Pauline Henry (born 29 January 1961) is a Jamaican-British recording artist. She was the vocalist in the Scottish band

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, best known for their 1990

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of U2's "

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", between 1988 and 1991. Following her departure from the group, Henry embarked on a solo career, and achieved five

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between 1993 and 1996.

Early life

Henry emigrated from Jamaica to the United Kingdom when she was 10 years old, and settled in London. Before commencing her recording career, she worked as a hair stylist and make-up artist, but also did occasional work as a

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Career

In early 1988, Edinburgh-based

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and James Locke were looking to form a band to record some songs they had written, but had not yet found a suitable vocalist. Henry's name was passed on to them, and after hearing a tape of her voice played over the telephone, they arranged to meet her. Initially intending for Henry to record songs they had already written, the group soon evolved into a partnership where Henry also contributed to the songwriting. Naming themselves

, the group were signed to

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after a representative from the label saw them perform live in Edinburgh. The group's first single, " 1-2-3", produced by

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and

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, was released in August 1989 and peaked at No. 60 in the UK. Their version of "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" found the group greater success, reaching No. 6 in the UK the following year. The Chimes' self-titled debut album was released in 1990, and reached the top 20 in the UK, Australia, Austria, and New Zealand. With subsequent singles faring less well on the charts, the band split up in 1991. Henry then embarked on a solo career, with her first solo single, "Too Many People", reaching No. 38 in the UK in September 1993. Her next single, a cover version of

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's " Feel Like Making Love", was a top 20 hit in the UK, Australia,Australian (

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) chart peaks: *Top 50 peaks: *Top 100 peaks to December 2010: *"Too Many People": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. *"Watch the Miracle Start" and ''Do Over'': *"Love Hangover": *All ARIA chart peaks to 6 February 2018: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. and New Zealand. Henry's debut album, ''Pauline'', was released in 1994, and reached the top 50 in the UK and Australia. A second solo album, ''Do Over'', consisting of

s of others artists' songs, followed in 1996. Henry then took a hiatus from her recording career, and obtained a

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degree and a master's degree in

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. In 2016, Henry recorded a new version of the Chimes' song "

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" for the expanded re-issue of the Chimes' only album.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilations

* 1998: ''Heaven – The Very Best of Pauline Henry & the Chimes''

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Henry, Pauline 1961 births Living people English soul singers Singers from London Jamaican emigrants to the United Kingdom 20th-century Black British women singers