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Carol Kenyon (born 1959) (sometimes spelt Karol) is a British singer. Although primarily known as a session vocalist on many albums and singles by a variety of prominent artists, as well as in many concerts, Kenyon has also released several singles as a solo artist. Her first single was "Warrior Woman" which was released on A&M Records in 1984.〔Steward, Sue & Garratt, Sheryl (1985) ''Signed, Sealed, and Delivered: True Life Stories of Women in Pop'', South End Press, ISBN 978-0-89608-240-3, p. 53.〕 She is best known for her vocals on the Heaven 17 hit song "Temptation", which reached number two in the UK Singles Chart in 1983.〔Buckley, Peter (2003) ''The Rough Guide to Rock'', Rough Guides, ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0, p. 483.〕 Her early performances were as part of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra. She has also sung with Go West, Duran Duran, Kylie Minogue, Mike Oldfield, Jon and Vangelis, Pet Shop Boys, Gary Moore, Dexys Midnight Runners, Pink Floyd, Tommy Shaw, Roger Waters, Morrissey–Mullen, Tears for Fears, Rapino Brothers, Paul Hardcastle, Ultravox and Van Morrison. In 1993, Kenyon appeared with David Suchet in Agatha Christie's Poirot novella "Yellow Iris". ==Career highlights== *1981: Backing vocals on the Jon & Vangelis album ''The Friends of Mr Cairo'' *1982: Backing vocals on the Chris Rea self-titled album *1982: Vocals on the Morrissey–Mullen album ''Life on the Wire'' *1982: Vocals on the Dexys Midnight Runners album ''Too-Rye-Ay'' *1983: Lead vocals on the Heaven 17 single "Temptation" *1984: Lead Vocals on Warrior Woman (Kenyon ) single Carol Kenyon/ Ty Jeffries A and M *1984: Duet vocals on the Tommy Shaw album ''Girls with Guns'' on the track ''Outside in the Rain'' *1984: Backing vocals on the Vangelis/Demis Roussos album ''Reflection'' *1984: Backing vocals on the Van Morrison live album ''Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast'' *1984: Lead vocals on the Malcolm McLaren single "Madame Butterfly" from the album ''Fans'' *1986: Lead vocals on the Paul Hardcastle single "Don't Waste My Time" (UK #8)〔"(Don't Waste My Time )", Chart Stats, retrieved 2011-07-09〕 *1986: Additional vocals on the album ''Into the Light'' by Chris de Burgh *1986: Backing vocals on the Nik Kershaw album ''Radio Musicola'' *1986: Backing vocals on the Ultravox songs ''Same Old Story'' and ''The Prize'' *1986: Backing vocals on ''Trouble in Paradise'' by Anri *1988: Vocals on the album ''My Nation Underground'' by Julian Cope *1988: Backing vocals on Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe self-titled album *1989: Lead vocals on the Mike Oldfield single "Nothing But" on the album Earth Moving *1989: Backing vocals on the album ''The Seeds of Love'' by Tears for Fears *1989: Backing vocals on the album ''Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors'' by Fish *1989: Backing vocals on the album ''Results'' by Liza Minnelli *1989: Backing vocals on the album ''Swamp'' by Phil Thornalley *1990: Backing vocals on the album ''In ogni senso'' by Eros Ramazzotti *1990: Backing vocals on the album ''Liberty'' by Duran Duran *1990: Additional vocals on the album ''Behaviour'' by Pet Shop Boys *1991: Backing vocals on the album ''Real Life'' by Simple Minds *1991: Backing vocals on the album ''Hymns to the Silence'' by Van Morrison *1991: Backing vocals on the album ''Let's Get to It'' by Kylie Minogue *1991: Backing vocals on the album ''Auberge'' by Chris Rea *1992: Backing vocals on the album ''After Hours'' by Gary Moore *1994: Backing vocals on the album ''The Division Bell'' by Pink Floyd *1995: Backing vocals on the album ''Alternative'' by Pet Shop Boys *1996: Backing vocals on the album ''Soft Vengeance'' by Manfred Mann's Earth Band *1996: Backing vocals on the album ''Universal'' by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark *1999: Backing vocals on the album ''Nightlife'' by Pet Shop Boys *2001: Backing vocals on David Gilmour concert at Meltdown festival and corresponding ''David Gilmour in Concert'' DVD *2002: Backing vocals on Roger Waters' In the Flesh tour *2005: With Pink Floyd at the Live 8 concert, London in Hyde Park *2006–2008: Backing & lead vocals on Roger Waters' Dark Side of the Moon Live world tour (including his appearance at Live Earth 7 July 2007, Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Carol Kenyon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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