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'{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Space UK | image = GordonHulbertLive.jpg | caption = '''Space UK''' live | image_size = | occupation = [[Session musicians]] | origin = [[United Kingdom]] | genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[electronic music|electronic]], [[rock music|rock]], [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[soul music|soul]] | years_active = 1990-present | website = [http://www.spaceuk.biz Spaceuk.biz] }} '''Space UK''' is a British musical group of [[session musician]]s led by the singer-songwriter [[Anita Kelsey]], based in [[London]]. Anita Kelsey won a [[MOBO Awards|MOBO award]] in 1997 with [[Ceri Evans (Sunship)|Sunship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Anita Kelsey|url=http://supra.armadamusic.nl/artists/anita-kelsey/|publisher=[[Armada Music]]|accessdate=2008-06-14 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080402123008/http://supra.armadamusic.nl/artists/anita-kelsey/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-04-02}}</ref> Kelsey is also the voice behind hundreds of TV adverts and also the voice [[Jennifer Connelly]] mimes to in the sci-fi cult classic film ''[[Dark City (1998 film)|Dark City]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118929/soundtrack|title=Dark City soundtracks|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=2016-07-28}}</ref> Other major films featuring Kelsey's voice include ''[[Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis]]'' and ''[[Merlin (miniseries)|Merlin]]''. ==Biography== Space UK's musical director is Gordon Hulbert whose credits include [[Chaka Khan]], [[The Temptations]], [[Alexander O'Neal]], [[Heatwave (band)|Heatwave]], and [[Imagination (band)|Imagination]]. Hulbert was a member of Domino act Psapp (BMI winners for "Cosy in the Rocket' - theme to ABC's hit series ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'') during their 2006-2007 European and US tour. As a producer/writer published by EMI, his multimedia credits include [[Willy Russell]]'s ''Dancin Thru the Dark'', the [[BBC]]'s ''Moving the Mountain'' documentary and Channel 4's ''First Sunday''. Other core members of Space UK have performed or recorded with some in the music industry today including [[Beyoncé]], [[Kings of Leon]], [[George Michael]], [[Tina Turner]] and [[Amy Winehouse]]; as well as most of the Motown musicians such as [[Ben E. King]], [[Martha Reeves & the Vandellas]], [[The Four Tops]], [[Edwin Starr]], [[The Temptations]], [[Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons]], and [[The Three Degrees]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/|title=Colonel Abrams|date=4 May 2002|accessdate=1 February 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020504074033/http://www.discogs.com/artist/|archivedate=4 May 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spaceuk.biz |title=Live Music For Events |website=Spaceuk.biz |date=2014-06-20 |accessdate=2016-07-28}}</ref> ==Band== * Vocals: Anita Kelsey and Simon Green * Keyboards and MD: Gordon Hulbert * Bass guitar: Alexis Countouris * Drums: Paul Jones * Guitar: Dave Ital * Trumpet: Dave Land * Saxophonist: [[Roberto Manzin]] ** Dave Land features on the soundtrack of the film ''Hope and Glory''. Land also features on the original, as well as the recent 2010 re-recording, of [[Katrina and the Waves]]' "[[Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves song)|Walking on Sunshine]]" ** Anita Kelsey appears in the opening scenes of the horror film ''Long Time Dead'', in which she participates in a ouija board séance just before dying a horrific death.<ref>{{cite web|title=Long Time Dead : Cast|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251806/fullcredits#cast|website=IMDb.com|accessdate=2010-05-14}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.spaceuk.biz}} *{{URL|http://www.anitakelsey.com|Anita Kelsey website}} *{{Discogs artist|Anita Kelsey|Anita Kelsey}} *{{URL|http://www.simongreen.eu|Simon Green website}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Uk, Space}} [[Category:British session musicians]] [[Category:Musical collectives]] {{UK-musician-stub}}'