Romeo Challenger (born 19 May 1950) is a Caribbean-born, British-based musician.
Challenger was born in St Johns, Antigua, West Indies. Since 1973 he has been the drummer in the rock and roll band Showaddywaddy. He had previously played in several groups, including progressive rock/hard rock band Black Widow in the early 1970s.[1]
Challenger also played in the Leicester Boys' football team with Peter Shilton and Jeff Blockley,[2] who both went on to enjoy professional careers. He is also the Showaddywaddy bandmate of Trevor Oakes - father of professional footballers Scott and Stefan Oakes. Contrary to popular belief, Challenger is not the father of footballer Dion Dublin. However he is close friends with Dion's father Eddie, who is also a professional drummer.
Romeo Challenger is the father of high jumper Ben Challenger[3] who won a silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal four years later,[4] and Tamzin Challenger an upcoming musical artist, to date best known for her material with bassline producer T2.