But despite all those impressive credits, many fans will forever know Basil for “Mickey,” one of the greatest one-hit-wonders of the ‘80s, or possibly of all time. “Mickey” was actually a remake of ...

Interestingly, Basil recalls that two other actors hoping to landing the titular role in Baz Luhrmann’s fantasy biopic (“a real American musical, like the old days!”) were dispatched to her by the ...

Owing to her 1982 smash hit song, “Mickey,” Toni Basil often finds herself included in lists of one-hit wonders, a term that carries a whiff of derision, suggesting an artist fell short of achieving a ...

A star behind a 1980s hit worked with Elvis Presley in 'Viva Las Vegas' and Davy Jones in The Monkees' film 'Head'. “David the choreographer and I worked on many musical numbers for this film,” Basil ...

Basil no longer wears the cheerleading outfit from the video of the 1980s hit, which shot to No. 1 on the Billboard charts in December 1982 thanks to exposure on MTV, but Basil is being cheered by ...

Hey! Toni Basil Is Not So Fine With Everyone’s Unauthorized Use of ‘Mickey’She’s suing Disney, Viacom, South Park, and more. What Is Toni Basil’s ‘Mickey’ Really About?Because we’ve heard for several ...

Austin Butler heads into Oscars 95 with a good chance of winning the Best Actor category for portraying Elvis Presley in the feature film Elvis. Much ado has been made about the actor’s physical ...

Charli XCX has shared her contribution to the Barbie movie soundtrack. True to its name, “Speed Drive” is a fast-paced banger that remixes Toni Basil’s iconic 1982 track “Mickey.” “Ah-ah, Barbie, ...

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Toni Basil was already a 38-year-old showbiz veteran when her bouncy hit “Mickey” was released in the U.S. in May 1982, and in many ways the song was just a blip on her dizzyingly lengthy résumé. The ...

“Because I danced in the ‘60s, and I still can dance, I'm probably the only one alive that did dance in the ‘60s and can coach it,” chuckles Toni Basil — who, long before she had a huge ‘80s hit with ...