Country: England
Carroll Thompson is a British lovers rock singer of Jamaican descent, widely celebrated as the “Queen of Lovers Rock.” Born in England, she was classically trained on piano and sang in school and church choirs before initially studying pharmacy. Her path shifted to music after she began working as a backing vocalist in London studios, following an audition for Frank Farian’s Sugar Cane group. She launched a successful solo career in the early 1980s with self-written lovers rock hits “I’m So Sorry” and “Simply in Love.” Her debut album Hopelessly in Love (1981) sold over a million copies worldwide and earned her multiple GLR Reggae Awards, including Best Female Performer. Throughout the decade, she enjoyed consistent chart success and recorded notable duets with artists such as Sugar Minott and Trevor Walters, cementing her status as a defining voice of the genre. In the mid-to-late 1980s and 1990s, Thompson expanded into soul, pop, and jazz-funk, working with Floy Joy, Aztec Camera, Aswad, and producer Mad Professor. She later appeared on major soundtracks, including The Crying Game, and became a sought-after session vocalist for global stars such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Sting, and Robbie Williams. Beyond music, she is also a cultural entrepreneur, co-founding Colourtelly, Britain’s first Black-interest internet TV station.
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