Samantha Fox, the English singer who was very popular in the mid-1980s, made a storming appearance at Masked singers, last Sunday. The time of his success Touch meShe made Stéphane Rousseau relive the feelings of his youth when he had a poster of her in his room. We met her on set after her performance.
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Samantha, is this your first time participating in Masked Singers?
Actually it’s my first time, but I know the show is very popular in England. I was supposed to take part in the Spanish version, but Covid-19 happened and everything was canceled.
You interpreted your success Touch me, which is known all over the world. Do you remember the first time you heard it before recording?
Before singing, I modeled for four years. I was on a TV show when someone asked me what I would do next and I replied that I have always loved singing. The next day I received several song offers, including a cassette from Jive Records asking me to listen to what would become a major hit song from Madonna’s Like a Virgin. I listened to her, but then had to audition with 200 other singers before I was offered a five-album contract. I was only 20 years old and my dream came true.
Does the text have a special meaning for you?
First, if no one had ever touched each other, we wouldn’t be here today. That is the basis. But I think this song resonated with people because even if you don’t speak English well, everyone understands that you kiss me, touch me, love me. I don’t think it’s too sexy or gross. With my jeans and leather jacket, I didn’t sweat as much during sex as, for example, the Spice Girls.
You became a star in the 1980s and 1990s. What memories do you have of those years?
Lots of travel, planes and airports. But it was my childhood dream. When I was little, I drew boats and dreamed about the voyages of Christopher Columbus. All these trips were the fulfillment of a dream, and each time I told myself that I had to return to this or that country to visit, because I only stopped for a day or two in each place. For me too, this time was a roller coaster ride of emotions that never stopped. But I was young and it was my dream. I am very happy to have experienced all of this.
They recently remarried. Who is your new partner?
Yes, we even celebrated our first wedding anniversary on the plane on the way here and went to a very good Italian restaurant in Montreal to celebrate. I met Linda eight years ago in Norway. She works as a tour manager and takes good care of me. It’s perfect because I don’t want to travel alone anymore. I was so lonely in the 1980s that being alone in a hotel room makes me sad. Now my wife is with me all the time and it’s wonderful to share these moments together.
I heard there’s a series about your life in production for Netflix, you know?
That’s right. It will initially be broadcast by a major broadcaster in England and will then end up on Netflix. We will first film a reality documentary in which we will follow me in my daily life, a bit like Pamela Anderson’s, then there will be a series about my life, filmed with actors. I will be the producer of this series. I have to say that my life is like a fairy tale and to find myself in Montreal 40 years later and talking to you, it’s pretty crazy. A biography will also be written. I deal with it in a very open, very truthful way. I’m talking about the ups and downs… I’m a very sincere woman. My fate may not be ordinary, but my feelings are those of ordinary people.
Don’t miss Masked Singers this Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on TVA and on TVA+.