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Karen Kay (born Adrianne Judith Pringle;〔''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com〕 18 July 1947) is a British former jazz singer, cabaret singer, comedienne and impressionist. She is the mother of acid jazz singer Jay Kay. ==Life and career== Kay was born Adrianne Judith Pringle in Blackburn, England, the daughter of Ethel (Hesmondhalgh) and James S. Pringle.〔 When she was young, her mother died, and after living briefly with the family of her cousin Margaret Tomlinson, she was adopted by the Cheetham family, (living in Preston, Lancashire ).〔 Karen's adoptive father Victor (Vic) Cheetham was a fighter pilot in WW2, he served in Burma with RAF 113 Squadron flying Hurri-bombers supporting the infantry in a very successful action around Dimapur and Palel in 1944. Judith, as she was then known, made her professional debut in the Black and White Minstrel Show, Blackpool when she was 16. About this time she adopted the stage name Karen Kay. On 30 December 1969 while living in Stretford, Greater Manchester, she gave birth to twins boys, Jason and David. A few weeks after birth, David died. Karen Kay became a regular guest at the Starlight Club in Little Harwood, and was tipped as The Face of 1979.〔 She worked together with Lenny Henry and David Copperfield on a TV series entitled ''Six of a Kind'', which later was produced without her under the title ''Three of a Kind''.〔 Karen Kay has appeared and acted in ''Lennie and Jerry'' (1979), Des O'Connor Tonight (1981), Max Bygraves Side by Side (1982), The Bob Monkhouse Show (1983) and Aspel and Company (1985). She had her own television series ''Karen Kay'' in 1983. In 1983 her son Jason and stepfather Mervyn spent six months in Thailand. Years later Jay Kay formed the band Jamiroquai. 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「Karen Kay (TV personality)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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