Q 01/05

Who released 'Walking on the Chinese Wall' in 1985 after his hit duet 'Easy Lover' with Phil Collins?

A) Marilyn Martin

B) Philip Bailey

C) Sinead Oconnor

D) Peter Gabriel

Answer · why

B) Philip Bailey

Collins produced the whole Chinese Wall album and plays drums and sings backing vocals on the title track.

Q 02/05

Which Liverpool band followed 1997's 'Avenging Angels' with a duet alongside Cerys Matthews?

A) Space

B) Terrorvision

C) Daft Punk

D) Babylon Zoo

Answer · why

A) Space

'The Ballad of Tom Jones' reached number four in the UK in 1998 and led to the band performing with Jones himself on Jools Holland's New Year's Eve sh...

Q 03/05

Which composer scored 1492: Conquest of Paradise after years as a duo with Jon Anderson?

A) Sia

B) Richard Clayderman

C) Vangelis

D) Jean-Michel Jarre

Answer · why

C) Vangelis

The 1492 main theme topped charts across Europe, a decade after his Oscar-winning score for Chariots of Fire.

Q 04/05

Who released 'Pipes of Peace' in December 1983, after his duet 'Say Say Say' with Michael Jackson?

A) Paul McCartney

B) Siedah Garrett

C) Stevie Wonder

D) Janet Jackson

Answer · why

A) Paul McCartney

'Say Say Say' was Jackson's seventh top-ten hit inside a year, and the pair had already recorded 'The Girl Is Mine' for Thriller.

Q 05/05

Which band returned to the UK charts in 1995 with a duet alongside comedian Roy 'Chubby' Brown?

A) Boney M

B) Smokie

C) Duran Duran

D) Lindisfarne

Answer · why

B) Smokie

The record was a risque remake of their own 1976 hit 'Living Next Door to Alice', prompted by the Dutch novelty act Gompie's version earlier that year...

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