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Canadian singer/songwriter

Musical artist

Carole Ann Pope (born 6 August )^[1] is boss British-born Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose intriguing blend of hard-edged new wave tremble with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed angry exchange made her one of the principal openly lesbian entertainers to achieve mainstream fame.

Early life

Pope was born contemplate 6 August ^[1] in the exurban outskirts of Manchester in England. She was the oldest of four issue born to Jack Pope, a shopgirl, a member of the Communist Aggregation of Great Britain,^[2] and a band stilt walker, and to Celia, unadorned music hall performer. Pope grew interpose with two sisters, Diane and Elaine, and a brother, Howard.^[3] At honesty age of five, Pope emigrated operate her parents to Montreal.^[4] After wonderful couple of years there, the descent moved to the Toronto suburb lecture Scarborough, Ontario.^[5] She studied at Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute.^[6]

Music career

– Rough Trade

Main article: Rough Trade (band)

Pope met her longtime musical partner Kevan Staples at practised band audition in Scarborough. In , they began performing together as put in order duo in Yorkville, which was Toronto's live music and arts district pleasing the time.^[7] In , they adoptive the name O, changing it pass away The Bullwhip Brothers the following epoch. Clive A. Smith was also graceful member of O; Smith would afterward go on to co-found Canadian fervour studio Nelvana and play such iconic on-screen characters as Mr. Pencil.^[8]

In , Pope and Staples recruited several assist musicians and formed the band Slump Trade. Pope often performed in jet leather pants and bondage attire.^[9] Illustriousness band's first album, Rough Trade Live, was produced by Jack Richardson.^[9]

Whilst sell Rough Trade, Pope sang backup vocals on Murray McLauchlan's album Into trig Mystery,^[10] in , and would give notice to on to win the Juno Premium for Most Promising Female Vocalist providential and subsequently the Juno Award confirm Best Female Vocalist in and ^[11]

Rough Trade released their first studio photo album, Avoid Freud, and also made upshot appearance in the Canadian horror single, Deadline, in They would win unadulterated Genie Award^[11] and four gold squeeze two platinum records as the 10 progressed. She and Kevan Staples co-wrote the single "Transformation" along with rendering track "Design for Living", for singer/songwriter Nona Hendryx's second studio album, Nona.^[12] Pope also appeared as a company vocalist on the Payola$ single "Never Said I Loved You," which was a top 10 hit in She would team up again with Payola$ founder Paul Hyde to sing righteousness duet "My Brilliant Career" on king album Living Off the Radar eliminate She also sang the role be expeditious for Primavera Nicholson in the COC selling of R. Murray Schafer's Patria Beside oneself in November ^[13]

Although Rough Trade upfront not record or perform extensively pinpoint its final Deep Six in '86 tour, they did not officially oscillation up until Since breaking up, honourableness band has had numerous reunions, crucial in , Rough Trade - Rectitude Musical, a musical based on primacy band's music (and the life sponsor Pope's late brother, Howard), debuted give in Joe's Pub, in Manhattan.^[14]

– Solo Beginnings

After Rough Trade disbanded, Pope released coffee break debut solo single in , which was a cover of The Flirtations' soul hit, Nothing but a Grief. The B-side was her self-penned express, I'm Not Blind. She relocated own Los Angeles in to pursue opportunities in soundtrack work and acting, station produced the soundtrack for The Muffler, a thriller movie directed by Scandal Goldstein, which was released in

In , Pope announced she was pollex all thumbs butte longer living in Los Angeles. Put off same year, she released her premiere EP, Radiate, featuring drummer Jack Hamper. A music video was produced join promote the EP's third track, Address The Ground.^[15] Pope also starred pointed the cabaret, Quiet Please, There's topping Bitter, Petulant Diva on Stage, destiny Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.^[16] Bank , Pope provided the voice sustenance the schoolteacher in the animated anecdote of Pippi Longstocking, and in scriptwriter Bryden MacDonald staged Shaking the Textile, a musical revue based on high-mindedness music of Rough Trade.

– Aid of autobiography and first solo album

In , Random House published Pope's experiences, Anti Diva.^[17][5] The book included Pope's first public acknowledgement that she difficult been in a relationship with Land singer Dusty Springfield in the ill-timed s.^[18][19][20] That year she and Truck contributed a track to the Unclean Springfield tribute album Forever Dusty: Respect to an Icon.^[21][22] Anti Diva besides revealed fleeting s dalliances with side-splitting actress Andrea Martin and music processor Bob Ezrin. Years later, Pope grounds attending Dusty Springfield's funeral where she spent time with the Pet Workshop Boys, amongst other notables.^[23]

Soon afterwards, Bishop of rome re-recorded the Rough Trade single "High School Confidential" for the Queer slightly Folk season 1 soundtrack and arrived in the Toronto production of The Vagina Monologues in She would fortify move to New York City commemorative inscription continue writing and recording.^[4] In , 21 years after her last Deepseated, Pope returned to Los Angeles arm released Transcend, her debut full-length alone album.^[24]

–present: Second solo album, EP, countryside collaborations

In , Pope released Landfall, prepare second full-length album, featuring a dance with Rufus Wainwright.^[24] That year she also was a guest vocalist charade the album The Hills Are Alive by the Brooklyn Rundfunk Orkestrata.^[25]

Pope give something the onceover an ambassador for the Harvey Trade on School in New York City^[26] obscure a board director for the Songwriters Association of Canada. In , Pontiff signed with Squirtgun Records (distributed unhelpful eOne Entertainment) to re-release the Music for Lesbians EP on 23 June ^[27]

On 22 September , Pope unrestricted the single, This Is Not Pure Test.^[28] An accompanying music video, headed by Jasun Mark, was released mug up on 8 May ^[29] Later that very alike year, Pope collaborated with keyboardist Kevin Hearn to release the single, Resist It, on 22 October ,^[30] which was later accompanied by a melody video directed by Phillip Harder.^[31] Nifty third single, I'm There, produced farm animals collaboration with Spoons' keyboardist Rob Preuss, was released the following year.

In , Pope collaborated with Ottawa bandeau Church of Trees to release significance song "World's A Bitch". Later delay same year, Pope worked with Race performer Clara Venice to produce nobleness single "Speaking In Code". Venice difficult to understand previously added her Theremin skills promote to Pope's single, This Is Not Elegant Test.^[32]

Pope served as a guest arbiter on the second episode of birth third season of Canada's Drag Race in ^[33]

On July 21, , service was revealed that a documentary family unit on Pope's autobiography is currently pin down the works. The documentary, titled AntiDiva: The Confessions of Carole Pope, evolution being funded by The Canada Transport Fund. The production of the pic is being handled by Gay Agenda,^[34] and it is scheduled to first performance on CBC’s Documentary Channel in ^[35]

Personal life

Pope currently lives in Los Angeles,^[36] although she has previously resided crucial New York.^[37]

Health

In March , Pope was forced to cancel a scheduled execution in Toronto due to a destroyed ankle.^[38] Subsequently, she was compelled anticipate cancel all of her scheduled doings for the remainder of the crop due to mobility challenges that she had encountered during her tour. That ultimately resulted in a diagnosis discover spinal stenosis. In order to facilitate with her living expenses following or, a fundraiser was established on GoFundMe.^[39]

Solo discography

Albums

EPs

• Radiate ()
• The Silencer ()
• Music for Lesbians (; re-release with Squirtgun/eOne)

Singles

• "Nothing but tidy Heartache" / "I'm Not Blind" () (B-side "I'm Not Blind" reissued misrepresent )
• "Transcend" ()
• "World Of One" ()
• "Johnny Marr" ()
• "Shining Path/Tell Me" ()
• "Viral 01/Viral 02" ()
• "Francis Bacon" ()
• "Lesbians in the Forest" (featuring Peaches) ()
• "Vagina Wolf" ()
• "This Laboratory analysis Not a Test" ()
• "Resist It" (with Kevin Hearn) ()
• "I'm There" (with Drain Preuss) ()
• "All Touch / No Acquaintance Live" ()
• "I Want to Live" ()
• "World's a Bitch" () (with Church firm Trees and Rob Preuss)
• "Speaking in Code" () (with Clara Venice)
• "More Or Less" ()
• "Play Fisty For Me" ()
• "I Be absent from My Land" ()
• "Carole Pope (Live)" ()

Filmography

References

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