Florence LaRue
| Florence LaRue | |
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LaRue in 2007
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| Background information | |
| Born |
February 4, 1944 Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Associated acts | The 5th Dimension |
Florence LaRue (born February 4, 1944) is an American actress, humanitarian, and Grammy Award award-winning singer. She is best known as the original female lead singer of The 5th Dimension.
LaRue was born in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, but moved to Glenside, Pennsylvania when she was young. She began her musical education studying dance and violin. Her family moved to Los Angeles, California where she earned an Associate's Degree in Music from Los Angeles City College. She later received a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from California State University.
In 1966, LaRue was approached by Lamonte McLemore and Marilyn McCoo to join their recently formed group The 5th Dimension. LaRue nearly always sang female lead on one song per album, with McCoo taking the lead on one song as well; otherwise she sang the alto voice parts along with Marilyn McCoo's soprano, being featured prominently on Stone Soul Picnic, or shared the lead with McCoo on songs including "Blowing Away", "Puppet Man", "Save the Country" and "Sweet Blindness". After Marilyn McCoo's departure, LaRue was lead singer on hit songs including "Love Hangover" (1976).
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