Clock were an English band primarily led by

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and Pete Pritchard and fronted by

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Marcus Thomas (using the name ODC MC) and vocalist Lorna Saunders (using the name Tinka), though the single "Keep the Fires Burning" was sung by Georgia Lewis. They resembled many

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acts of the time with a female singer and male rapper. Their earlier work was harder, similar to

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, but once they started releasing covers, their sound became more dance/pop oriented. Thomas left in 1998 to join the band Tzant, to be replaced by Ché-gun Peters. They had a string of top 40 hits with nine covers during the 1990s on the

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. They also released

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versions of their hits under the name Visa. Clock broke up in 1999 due to a number of personal reasons; they were not able to continue at the same pace as they had before. In 2004, Saunders appeared on

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's ''

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'' in the celebrity line-up. It was announced that she was now working as a

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. In 2015, it was revealed that Saunders works as a lawyer for Jackamans and is married with two children.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Lorna Saunders
on LinkedIn
Jackamans Solicitors
* * English dance music groups English pop music groups English house music groups British Eurodance groups Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 1999 Musical groups from Manchester 1993 establishments in England 1999 disestablishments in England {{dance-stub