Carol Deene (born Carole Carver; 3 August 1944) is an English pop singer and radio host who achieved success in the early 1960s.

Biography

Early career

After appearing on

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TV programme ''Be My Guest'' in 1961,Larkin C., ''Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music'', (Muze UK Ltd, 1997), , p. 148 at the age of 16, Deene was signed to the

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label. She scored her first chart hit in late 1961, and three

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on the

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in 1962.

Recordings

Deene's first hit was "

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", a number 44 entry on the UK

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in October 1961. The song was a cover of a US hit written by

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and originally performed by pop/country singer

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; this was a formula repeated for Deene's second hit, "

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", which reached number 24 in January 1962. In a different mould, Deene covered Joanie Somers' US chart hit "

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" for her third single, and saw it reach number 32 in July that year. Deene's fourth single, "Some People" (the title theme of the film of the same name) hit number 25 in August. Her fifth single reverted to the pattern of her first two, being a cover of a US hit written by John D. Loudermilk and originally performed by Sue Thompson: "James (Hold The Ladder Steady)" reached number 29 and 39 on the ''

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'' charts respectively, although it missed the ''

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'' chart (which has since become the listing used by the

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). In 1962, Deene briefly hosted her own show on

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. She achieved no further hits after 1962, but despite a serious car accident in 1966, Deene continued to record throughout the 1960s and into 1970, regularly touring the

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. After another car crash in 1974, she recorded only sporadically for a number of labels until the late 1970s. It was later reported that Deene lived in Spain, where she was managing a radio station with her husband. In January 1997, Diamond Records released a

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of Deene's work, entitled ''Johnny Get Angry''. It featured all her recordings for HMV and Columbia.

Single discography

References

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