Dodie West

Investors pictured the vocalist in the mold of Britain’s counterpart to Mary Wells. Audiences attending her opening slots during nationwide package tours throughout the mid-1960s often shared this assessment, yet their enthusiasm fell short of securing enduring fame. Her solitary chart success arrived in January 1966, following Decca Records’ cautious strategy of releasing concurrent renditions by the Zombies and West of Little Anthony And The Imperials’ “Goin’ Out Of My Head.” Dodie’s take reached number 39, outshining both the source material—at least domestically—and the Zombies’ interpretation. Another brief moment of prominence came in July 1967, when NEMS Enterprises chose her to stand for England at the Eurovision Song Contest in Knokke-le-Zoute, Belgium.