1. Caron Melina Wheeler was born on 19 January 1963 and is a British singer, songwriter, record producer and musician.
37 Facts About Caron Wheeler
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Caron Wheeler was one of the founding members of the female backing vocalist group Afrodiziak.
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Caron Wheeler continued her solo career with the release of her second album, Beach of the War Goddess.
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In June 2012, Caron Wheeler was honoured with the Heritage Award from Performing Right Society along with the members of Soul II Soul.
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Caron Wheeler was born in England to Jamaican parents, and raised briefly in Jamaica.
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When Caron Wheeler was in high school, she and childhood friend Pauline Catlin began performing together for fun.
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Catlin and Caron Wheeler later added Carol Simms and the women began performing as Brown Sugar.
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In 1978, Caron Wheeler reunited with Brown Sugar and embarked on a tour with Dennis Brown.
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In 1982, Caron Wheeler met Claudia Fontaine, an English backing vocalist from Bethnal Green, London, England.
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In 1988, Caron Wheeler met Jazzie B who asked her to become one of the founding members of Soul II Soul.
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At the time, the group consisted of Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Rose Windross, Doreen Waddell, Jazzie Q, Aitch Bee, and Nellee Hooper.
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In March 1989, Caron Wheeler performed "Keep on Movin'" with Soul II Soul on Top of the Pops.
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Caron Wheeler continued to tour with the group throughout the year but left Soul II Soul to begin recording her solo album.
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In early 1990, Caron Wheeler secured a recording contract with EMI.
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In 1992, Caron Wheeler returned to the studio and began recording her second album.
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Caron Wheeler recorded her lead vocals on a song entitled "Take Me Higher", which was featured on Soul II Soul's album Volume III Just Right.
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In 1994, Caron Wheeler was asked to rejoin Soul II Soul, for the recording of their fourth studio album Volume V: Believe.
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Caron Wheeler felt the group should have been producing more contemporary songs and not just replicating the old sound.
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Caron Wheeler was supposed to appear as the lead vocalist on the album's lead single "Love Enuff", but she opted not to finish the song.
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Fellow Soul II Soul member Penny Ford sang lead vocals with Caron Wheeler only performing background vocals on the song.
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Caron Wheeler ultimately left the group before the release of the album, but her lead vocals were still present on the songs "Ride On" and "Sunday".
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In 1995, Caron Wheeler recorded "Just the Two of Us" as a duet with Japanese singer Toshinobu Kubota for his album Sunshine, Moonlight.
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In 1997, Caron Wheeler provided guest vocals on the song "You're Mine" for Eric Gadd's album The Right Way.
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In 2001, Caron Wheeler recorded the song "Open" with Pete Rock on the American hip hop production team Da Beatminerz's album Brace 4 Impak.
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In 2002, Caron Wheeler was featured on Meshell Ndegeocello's Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape.
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Caron Wheeler was featured on the song "Lonely" for Richard X's album, Richard X Presents His X-Factor Vol.
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In 2004, Caron Wheeler released her live album Live at Duo Music Exchange.
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The live show features songs Caron Wheeler recorded during her time with Soul II Soul.
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In 2007, Caron Wheeler reunited with Soul II Soul, at the time consisting of Jazzie B, Aitch Bee, and MC Chickaboo.
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In February 2009, Caron Wheeler toured with the group in Australia where they performed at the Playground Weekender Festival.
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In 2010, Soul II Soul reunited for a reunion tour with the lineup consisting of Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Rose Windross, Kym Mazelle, Charlotte Kelly, Aitch B, and MC Chickaboo.
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In June 2012, Caron Wheeler was present with the members of Soul II Soul when they received the honorary from PRS Heritage Plaque Award.
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In 2013, Caron Wheeler officially returned to Soul II Soul and began touring again with the group as the lead vocalist.
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In 2017, Caron Wheeler made an appearance on her former Soul II Soul colleague Simon Law's album Look to the Sky on the lead single "Morning Love".
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Caron Wheeler was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2023 Birthday Honours for services to music.
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Caron Wheeler attended Kingsdale Foundation School in south London in the late 70s.
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In 2004, Caron Wheeler gave birth to her daughter Asha Star.