Bonnie Pointer

Bonnie Pointer ( born July 11, 1950 in East Oakland, California, USA) is an American singer. She became famous as part of the group The Pointer Sisters.

The four sisters came together in 1971 to first gather as a nostalgia act between 40s jazz, Dixieland and Big Band, Funk, R & B and country with great success. Bonnie Pointer took a total of five albums with her sisters on before they got out of the group in 1978 to continue the inclusion of solo records. She signed a contract with Motown and released two albums in 1978 and 1979, called the plain Bonnie Pointer. The single Heaven Must Have Sent You ( U.S. # 11, R & B # 52) was a big hit, especially in the nightclubs in the United States. Disputes with their record company prevented in the following years further success.

The 1984 Bonnie Pointer experienced a modest comeback. The record label Private I, it undertook for the album If The Price Is Right. The LP contains mainly crisp high-energy and disco pieces. With the single Your Touch she had a minor hit in the U.S. R & B charts (# 35). In the same year she contributed the song Heaven and The Beast In Me (1985, R & B # 87 ) for the soundtrack of the long-forgotten dance epic Heavenly Bodies. Since you did not manage outstanding success, Bonnie Pointer disappeared from the music industry.

In the 90s, she appeared occasionally back on - among other things with her sisters. So it was in 1994 present when the Pointer Sisters received a star on the Walk of Fame in Hollywood. In addition, she is a welcome guest at numerous American Gay Pride events ( similar to the German CSD).

• American musician
• Pop singer
• The Pointer Sisters
• Born in 1950
• Woman