#159. Five Star’s Deniece Pearson on Her Enchanting Single ’Santa Claus is Coming’

2023-12-13

In episode #159 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets 80s legend Deniece Pearson, lead singer of the iconic pop group Five Star, to discuss her Christmas single 'Santa Claus is Coming.' Santa Claus is Coming follows her recent single Forever Young – a feel-good infused pop-bop which reached #12 in Music Week's Pop Chart and went Top Ten in their Black Chart. It was taken from a new EP featuring new versions of two Top 10 Five Star classics' System Addict and Rain or Shine. Deniece is also excited to be putting the finishing touches to her brand-new solo album

In episode #159 of The XS Noize Podcast, Mark Millar meets 80s legend Deniece Pearson, lead singer of the iconic pop group Five Star, to discuss her Christmas single 'Santa Claus is Coming.'

Santa Claus is Coming follows her recent single Forever Young – a feel-good infused pop-bop which reached #12 in Music Week's Pop Chart and went Top Ten in their Black Chart. It was taken from a new EP featuring new versions of two Top 10 Five Star classics' System Addict and Rain or Shine. Deniece is also excited to be putting the finishing touches to her brand-new solo album Free-Queen-See, out in the spring/summer of 2024.

In this interview, Deniece talks about the new single, her massive success with Five Star, appearing on The Voice, her new solo album, and lots more. Listen to episode #159 of The XS Noize Podcast with Deniece Pearson – BELOW:

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