A-Tisket A-Tasket
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Parlophone
Record Label
- A-7059
Catalogue Number
- CE-9348, CE-9403
Matrix Number(s)
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Nat Gonella;
Stella Yau
Performer(s)
- English
Language(s)
- 1938
Date Released
- 10 inch Shellac Disc
Format
- 78 rpm
Speed
- 2016003956
Accession Number
- Sound
Type
- Access permitted
Conditions Governing Access
- Use and reproduction require written permission from NAS
Conditions Governing Reproduction
-
Ross Stuart Laird
Source
- National Archives of Singapore Fonds
Fonds/Collection
Description
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A1
Matrix No.: CE-9348
Artist: Stella Moya
Title: A-Tisket A-Tasket
B1
Matrix No.: CE-9403
Artist: Nat Gonella, Stella Moya
Title: If You Were The Only Girl In The World
Stella Moya was the stage name of Stella Yau, born in Ipoh in 1916 to an English mother and Chinese father. She moved to England with her mother when she was nine, where she underwent dance instruction and stage training. At age nineteen, Yau was talent-spotted at a London dance, and became the first Malayan to appear in a film produced in Britain, the 1935 comedy “Stormy Weather”. She played the part of a Chinese girl, Stella Moya, from which she took her stage name. After appearing in several British films, Moya moved on to stage performance and eventually joined jazz musician Nat Gonella as his band’s singer. She was also known by the stage name Mystella.
