Jean Adebambo | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 July 1962 Islington, London, England |
| Died |
15 January 2009 (aged 46) Leytonstone, London, England |
Jean Adebambo (1 July 1962 – 15 January 2009[1][2][3]) was a British singer, best known for songs in the lovers rock genre. It is believed she died by suicide.[3]
Biography[]
Jean Adebambo was born in Islington, London, to a Montserratian mother and a Nigerian father. Her entry into the music business was by chance; she was invited to do a cover version of two records entitled "Again" and "Reunited" by Ital Records in the early 1980s, while she was studying to be a nurse.[1][4]
She eventually met the Jamaican producer Leonard Chin, for whom she recorded the single "Paradise",[5] and had a successful solo career, mainly recording for her own Ade J label.[6] A string of hits followed such as the singles "Reaching For A Goal", "Hardships of Life" and "Pipe Dreams". Despite all the success, Adebambo quit the music industry and went back into the medical profession and became a health visitor in Bermondsey.[2][4]
A successful lovers rock concert was held in 2008 at the Brixton Academy, where Adebambo was persuaded to perform and restart her music career;[7][8] however, she was found dead at home in Leytonstone on 15 January 2009, aged 46.[2][8]
A tribute concert was held on at Hackney Empire on Sunday 15 March 2009, with the aim of raising funds to help raise her two daughters.[2][4][8]
Discography[]
Albums[]
- Feelings (1983), Ade J
- Off Key Loving (1985), Ade J
Singles[]
- "Paradise" (1980), Santic
- "Reaching for a Goal" (1981), Third World
- "Say That You Love Me" (1981), Ade J
- "Pipe Dreams" (1982), Ade J
- "Hardships of Life" (1983), Ade J
- "Tell Me" (1983), Ade J
- "I Like It" (1984), Ade J
- "Never Before" (1984), Ade J
- "I've Made Up My Mind" (1986), Ade J
- "All the Way" (1987), Ade J
- "Pain" (1987), Now Generation
- "Never Gonna Give You Up" (1987), Pioneer International
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Africa Woman, Issues 31-36, 1981 (via Google Books)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lokko, Andres (2009) "Jean Adebambo har glömts bort" (Swedish), Svenska Dagbladet, 13 March 2009, retrieved 2012-06-05
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Jean Adebambo, Brother Confirms Suicide", bamboo.co.uk, 28 January 2009, retrieved 2012-06-05
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Jean Adebambo", itzcaribbean.com, retrieved 2012-06-05
- ↑ Moskowitz, David V. (2006) Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall, Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33158-8, p. 5
- ↑ Steward, Sue & Garratt, Sheryl (1985) Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: True Life Stories of Women in Pop, South End Press, ISBN 978-0896082403, p. 70
- ↑ "Lovers Rock Singer Jean Adebambo Dies", bamboo.co.uk, 17 January 2009, retrieved 2012-06-05
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Morris, Davina (2009) "Tributes pour in for lovers rock queen", The Voice, Issue 1356, 27 January 2009, retrieved 2012-06-05
External links[]
- Jean Adebambo discography at Discogs
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