About Hazel O'Connor
Hazel Thereasa O'Connor (born 16 May 1954) is a British singer-songwriter and actress. She became famous in the early 1980s with hit singles "Eighth Day", "D-Days" and "Will You?" She also starred in the 1980 film Breaking Glass. == Early life == Hazel Thereasa O'Connor was born on 16 May 1954 in Coventry, England. She is the daughter of a soldier from County Galway in Ireland who moved to England after the Second World War to work in a car plant. Her English mother worked as a hotel receptionist. Her older brother Neil later fronted the punk band The Flys, best known for their single "Love and a Molotov Cocktail", which she later covered. O'Connor would spend summers in the West of Ireland until her parents separated when she was eight years old. == Career == Her film debut was in Girls Come First in 1975, where she was credited as Hazel Glyn. She became prominent as an actress and singer five years later in 1980 when playing the role of Kate in the film Breaking Glass. She also performed on the accompanying soundtrack.
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