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Jean Adebambo (1 July 1962 – 15 January 2009〔''Africa Woman'', Issues 31-36, 1981 (via Google Books)〕〔Lokko, Andres (2009) "(Jean Adebambo har glömts bort )" (Swedish), ''Svenska Dagbladet'', 13 March 2009, retrieved 2012-06-05〕〔) was a British black caribbean singer, best known for songs in the lovers rock genre. It is believed she committed suicide.〔"(Jean Adebambo, Brother Confirms Suicide )", bamboo.co.uk, 28 January 2009, retrieved 2012-06-05〕 ==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.〔〔"(Jean Adebambo )", itzcaribbean.com, retrieved 2012-06-05〕 She eventually met the Jamaican producer Leonard Chin, for whom she recorded the single "Paradise",〔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〕 and had a successful solo career, mainly recording for her own Ade J label.〔Steward, Sue & Garratt, Sheryl (1985) ''Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: True Life Stories of Women in Pop'', South End Press, ISBN 978-0896082403, p. 70〕 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.〔〔 A successful lovers rock concert was held in 2008 at the Brixton Academy, where Adebambo was persuaded to perform and restart her music career;〔"(Lovers Rock Singer Jean Adebambo Dies )", bamboo.co.uk, 17 January 2009, retrieved 2012-06-05〕〔 however, she was found dead on 15 January 2009, aged 46.〔〔Morris, Davina (2009) "(Tributes pour in for lovers rock queen )", ''The Voice'', Issue 1356, 27 January 2009, retrieved 2012-06-05〕 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.〔〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jean Adebambo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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