| Jean Adebambo | |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Islington, London, England |
| Death Place: | Leytonstone, London, England |
| Genre: | Lovers rock |
| Years Active: | 1980–1986, 2007–2009 |
| Label: | Ade J |
Jean Adebambo (1 July 1962 – 15 January 2009[1] [2]) was a British singer, best known for songs in the lovers rock genre. It is believed she died by suicide.[3]
Jean Adebambo was born in Islington, London, to a Montserratian mother and a Nigerian father. 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 Ital Records in the early 1980s, while she was studying to be a nurse.[4]
She eventually met the Jamaican producer Leonard Chin, for whom she recorded the single "Paradise",[5] and had a successful solo career, mainly recording for her own Ade J label.[6] A string of hits followed such as the singles "Reaching For 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;[7] however, she was found dead at home in Leytonstone on 15 January 2009, aged 46.[8]
A tribute concert was held on at Hackney Empire on Sunday 15 March 2009, with the aim of raising funds to help raise her two daughters.