Clare Torry is a British singer, best known for the evocative wordless vocals to Pink Floyd's "Great Gig in the Sky" on the 1973 Dark Side of the Moon album.
Torry has also performed as a session and backing vocalist with Olivia Newton-John, the Alan Parsons Project, Gary Brooker, Culture Club, Meatloaf and Johnny Mercer. She reprised her Pink Floyd role in a few 1980s concerts with Roger Waters.
In 2004, she sued Pink Floyd and EMI for songwriting royalties, on the basis that her contribution to "Great Gig in the Sky" constituted co-authorship with Rick Wright; originally, she was paid the standard Sunday flat studio rate of £30. In 2005, a settlement was reached in High Court in Torry's favour, although terms were not disclosed. [1]