Caroline Crawley
| Caroline Crawley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 August 1963 Bournemouth, England, UK |
| Died | 4 October 2016 (aged 53) UK |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Associated acts | Shelleyan Orphan, This Mortal Coil, Babacar |
Caroline Crawley (8 August 1963 – 4 October 2016) was a British singer who sang for various bands.
Caroline Crawley was the co-founder of Shelleyan Orphan alongside guitarist Jemaur Tayle. They met in their mutual home town of Bournemouth, England, where they had a shared appreciation of the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
The name of the band comes from the Shelley poem "Spirit of Solitude". Crawley was the lead vocalist in the band that went on to release four albums, Helleborine (1987), Century Flower (1989), Humroot (1992) and We Have Everything We Need (2008). In 1991, Crawley was approached by 4AD Records founder Ivo Watts-Russell who asked her to appear on four tracks of This Mortal Coil's album Blood. Crawley was permitted to do her own interpretations of the tracks, and appeared in the video for the Syd Barrett cover, "Late Night".
In the late 1990s, Crawley formed Babacar along with bassist Roberto Soave, guitarist Rob Steen, and drummer Boris Williams. They released one album, Babacar in 1998, which also featured Porl Thompson, and were later joined by Jemaur Tayle.
Crawley died on 4 October 2016 after a long illness. She was survived by her daughter.
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