Carole Pope
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| Birth name | Carole Ann Pope |
| Born | 6 August 1946 (age 70) Manchester, England |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, Guitar |
| Website | www |
Carole Ann Pope (born 6 August 1946) is a British-born Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose provocative blend of hard-edged new wave rock with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed lyrics made her one of the first openly lesbian entertainers to achieve mainstream fame. She is the sister of Emmy Award-winning television producer and screenwriter Elaine Pope.
Pope was raised in Scarborough, Toronto, the daughter of immigrant from England. She attended Cedarbrae Collegiate.
Pope met her longtime musical partner, Kevan Staples at a band audition in Scarborough. In 1968, they began performing together as a duo in Yorkville, which was Toronto's live music and arts district at the time. In 1970, they adopted the name O, changing it to The Bullwhip Brothers the following year.
In 1975, Pope and Staples recruited several backup musicians and formed the band Rough Trade. Pope often performed in black leather pants and bondage attire. The band's first album, Rough Trade Live, was produced by Jack Richardson.
In 1980, Pope sang backup vocals on Murray McLaughlin's album Into a Mystery.
She won the Juno Award for Most Promising Female Vocalist in 1981, and subsequently won the Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist in 1982 and 1983. She and Staples co-wrote the 1983 single "Transformation," recorded by Nona Hendryx. Pope also appeared as a guest vocalist on the Payola$ single "Never Said I Loved You," which was a top ten hit in 1983. She teamed up in 2000 with the Payola$ founder, Paul Hyde, to sing the duet "My Brilliant Career" on his album Living Off the Radar.
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