Her song "9 to 5" was already a big hit in the UK, so when the song was released in America it went under the title "Morning Train" to avoid confusion with Dolly Parton's recent hit of the same name.

Two time Grammy Award winner

Recorded an album of disco covers, 'Fabulous', in 2000 for Universal Records for the European market. It went top 20 in Spain and Estonia.

Two adopted children: Jake (adopted in 1995) and Skylar (adopted in 1996).

Earned the hits "For Your Eyes Only" (#4), "When He Shines" (#30), "You Could Have Been With Me" (#15), "Telefone (long Distance Love Affair)" (#9), "Modern Girl" (#18), "We've Got Tonight" with Kenny Rogers (#6), "Almost Over You" (#26), Strut (#7), "Do It For Love" (29), "Sugar Walls" (#9), "The Lover In Me" (#2), "What Comes Naturally" (#19), "U Got the Look" with Prince (#39) and "Morning Train (Nine to Five)" - her only hit to reach #1 on the Billboard Pop Charts.

Inspired to pursue a singing career after seeing Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were (1973), she later attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama while moonlighting with the group Something Else.

Her hit song, "We've Got Tonight", with Kenny Rogers, went to #1 on the Billboard Country Charts.

Robbie Williams mentions her in his song "Me and My Monkey".

She won two Grammy Awards, including one for Best New Artist in 1981.

Naturalized U.S. citizen.

The only act to appear in the Top Five on all of Billboard magazine's main charts: Country, Pop, Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, R&B/Hip Hop, Dance Airplay, and Dance Sales.