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 ...

Twenty-seven years after Toni Basil’s chant-song “Mickey” reached #1 on the Billboard charts, the homegrown Las Vegan still has the red, white and blue cheerleader’s uniform that she wore in the ...

Toni Basil, the one-hit wonder behind “Mickey,” filed suit in L.A. Superior Court on Thursday alleging that the song has been used without her permission for decades. According to the suit, Basil ...

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 ...

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 ...

Toni Basil, the singer of the 1980s hit Mickey, is suing the Walt Disney Company, the producers of animated comedy South Park, fashion chain Forever 21 and others, alleging that they have used the ...

It really is a wake up call when you see somebody almost three times your age embody almost thirty times more energy on the dance floor than you could ever hope to have. The video for the 1981 hit ...

A federal appeals court says Basil is the sole owner of the famed new wave recording because the singer "primarily wielded creative control" during the production process. By Bill Donahue The singer ...

Toni Basil, best known for “Mickey”, her multi-million selling hit song from 1982, is suing a number of companies, claiming that they used her song without permission. Disney, South Park, Viacom, and ...

The singer of worldwide hit 'Mickey' is suing South Park for using her song to parody Barack Obama's US presidential win in 2008. Toni Basil said the tune was used without her permission and is ...

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 ...

The singer of worldwide hit 'Mickey' is suing South Park for using her song to parody Barack Obama's US presidential win in 2008. Toni Basil said the tune was used without her permission and is ...