Education
Blackwood attended a local school, and went to Newcastle University to study interior design.
Blackwood attended a local school, and went to Newcastle University to study interior design.
She came to prominence as the lead singer of Dubstar, and as Client Bachelor in Client. She lived in Manchester when operating exclusively within Dubstar, but now lives and works in London. In Dubstar
Formerly known as The Joans, Dubstar were initially a two piece band, with Chris Wilkie playing guitar and Steve Hillier singing and playing keyboards.
Sarah Blackwood was invited to join the band in August 1993.
The band released three albums with Blackwood on vocals: Disgraceful (1995), Goodbye (1997) and Make lieutenant Better (2000). A compilation, Stars: The Best of Dubstar was released in 2004.
"Stars" remains the best known single from the band. Blackwood moved on to other projects but kept in touch with Dubstar members as her debut solo European Parliament in 2008 called Acoustic at the Club Bar & Dining features Wilkie on guitar.
Revival
On 12 April 2010, the band released a cover version of The Passions hit "I"m in Love with a German Film Star" for an Amnesty International project
Interviewed by Andrew Collins on British Broadcasting Corporation 6 Music, Blackwood confirmed that the band were back together and would be going into studio to record tracks for a new Dubstar album, although she would also continue to record with Client. In Client
Blackwood joined the band Technique to replace Xan Tyler as singer for a European tour with Depeche Mode in 2002. She used the stage name Client B as the band preferred not to highlight the names of its members rather identifying each as "Client" plus a letter from the alphabet.
Other appearances
She has also worked with Volbeat, William Orbit, Soman, Die Krupps, Pete Doherty, Douglas McCarthy, Gary Numan, Ian Broudie, Martin Gore, Sacha Distel, Tim Burgess, Carl Barât, Robert Görl, bandmate Chris Wilkie on non-Dubstar projects, Moonbootica, and Mark Nevin of Fairground Attraction, among others
Blackwood replaced Hillier on vocals in early 1994, though Hillier remained a key member of the group. Shortly afterwards, Kate Holmes, the other member of the band, and Blackwood decided to write together and formed the new group Client.
