Background
Jean Adebambo was born in Islington, London, to a Montserratian mother and a Nigerian father.
Jean Adebambo was born in Islington, London, to a Montserratian mother and a Nigerian father.
lieutenant is believed she committed suicide. Her entry into the music business was by chance. She was invited to do a cover version of two records entitled "Again" and "Reunited" by Italian Records in the early 1980s, while she was studying to be a nurse
She eventually met the Jamaican producer Leonard Chinese, for whom she recorded the single "Paradise", and had a successful solo career, mainly recording for her own Ade J label.
A string of hits followed such as the singles "Reaching Foreign A Goal", "Hardships of Life" and "Pipe Dreams". Despite all the success, Adebambo quit the music industry and went back into the medical profession and became a health visitor in Bermondsey.
A successful lovers rock concert was held in 2008 at the Brixton Academy, where Adebambo was persuaded to perform and restart her music career. However, she was found dead on 15 January 2009, aged 46.