#millie small

Millie's signature song "My Boy Lollipop" reached #2 in the UK, USA and Canada charts. She was the Caribbean's first international recording star at the age of 17 and its most successful female performer.

Mojo Magazine | August 2026

Millie Small, chanteuse jamaïcaine, a acquis une renommée mondiale grâce à son tube « My Boy Lollipop » en 1964. Ce titre fut l'un des premiers succès internationaux de la musique ska et reste l'un des singles les plus vendus de cette ère, avec plus de six millions d'exemplaires vendus à travers le monde. La chanson a aidé à introduire la musique jamaïcaine au grand public international.

Jamaican teenager Millie Small who stunned the music business by reaching number two in both the United States and the UK with her version of the song "My Boy Lollipop" in May 1964. (Photo by Derek Preston/Paul Popper/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)

'Millie Small became an International Teen Sensation when she emerged with her "Jamaican Blue Beat" rendition of "My Boy Lollipop", the all-time most successful entry in the "Ska" genre. Millie took England by storm and soon was extremely popular all across Europe and the world. Her self-penned follow-up "Sweet William" became her only other Top 40 Hit in the USA. - Here is the RARE German version of this snappy novelty record, by The Blue Beat Girl herself, Miss Millie Small!'

Millie Small se produit à Helsinki, en Finlande, en décembre 1964.

Millie Small, photographed by David Wedgbury, 1969.