Cleo Higgins

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Cleo
Birth name Cleopatra Madonna Higgins
Also known as Cleo
Born April 30, 1982 (1982-04-30) (age 26)
Origin Flag of England, Manchester, England
Genre(s) Pop
Years active 1998-present
Label(s) Eastside
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Cleo Higgins

Cleopatra Madonna Higgins (born 30 April 1982 in Birmingham, England) is an English R&B/pop singer, dancer, songwriter and actress. Higgins rose to fame as the creative force[citation needed] and lead singer of the pop/R&B girl group Cleopatra.

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Higgins has worked as a spokeswoman for make-up giant Covergirl.

Since leaving Cleopatra, Higgins has released her debut single "Feelin' Like This" and is currently working on her debut album. Higgins has recorded two duets with tenor Russell Watson. The first duet "Someone Like You" was featured on Watson's multi-platinum debut album The Voice and topped the U.S classical charts.[1][2] She performed the duet both on tour with Watson, and on the National Lottery, at which time she was five months pregnant with her first child, Chika. Higgins and Watson collaborated again with a track called "The Best That Love Can Be", on his third album, Reprise.

In 2001, Higgins headlined the Young Voices in Concert tour. 15,000 people attended the M.E.N Arena to watch Higgins and almost 7,000 choir members break the Guinness World Record for the largest choir ever assembled in the UK. There were 6,846 voices.[3] The performance was aired on the BBC's Songs of Praise.

Higgins joined ITV1's 'Songs Of Bond', a tribute to the songs of James Bond. She covered For Your Eyes Only. She has toured with Joe Budden, Russell Watson, Jagged Edge, Blue, Girls Aloud and also embarked on a university tour. Higgins has covered Kym Sims' "Too Blind To See It".

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Higgins has two children, Chika Li Ché and Taylor James McKenzie (TJ), with her long term partner, Marlon McKenzie.[citation needed]

On 3 February 2006, Higgins gave birth to her second child.[citation needed]

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  • Cleo's 5 year old daughter Chika is featured on the song "Too Blind To See It".
  • Cleo wrote Cleopatra's first hit at the age of 9

[edit] References

  1. ^ Carry on Cleo . . . again! - News - Manchester Evening News
  2. ^ Russell Watson – Listen free at Last.fm
  3. ^ Young Voices Concerts – Guinness World Record Attempts

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