. . . . "English singer-songwriter" . . "Astley, Virginia"@en . "1959Z"^^ . "Virginia Astley"@en . . . "1959-09-26Z"^^ . . . "solo_singer" . . "Virginia Astley (born 26 September 1959) is an English singer-songwriter most active during the 1980s and 1990s. Her songwriting career started in 1980. Her classical training influenced her as did a desire to be experimental with her music. Although more popular in the Far East, most notably Japan, she remains a cult artist in her native England."@en . .