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UNBELIEVABLE: Hair | History Defined

"They told me to change my name. They also told me to sing other people's songs." How Joan Armatrading refused to compromise, baffled session pros, and made the album that set her on the path to stardom

After accidentally getting a start in the London production of Hair, Joan Armatrading made the demo that (eventually) changed her life

Louder

The Marie Claire UK Hair Awards Are Back For 2026—And So Is The Impressive Judging Panel

The ultimate list of hair experts

Marie Claire

“A strobe light mounted on a replica of the album art had this amazing psychedelic effect. Especially if you were tripping – as a lot of people were”: When Curved Air released the first rock band picture disc

Curved Air’s 1970 debut album Air Conditioning was also the first rock band picture disc album. Singer Sonja Kristina recalls how it came about.

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Introducing the esteemed Marie Claire UK Hair Awards 2025 judging panel

Meet the leading experts crowning this year's hair heroes

Marie Claire

32 amazing highlighted hair looks, from subtle sun-kissed locks to statement styles

We asked a colourist for her expert insights on the best techniques for highlighted hair

Woman & Home

According to hair experts, your scalp can hold the key to natural and lasting shine

Struggling to achieve shinier hair? If you're neglecting this key area, that covetable sheen might remain out of reach...

Woman & Home

Introducing the Marie Claire UK Hair Awards 2024 judging panel

Meet the leading experts crowning this year's hair heroes

Marie Claire

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‘It’s a rock’n’roll vibe’: stars reject the coiffured look in favour of messy hair

On the catwalk and the red carpet, the unkempt hairstyle is all the rage: not dirty, but nonchalant, natural and casual

The Guardian - UK

“The media built up this mutual hatred between prog and punk, but really I don’t think it existed”: Sonja Kristina on Curved Air’s impact - and the time she nearly quit

Singer became a sex symbol and inspired Kate Bush and Siouxsie Sioux... but she also pretended to sleep to avoid interaction at parties

Louder

"A vision with the light shining through her dress" - the woman who inspired Free's All Right Now

The "raunchy and suggestive" All Right Now broke Free in America - although the band members' stories about the origins of their most famous song differ

Louder

'Hair,' 'Everwood' actor Treat Williams killed in Vermont motorcycle crash

Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series “Everwood” and the movie “Hair,” has died after a motorcycle crash in Vermont

The Independent UK

Treat Williams death: Everwood and Hair star dies aged 71 following motorcycle accident

‘As you can imagine, we are shocked and greatly bereaved at this time,’ Williams’s family says

The Independent UK

‘Everybody wanted to put her in a box’: Love to Love You tells the intimate, harrowing story of disco queen Donna Summer

Donna Summer’s daughter, Brooklyn Sudano, and Roger Ross Williams chat to Jim Farber about the nuanced and painful truths they uncovered while making a new documentary about the legendary Queen of Disco

The Independent UK

Meet the Marie Claire UK Hair Awards 2023 judges

Introducing our expert panel of testers

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James Rado obituary

American actor, playwright and lyricist who co-wrote the 1960s hippy rock musical Hair

Daily Mirror

Great British Bake Off makers to launch hairdressing competition on E4

Love Productions will launch The Big Blowout later this year - after a similar BBC show was ditched eight years ago for copying the baking show's format

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