
Acting
Jacqui Abbott
Born
1973-11-10 (52)
Place of birth
St Helens, Lancashire, UK
Known for
Acting
Credits
5 titles
Jacqui Abbott is a singer who was the female vocalist in The Beautiful South from 1994 to 2000. She is now one half of a musical duo with former Beautiful South frontman, Paul Heaton.
Known for
5.9Later... with Jools Holland is a contemporary British music television show hosted by Jools Holland.
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
NRThe "Later with Jools Special" in full length, a celebration of The Beautiful South with tracks from all their records.
Later Presents... The Beautiful South in Concert
1997
Created by former members of the Housemartins in the late 1980s, Brit pop sensation The Beautiful South spent the next two decades racking up more than 15 million album sales and becoming known for their legendary music videos. This compilation features the videos for 14 of their 30 hit singles in the United Kingdom, including "Song for Whoever," "I'll Sail This Ship Alone," "A Little Time," "Let Love Speak Up Itself" and more.
Beautiful South: Carry On Up the Charts
2008
NRExploring the life and career of one of the UK's most successful songwriters - the man behind the much-loved songs of The Housemartins, The Beautiful South and latterly Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott. The film also explores the causes that matter to him the most - including the miners' strike and the related community in the present day.
Paul Heaton: From Hull To Heatongrad
2018
NROne of Britain’s most prolific and successful singer-songwriters of the past four decades, Paul Heaton started his career as frontman of The Housemartins before forming The Beautiful South, the band of whom it was famously once claimed that one in seven UK households owns an album. Whether that's true or not, what is a fact is that Paul has demonstrated over the years a unique ability to write songs and lyrics that have fans weeping one moment and smiling the next. This collection of performances and best BBC moments celebrates Paul’s impressive career - the bands, the collaborations and the solo work - and features the man himself explaining the context and backstories behind some of his best-loved hits.
Paul Heaton at the BBC
2026
