Autographs of Jackie Trent
Yvonne Ann Gregory (born Yvonne Ann Burgess; 6 September 1940 – 21 March 2015), better known by her stage name Jackie Trent, was an English singer-songwriter and actress. She was best known for co-writing (with Tony Hatch) several hits for Petula Clark in the 1960s and the theme tune to the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 1985. More about Jackie Trent
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Trent was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, the daughter of coal-miner Les Burgess and his wife Lily. Her first stage appearance was as an eight-year-old ingenue in the pantomime Babes in the Wood and at the age of nine she won first prize in a national poetry competition. At the age of 11 she won the Carrol Levis and His Discoveries talent show and thereafter changed her stage name to "Jackie Trent", having lived in Stoke-on-Trent for the few years previous. She sang at local venues and was known as "the Vera Lynn of the Potteries".
Her first single, "Pick Up the Pieces", was released in 1962 on the Oriole label, but it was not until Pye Records and three years later that she scored her first hit with "Where Are You Now", written by Tony Hatch and Trent, who at that time were involved in a successful professional collaboration with Petula Clark. The song was featured in the popular TV series It's Dark Outside. "Where Are You Now" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in May 1965, topping the chart for one week. The song was written and recorded in just four days after Hatch was asked by Granada TV to produce a song for the female lead in the programme to be seen on screen playing to herself. The lyrics were written by Trent on Christmas 1964, just before she embarked on a three-month tour of South Africa. When the song first hit the TV screen, people contacted TV Times to ask where they could buy the record with sales accelerating. The song went to number one in May 1965, replacing the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride". Read even more about Jackie Trent at Wikipedia
Her first single, "Pick Up the Pieces", was released in 1962 on the Oriole label, but it was not until Pye Records and three years later that she scored her first hit with "Where Are You Now", written by Tony Hatch and Trent, who at that time were involved in a successful professional collaboration with Petula Clark. The song was featured in the popular TV series It's Dark Outside. "Where Are You Now" reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in May 1965, topping the chart for one week. The song was written and recorded in just four days after Hatch was asked by Granada TV to produce a song for the female lead in the programme to be seen on screen playing to herself. The lyrics were written by Trent on Christmas 1964, just before she embarked on a three-month tour of South Africa. When the song first hit the TV screen, people contacted TV Times to ask where they could buy the record with sales accelerating. The song went to number one in May 1965, replacing the Beatles' "Ticket to Ride". Read even more about Jackie Trent at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Jackie Trent
The most expensive item with a signature of Jackie Trent (JACKIE TRENT - ORIGINAL HAND-SIGNED ALBUM PAGE 1960s) was sold in April 2022 for £59.99 while the cheapest item (JACKIE TRENT - ENGLISH SINGER / SONGWRITER & ACTRESS - EXCELLENT SIGNED PHOTO) found a new owner for £1.00 in December 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2013 with an average selling price of £9.45 for an autographed item of Jackie Trent. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2012 with £58.17 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.95 was July 2019. In average, an autographed item from Jackie Trent is worth £6.06.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jackie Trent were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | JACKIE TRENT 'UK SINGER/SONGWRITER' HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO | £16.00 | |
| JACKIE TRENT-1940-2015-`Neighbours` The Two Of Us- With Tony Hatch-Signed | £6.57 | |
| JACKIE TRENT-1940-2015-The Two Of Us-Singer Songwriter With Tony Hatch-Signed | £6.00 | |
| MICHAEL HORDEN & TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT SIGNED Autograph Page COA | £10.50 | |
| MIKE NEWELL Director Harry Potter & JACKIE TRENT d17 Singer Neighbours signed pg | £1.95 | |
| Neighbours etc TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT - both Signed Pic | £1.99 | |
| Neighbours etc TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT - both Signed Pic | £7.25 | |
| Neighbours etc TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT - both Signed Pic | £6.75 | |
| Neighbours etc TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT - both Signed Pic | £5.95 | |
| Neighbours etc TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT - both Signed Pic | £5.30 | |
| Neighbours etc TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT - both Signed Pic | £5.30 | |
| Neighbours etc TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT - both Signed Pic | £4.50 | |
| TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT- Song Writer & Singer Neighbours etc-Signed 8 x 10 | £7.05 | |
| TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT-Composer/Singer Etc-Neighbours Theme -Signed Pic | £2.15 | |
| TONY HATCH & JACKIE TRENT-Neighbours-Tv & Stag Composers etc-Signed+ Picture | £4.07 | |