Carroll Thompson is a British lovers rock singer, best known as the "Queen of Lovers Rock".
10 Facts About Carroll Thompson
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Carroll Thompson undertook classical piano training on the piano and sang in school and church choirs as a girl, but initially studied for a career in pharmacy.
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Carroll Thompson began working as a backing singer at several recording studios after auditioning for Frank Farian's Sugar Cane group.
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Carroll Thompson won two GLR Reggae Awards in 1982, for Best Female Performer and Best Song.
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Carroll Thompson recorded duets with Sugar Minott and Trevor Walters, as well as continuing with regular solo reggae chart hits.
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Carroll Thompson opted to join the Sheffield-based jazz-funk aggregation Floy Joy in 1984 where she featured on one album and scored two minor hits with the soul ballad "Until You Come Back to Me" and "Operator".
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In 2018, Carroll Thompson recorded an album of Phyllis Dillon songs as a tribute to the late singer, set for release in 2019.
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Carroll Thompson has worked as a session singer with Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Natalie Cole, Pet Shop Boys, Robbie Williams, Boy George, Maxi Priest, Sting, Billy Ocean, Chaka Khan, Aswad and M People.
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Carroll Thompson is the co-founder of Colourtelly, Britain's first black interest internet TV station.
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Carroll Thompson is married to Radio 5 Live presenter Dotun Adebayo.