Hazell Dean (née Poole; born 27 October 1952)[2] is an English dance-pop singer, who achieved her biggest success in the 1980s as a leading hi-NRG artist.

[3] She started her career in the mid-1970s and came to prominence in the following decade after many years as a club performer and working on the gay scene with her brand of hi-NRG.

Dean started her career signed to Decca Records releasing a few pop/soul singles from the mid to late '70s written and produced by Paul Curtis.

[6][7] In April 1984 Dean participated in "A Song For Europe" again, finishing in seventh place out of eight, with another dramatic ballad, "Stay In My Life", which she wrote herself.

[8] In June 1984, the re-release of "Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man)" became her first single to reach the UK top 10, peaking at #6.

In 1985 the single Harmony (written by Bill Clift and Peter Marsh) was released in Germany on the Bellaphon label.

[10] Subsequent singles fared worse with "ESP", "Stand Up" and "Always (Doesn't Mean Forever)" failing to reach the UK top 75.

[7] More than 18 months elapsed before Dean's next single was released, the Stock/Aitken/Waterman penned and produced "Better Off Without You", originally recorded by Lonnie Gordon.

"Shattered Glass", "In The Name Of Love", "This Is My Life", "We Belong/Can You Feel It" and "I Close My Eyes & Count To Ten" were released as singles from her 2013 album, "In The Name Of...".

On 10 September 2012, a 21 track greatest hits collection, Evergreen: The Very Best of Hazell Dean, was released through Music Club Deluxe Records.

The CD pressing features a bonus disc of 11 remixes and rare extended mixes of Dean's 1980s hits.

On 21 December 2012, Dean performed at the Stock/Aitken/Waterman "Hit Factory Live" reunion concert at London's O2 Arena, along with many other former Stock/Aitken/Waterman acts.

On 29 August 2021, after 38 years, Dean played her last Pride performance in Hastings, where she also announced her retirement from live shows.