Leee John (born John Leslie McGregor, 23 June 1957, Hackney, London) of St
Lucian descent, is a British musician and actor. He was educated in New
York, later studying drama
at the Anna Scher Theatre School.
Career
He was working as a backing singer when he met Ashley
Ingram (born 27 November 1960, Northampton, England) a guitarist/bassist. They
formed a songwriting
partnership, resolving to start their own 'slinky, sexy and erotic'
group, working in a short-lived band called Fizzz.
Together with Errol Kennedy (born 9 June 1953, Montego
Bay, Jamaica)
they formed Imagination, a three
piece soul
music band from the United Kingdom in the early 1980s.
Their hit "Body Talk" reached number 4 in the
UK
Singles Chart in May 1981. Their biggest hit, "Just an Illusion",
peaked at number two in March 1982. The trio
frequently appeared on Top of the Pops
and other pop music programmes.
Despite not being an actor, Leee John made a guest appearance on Doctor Who
in the story Enlightenment
in 1983. He replaced an actor who had dropped out at short notice.
The group in the UK waned but they continued to perform, tour and
record until the early 1990s. John went back to acting, but recently
resurfaced in the reality TV show Reborn
in the USA alongside other singers such as Elkie
Brooks and Tony Hadley.
In 2005 John released a jazzalbum, Feel My Soul on Candid
Records featuring a mixture of jazz standards, and original
compositions. Since the album's release John has been touring the UK
and Europe
with his jazz quartet, as well as performing with Imagination.
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