Junior Giscombe
Sign in to saveAlso known as Norman Giscombe Jr., Norman Washington Giscombe, Jr.
British singer
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Within Vinony's link graph, Junior Giscombe is referenced by 96 other articles, and connects out to Wandsworth, jazz and International Standard Book Number.
It sits within the topics 1957 births, 20th-century Black British male singers and 20th-century English male singers.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1960-06-06
Discography
- Mama Used to Say (American remix)1979
- Get Up And Dance1981
- 'Ji'1982
- Inside Lookin' Out1983
- Acquired Taste1985
- Do You Really (Want My Love)1985
- Sophisticated Street1988
- Stand Strong1990
- Renewal1992
- Honesty1995
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 870
- Total plays
- 6,570
Tags
Junior Giscombe (born Norman Washington Giscombe, 6 June 1957, Wandsworth, London of Jamaican parentage) is a singer-songwriter who was one of the first British R&B artists to be successful in the United States. Career Giscombe was a backing vocalist with Linx between 1980 and 1982. When turning towards a solo career, he was first billed simply as Junior and he scored a #7 hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1982, with "Mama Used To Say". His follow-up single, "Too Late" also made the Top 20 in th
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Official website
- www.juniorgiscombe.co.uk
- Image
- Junior performing mama used to say 2019.png
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- date of birth
- 1961-11-10
- start of work period
- 1981-00-00
- Commons category
- Junior Giscombe
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