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 ...

One-hit wonder Toni Basil might have topped the charts for the first time in 1982, but she was in the industry for decades ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) – With everything that’s going on in the world, sometimes you just want to get up and dance like nobody’s watching. It was the mood for Toni Basil – if that name sounds ...

Elvis Presley showed off his expert dance moves in the 1964 film hit, Viva Las Vegas, but they weren't all his own. They belonged to an 80s icon who rose to fame with a cheer-ful song.

While Basil’s “Mickey” is famous, it wasn’t the original version of the song. According to Medium, “Mickey” was initially a track called “Kitty” by the British band Racey. When Basil performed the ...

She turns 75 on Sept. 22, but “Mickey” singer Toni Basil is still so fine with her dance moves. >> Read more trending news Basil no longer wears the cheerleading outfit from the video of the 1980s hit ...

A video of Toni Basil showing off her moves is going viral. You probably remember her as the singer/dancer in the hit song "Mickey" from the 1980s. Basil will be 75 years old in September. The clip of ...

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 ...

Toni Basil's claims arising from the use of her 80s hit "Mickey" in a South Park episode and in connection with a line of Disney clothing at Forever 21 have been rejected by a California appeals court ...

PHILADELPHIA (CNN) --First of all, can we wrap our heads around the fact that Toni Basil is 72 years old? The Internet can't seem to get enough of the "Mickey" singer grooving. A video of Basil ...

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 ...