Elvis Presley showed off his expert dance moves in the 1964 film hit, Viva Las Vegas, but they weren't all his own. They belonged to an 80s icon who rose to fame with a cheer-ful song.
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 ...
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 ...
Every so often, especially around Halloween, a particular photo pops up on social media. It's a trio of partygoers, and judging by their outfits, it's most certainly the eighties: the spiky-haired ...
An alternative theatre-cabaret extravaganza! Dive into Lorraine's hilarious & heartfelt journey as a die-hard Toni Basil fan! Expect outrageous costumes, 80s nostalgia, and honest stories of trauma ...
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 ...