Celebrating over 30 years in the entertainment industry, Leee John has been an all round artist, singer, writer, record producer, actor and recently a film producer. Ruby Turner. Leee John is a patron of the SOS Children's village. Imagination also went platinum worldwide with sales in excess of 30 million albums. He went home and came up with what became Imaginationâs first GOLD RECORD. Leslie McGregor "Leee" John (born 23 June 1957) is an English musician, singer, and actor of St Lucian descent. 63 Year Old Singer #31. Jason Nash.
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He currently supports the charity's annual World Orphan Week[3] campaign which takes place each February. Maxi Jazz. Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Gourley/BEI/REX (8770836fx) Hugh Jackman, Deborra-Lee … John is an Ambassador for SOS Children's Villages,[2] an international orphan charity providing homes and mothers for orphaned and abandoned children. Born in the Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. He is an actor, known for Flashback: The History of UK Black Music (2016), Indigo Prophecy (2005) and Me Without You (2001).
[1] The group's fortunes waned but they continued to perform, tour and record until the early 1990s. The trio frequently appeared on Top of the Pops and other pop music programmes. Leslie McGregor "Leee" John (born 23 June 1957) is an English musician, singer, and actor of St Lucian descent. Since the album's release, John has been touring the UK and Europe with his jazz quartet, as well as performing with Imagination.
With hits such as "In And Out Of Love", "Flashback", "Music And Lights", "In The Heat Of The Night" and "Just An Illusion", millions of singles were sold internationally. Leee was introduced to producer Tony Swain and given a piece of music to write some lyrics and a melody.
In 2005, John released a jazz album, Feel My Soul, on Candid Records, featuring a mixture of jazz standards and original compositions. Together with Ingram and Errol Kennedy (born 9 June 1953, Montego Bay, Jamaica) they formed Imagination, a three-piece soul music band, in the early 1980s. Learn how and when to remove this template message, "World Orphan Week 2013 – World Orphan Week", Discography from Leee John's personal website, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leee_John&oldid=969081439, BLP articles lacking sources from October 2009, Articles needing additional references from September 2017, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2017, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 23 July 2020, at 08:24. More Geminis . He released a number of dance singles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including the UK garage tracks "Your Mind, Your Body, Your Soul" and "U Turn Me" with Ten City vocalist Byron Stingily (2000). Leee came to the worldâs attention with his group Imagination which he founded in the early 80s. He then met future Imagination member Ashley Ingram, with whom he played in a band called Fizzz. Produced by Trevor Horn (producer of Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Seal, Grace Jones to name but a few), the master tape was sent to the States to get reproduced but unfortunately got lost and the outcome looked bleak. Please help us to save the future of our live music venues across the UK by donating anything you can in support of this, for further info on how you can get involved click here: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/save-our-venues-national-campaign, Many thanks and we hope you enjoy this very special exclusive one off live event coming this Sunday 2nd August, 2020 - 8pm with the incomparable pioneering Brit Soul performer LEEE JOHN and to watch this event go to these links below:
Despite not being an actor, Leee John made a guest appearance on Doctor Who in the story "Enlightenment" in 1983, playing the character Mansell; he replaced actor David Rhule, who had dropped out at short notice due to an industrial strike at the BBC after the rehearsals had begun. The iconic artist is back, delving into his career and some of his most memorable … During his filmmaking career he has received international critical and popular acclaim and a range of accolades.
Elkie Brooks. Woodbridge Festival of Art and Music Lockdown 2020 presents “ACOUSTICLEEE” an intimate Q & A + live performance from LEEE JOHN OF IMAGINATION. He is perhaps best known as the lead singer of the soul band Imagination, which had three UK Top 10 hits in the early 1980s. Check out this little promo teaser link of what’s in store on Facebook here. [Exclusive] Leee John Reveals 15 Things You Didn’t Know About Him!