Leee John

Leslie McGregor Leee John born 23 June 1957 is a British musician singer and actor of St Lucian descent He was born in Hackney London and educated in New York City later studying drama at the Anna Scher Theatre School 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 John was working as a backing singer when he met Ashley Ingram born 27 November 1957 Northampton England a guitaristbassist They formed a songwriting partnership working in a shortlived band called Fizzz Together with Ingram and Errol Kennedy born 9 June 1953 Montego Bay Jamaica they formed Imagination a threepiece soul music band in the early 1980s Produced by Jolley Swain their hit Body Talk reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1981 Their biggest hit Just an Illusion peaked at number 2 in March 1982 The trio frequently appeared on Top of the Pops and other pop music programmes 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 groups fortunes waned but they continued to perform tour and record until the early 1990s John went back to acting but in 2003 resurfaced in the reality television show Reborn in the USA alongside other singers such as Elkie Brooks and Tony Hadley He appeared on The Adam and Joe Show in the series four segment The 1980s House a spoof of the popular reality series putting families into homes with period features with John playing the house designer He released a number of dance singles in the late 1990s and early 2000s including the UK garage and house tracks Your Mind Your Body Your Soul on Locked On Records and U Turn Me with Ten City vocalist Byron Stingily 2000 Under the artist name Johnny X he also cowrote and performed vocals on Call on Me which was released on Higher State In 2005 John released a jazz album Feel My Soul on Candid Records featuring a mixture of jazz standards and original compositions Since the albums release John has been touring the UK and Europe with his jazz quartet as well as performing with Imagination In 2007 he submitted the track Trust My Heart for Ian Levines album Northern Soul 2007citation needed John is an ambassador for SOS Childrens Villages an international orphan charity providing homes and mothers for orphaned and abandoned children He supports the charitys annual World Orphan Week campaign which takes place each February In 2012 he performed at the Leicester Square Theatre Special guests included Mike Lindup from Level 42 John appeared on the track The Lost Chord by Gorillaz for their Song Machine project which was followed by the album Song Machine Season One Strange Timez In 2022 John participated in the Disco Diva Festival of the Disco Music which is held every year to Gabicce Monte with the artistic direction of the journalist Cristina Tassinari Source Article Leee John from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30