Claudia Fontaine


Claudia Fontaine was an English backing vocalist from Peckham, London.

Career

During the 1980s, Fontaine and fellow backing vocalist Caron Wheeler were collectively known as Afrodiziak. She made an appearance in the video by the Wheeler's, "Back to Life ", with Soul II Soul.
She also performed with such artists as The Jam, Paul Weller, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Marilyn, Madness, Neneh Cherry, The Specials, Heaven 17, Hothouse Flowers and Howard Jones. Fontaine sang background vocals on the hit single "Free Nelson Mandela" by The Special AKA. Fontaine was the lead vocalist on The Beatmasters' hit single of 1989, "Warm Love", which is included on their debut album Anywayawanna.
She also sang lead vocals on the song "Deeper Into Harmony" on The Beatmasters' album of 1992, Life & Soul. She performed backing vocals on Pink Floyd's The Division Bell Tour and the subsequent DVD and CD Pulse. She also toured with Robbie Williams, and performed backing vocals on the album Sing When You're Winning. She sang backing vocals for Joe Cocker at his 2002 London concert with special guest guitarist Brian May.

Death

Fontaine died on 13 March 2018, aged 57.

Filmography