ARTIST · PRODUCER · SONGWRITER
Carlene Graham knew from a very early age that music was her purpose in life! born & raised in London UK, by her Jamaican parents Angela & Errol, Carlene grew up in a musical household! In 1980, a year before her arrival, her father Errol Ross - Bassist, Producer, Singer Songwriter & teacher of Music Technology, had just achieved UK chart success for producing "Too Much Pressure", the debut album of Coventry band, The Selecter. Energy!
At 14 years old Errol taught Carlene her MIDI basics & she played piano for most of her teens. In the years that followed, Carlene spent her time absorbing, learning about, creating & performing frequently. It was inevitable that her love & passion would live & flourish within music!
A MUSICAL JOURNEY…
A seasoned power house vocalist with 26 years professional experience, Carlene has performed live &/or album backing vocals for artists such as: Madonna · Shakira · Dionne Warwick · Mick Hucknall · Placebo · Jocelyn Brown · Alison Moyet · Brenda Edwards · Spiritualized · Michon Young · Nik West ...was support act for Erykah Badu in Dubai ...and has shared the stage with Lisa Fischer · Bugz In The Attic · Reel People · Anita Dobson · Francesco Mendolia (Incognito) · to name a few!
As well a her own personal collection of albums, EP's & singles, Carlene's House Music collaborations include: "Number One" Supermartxe - The Next Generation (Sony Music Spain) · "Push It" Albert Menendez (Sterling Ensemble) · "You Got Me" Wipe The Needle (4th Floor Records - Defected) · "Crazy" - Elektrik DJ (Phonetic Recordings) · "Energize" Mustafa (Staff Productions). Remixers: Aphrodisiax & Robert Rivera · "Crazy Bout You EP" / "LDN EP" / "Black Gold" / "Love Queen" (Ross Productions).
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS…
The House of Commons (2001) - Parliament, at MP Dianne Abbot´s "Black Women Mean Business" Convention, Guest included Kanya King MBE & Iylana Vazant · The Royal Albert Hall Tsunami Appeal (2004) · ITV's "Stars In Their Eyes" as Gloria Gaynor (2004) · The Natural History Museum (2005) · Live 8 London, with Madonna (2005) · Primavera Sound, Barcelona (2006) · Glastonbury (2006) · X Factor (BV's for Ben Mills - mentor Sharon Osbourne) · Hard Rock Cafe London (2007) · SOB's New York (2009) · Dubai Chill Out Festival (2011) · The Marbella Club, Spain (2011) · LeGaGa, Bucharest (2013) · MIDEM, Cannes (2015) · Hard Rock Hotel, Tenerife (2017) · Teatro Nuevo Apollo, Madrid (2018) · Wizink Centre, Madrid (2018) · Centro Cultural Teatro 1 CDMX, Mexico (2019) · Casino de Paris (2019) · Verti Music Hall, Berlin (2020) · Brighton Centre, UK (2022) · Sion Sous les Étoiles Festival, Switzerland (2023) · Festival Internacional Canarias Jazz, Tenerife (2023) · Festival Guitare en Scene, St-Julien-En-Genevois (2023) · Parco del Celio, Rome (2023) · Jazzpiknik Festival, Hungary (2023) · Bitef Art Cafe, Belgrade Serbia (2023) · Blue Note Milano, Italy (2023) · Vorstin, Amsterdam (2023) · New Morning, Paris (2023) · Leverkusener Jazztage, Germany (2023) · Republic, Georgia (2024) · Vocalist at ABBA Voyage - ABBA Arena (Jan 2024 - Nov 2025).