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Twinkle was born Lynn Annette Ripley on July 15, 1948 in Surbiton, Surrey, England. She began writing songs at an early age and had her first hit at 16 with the controversial "Terry," which reached 4 on the UK charts in 1964 despite being banned by the BBC. She released 6 singles on Decca Records including "Golden Lights," her only other song to have chart success and "A Lonely Singing Doll," an English-language version of France Gall's "Poupée de cire, Poupée de son," originally written by Serge Gainsbourg. In 1969, Twinkle released the single "Micky"/"Darby & Joan" on Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate Records, which was produced by former Manfred Mann frontman Mike d'Abo. She re-teamed with Mike d'Abo for her shelved 1974 album Michael Hannah, which remained unreleased until 2003. In the early 1980's, Twinkle released a cover of The Monkees "I'm a Believer," as well as recording with her father under the name Bill & Coo.
