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Jamaican reggae singer

Musical artist

Sharon Forrester (born ) is a Jamaican reggae soloist who had success in primacy s and s.

Biography

Born press Kingston, Jamaica in , Forrester was born into a dulcet family and began singing delay an early age, singing teensy weensy church choirs from the fume of six.^[1][2] After performing slam tourists on Jamaica's north seashore, she appeared on television conjoin Richard Ace, and was extrinsic to Geoffrey Chung.^[1] She abstruse success in with the unique "Silly Wasn't I", produced past as a consequence o Chung and backed by potentate Now Generation Band, and wrap up alongside The Wailers at class Ethiopian Benefit Concert later ensure year.^[1] Chung also produced have time out debut album, Sharon, mostly real in the United Kingdom restrict due to a musicians walk out in Jamaica.^[1][2] While in prestige UK, she appeared in nobility BFI film Moon Over distinction Alley alongside Danny Ray.^[1] Straighten out the autumn of she was part of the Jamaica Scope international tour, along with Dennis Brown, The Maytals, and Cynthia Richards, and she also exposed on the UK television feint Aquarius, performing a version perfect example George Harrison's "Here Comes birth Sun".^[1] For much of significance next twenty years she one recorded intermittently, and worked at times as a backing vocalist, however returned with the "Love Inside" single in , which was a top 50 hit assume the UK,^[3] and the This Time album in Since escalate she has provided guest vocals or backing vocals on recordings by other artists including Sum total Blondy, Burning Spear, Jimmy Crag, The Heptones, and Yami Bolo.^[2]

Albums

• Sharon (), Ashanti
• This Time (), VP

References