Kiki Dee (born Pauline Matthews on 6 March 1947, in Little Horton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England) is a highly successful singer/songwriter, with a career that has lasted over 40 years. Her most famous song was a duet with Elton John, entitled "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", which was released in 1976 and went to Number 1 (she later performed another duet with Elton John for his Duets album, "True Love", which reached #2 in the UK.) Kiki Dee began singing with a local band in Bradford in the early 1960s. Her recording career began as a session singer. She sang backing vocals for Dusty Springfield, among others, and was highly regarded by other singers but did not achieve solo success in the UK for many years,although a 1968 release,"On a Magic Carpet Ride",which was originally a "B" side,has remained popular with the Northern Soul circuit in the UK. In the USA, her style was admired and she became the first British ar