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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]

Jean Adebambo
Born	(1962-07-01)1 July 1962 Islington, London, England
Died	15 January 2009(2009-01-15) (aged 46) London, England
Genres	Lovers rock
Years active	1980–1986, 2007–2009
Labels	Ade J

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 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

External links

• Jean Adebambo discography at Discogs

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