Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was an English singer-songwriter.

Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 - 18 December 2000) was a British pop singer-songwriter. She was the daughter of dancer Jean Newlove and noted folk singer Ewan MacColl . MacColl was probably most recognizable in the United States as the writer of “ They Don’t Know ”. Tracey Ullman ’s version, helped by a video guest-starring Paul McCartney , reached Number 2 in the UK in 1983 and the Top Ten in North America. She had more success in her native England, where her hits included the 19