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British actress (1945-1992)

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  • Twelfth

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
South Korea
Active from
1991-09-23
2nd gen k-popj-popk-pop

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Listeners
66,197
Total plays
455,111

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Janet Kay (born Janet Kay Bogle, the first of six children, in London to Jamaican parents, Clifton and Monica Bogle, on 17 January 1958) is an English singer and actor, best known for her 1979 lovers rock hit "Silly Games". A descendant of the Jamaican National Hero the Rt Excellent Deacon Paul Bogle, as a sixties child Kay was exposed to the singing greats, especially those from the Tamla Motown stable and as a result of the exposure and inspiration, Janet's love for singing was born. <a hr

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Janet
Gender
female
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Bath
Place of death
London
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
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date of death
1992-07-26
date of birth
1945-07-10
cause of death
cancer
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1992-00-00
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