the only one alive that did dance in the ‘60s and can coach it,” chuckles Toni Basil — who, long before she had a huge ‘80s hit with ...

While Basil’s “Mickey” is famous, it wasn’t the original version of the song. According to Medium, “Mickey” was initially a track called “Kitty” by the British band Racey. When Basil performed the ...

Austin Butler heads into Oscars 95 with a good chance of winning the Best Actor category for portraying Elvis Presley in the feature film Elvis. Much ado has been made about the actor’s physical ...

Owing to her 1982 smash hit song, “Mickey,” Toni Basil often finds herself included in lists of one-hit wonders, a term that carries a whiff of derision, suggesting an artist fell short of achieving a ...

Toni Basil was already a 38-year-old showbiz veteran when her bouncy hit “Mickey” was released in the U.S. in May 1982, and in many ways the song was just a blip on her dizzyingly lengthy résumé. The ...