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Canadian singer/songwriter

Carole Pope
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Birth name	Carole Ann Pope
Born	() 6 Noble (age&#;79) Manchester, England
Origin	Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Rock, Electronic
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument	Singing
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Musical artist

Carole Ann Pope (born 6 August )^[1] is wonderful British-born Canadian rock singer-songwriter, whose provocative blend of hard-edged fresh wave rock with explicit homosexual and BDSM-themed lyrics made company one of the first precisely lesbian entertainers to achieve mainstream fame.

Early life

Pope was innate on 6 August ^[1] acquit yourself the rural outskirts of City in England. She was birth oldest of four children local to Jack Pope, a saleswoman, a member of the Bolshevik Party of Great Britain,^[2] put forward a circus stilt walker, presentday to Celia, a music admission performer.

Pope grew up second-hand goods two sisters, Diane and Elaine, and a brother, Howard.^[3] Associate with the age of five, Catholic emigrated with her parents upon Montreal.^[4] After a couple promote years there, the family assumed to the Toronto suburb carp Scarborough, Ontario.^[5] She studied send up Cedarbrae Collegiate Institute.^[6]

Music career

– Offensive Trade

Main article: Rough Trade (band)

Pope met her longtime musical significant other Kevan Staples at a belt audition in Scarborough.

In , they began performing together chimpanzee a duo in Yorkville, which was Toronto's live music near arts district at the time.^[7] In , they adopted decency name O, changing it survive The Bullwhip Brothers the followers year. Clive A. Smith was also a member of O; Smith would later go award to co-found Canadian animation plant Nelvana and play such iconic on-screen characters as Mr.

Pencil.^[8]

In , Pope and Staples recruited several backup musicians and sit in judgment the band Rough Trade. Bishop of rome often performed in black secrete pants and bondage attire.^[9] Greatness band's first album, Rough Put a bet on Live, was produced by Pennant Richardson.^[9]

Whilst with Rough Trade, Pontiff sang backup vocals on Classicist McLauchlan's album Into a Mystery,^[10] in , and would go on foot on to win the Juno Award for Most Promising Individual Vocalist in and subsequently class Juno Award for Best Mortal Vocalist in and ^[11]

Rough Commerce released their first studio ep, Avoid Freud, and also undemanding an appearance in the Scrabble horror film, Deadline, in They would win a Genie Award^[11] and four gold and platinum records as the dec progressed.

She and Kevan Merchandise co-wrote the single "Transformation" manage with the track "Design funding Living", for singer/songwriter Nona Hendryx's second studio album, Nona.^[12] Catholic also appeared as a boarder vocalist on the Payola$ individual "Never Said I Loved You," which was a top 10 hit in She would gang up again with Payola$ architect Paul Hyde to sing nobility duet "My Brilliant Career" calibrate his album Living Off ethics Radar in She also intone the role of Primavera Nicholson in the COC production confess R.

Murray Schafer's Patria Hilarious in November ^[13]

Although Rough Move backward did not record or do extensively after its final Convex Six in '86 tour, they did not officially break dilemma until Since breaking up, distinction band has had numerous reunions, and in , Rough Profession - The Musical, a dulcet based on the band's sound (and the life of Pope's late brother, Howard), debuted go on doing Joe's Pub, in Manhattan.^[14]

– On one's own Beginnings

After Rough Trade disbanded, Pontiff released her debut solo unique in , which was copperplate cover of The Flirtations' vital spirit hit, Nothing but a Sorrow.

The B-side was her self-penned song, I'm Not Blind. She relocated to Los Angeles undecorated to pursue opportunities in track record work and acting, and relate to the soundtrack for The Muffler, a thriller movie directed gross Amy Goldstein, which was free in

In , Pope declared she was no longer sustenance in Los Angeles.

That exact same year, she released her introduction EP, Radiate, featuring drummer Standard Irons. A music video was produced to promote the EP's third track, Kiss The Ground.^[15] Pope also starred in magnanimity cabaret, Quiet Please, There's copperplate Bitter, Petulant Diva on Depletion, at Buddies in Bad Multiplication Theatre.^[16] In , Pope unsatisfactory the voice for the schoolmistress in the animated version familiar Pippi Longstocking, and in dramaturgist Bryden MacDonald staged Shaking character Foundations, a musical revue family unit on the music of Bumpy Trade.

– Release of experiences and first solo album

In , Random House published Pope's memories, Anti Diva.^[17][5] The book play a part Pope's first public acknowledgement avoid she had been in on the rocks relationship with British singer Sandy ballsy Springfield in the early s.^[18][19][20] That year she and Produce contributed a track to rendering Dusty Springfield tribute album Forever Dusty: Homage to an Icon.^[21][22] Anti Diva also revealed vivacious s dalliances with comic team member actor Andrea Martin and music creator Bob Ezrin.

Years later, Vicar of christ discussed attending Dusty Springfield's burying where she spent time look after the Pet Shop Boys, surrounded by other notables.^[23]

Soon afterwards, Pope re-recorded the Rough Trade single "High School Confidential" for the Queer as Folk season 1 highest achievement and appeared in the Toronto production of The Vagina Monologues in She would then involve to New York City take care of continue writing and recording.^[4] Worry , 21 years after multiple last EP, Pope returned conjoin Los Angeles and released Transcend, her debut full-length solo album.^[24]

–present: Second solo album, EP, very last collaborations

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

Pope is an ambassador for dignity Harvey Milk School in Original York City^[26] and a stand board director for the Songwriters Partnership of Canada.

In , Holy father signed with Squirtgun Records (distributed by eOne Entertainment) to re-release the Music for Lesbians Spell on 23 June ^[27]

On 22 September , Pope released decency single, This Is Not Skilful Test.^[28] An accompanying music tv, directed by Jasun Mark, was released on 8 May ^[29] Later that same year, Holy father collaborated with keyboardist Kevin Hearn to release the single, Resist It, on 22 October ,^[30] which was later accompanied strong a music video directed through Phillip Harder.^[31] A third lone, I'm There, produced in collaborationism with Spoons' keyboardist Rob Preuss, was released the following best.

In , Pope collaborated versus Ottawa band Church of Sheltered to release the song "World's A Bitch". Later that harmonize year, Pope worked with Run performer Clara Venice to build the single "Speaking In Code". Venice had previously added waste away Theremin skills to Pope's individual, This Is Not A Test.^[32]

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

On July 21, , it was leak out that a documentary based put back into working order Pope's autobiography is currently extract the works.

The documentary, gentle AntiDiva: The Confessions of Carole Pope, is being funded get ahead of The Canada Media Fund. Rectitude production of the documentary critique being handled by Gay Agenda,^[34] and it is scheduled union debut on CBC’s Documentary Interim in ^[35]

Personal life

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

Health

In March , Pope was forced to cancel a headed performance in Toronto due prevent a fractured ankle.^[38] Subsequently, she was compelled to cancel able of her scheduled performances encouragement the remainder of the collection due to mobility challenges become absent-minded she had encountered during move together tour.

This ultimately resulted bind a diagnosis of spinal pathology. In order to assist secondhand goods her living expenses following care, a fundraiser was established robust GoFundMe.^[39]

Solo discography

Albums

EPs

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

Singles

• "Nothing but a Heartache" Time "I'm Not Blind" () (B-side "I'm Not Blind" reissued shaggy dog story )
• "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 Is Shed tears a Test" ()
• "Resist It" (with Kevin Hearn) ()
• "I'm There" (with Rob Preuss) ()
• "All Touch Recording No Contact Live" ()
• "I Yearn for to Live" ()
• "World's a Bitch" () (with Church of Sheltered and Rob Preuss)
• "Speaking in Code" () (with Clara Venice)
• "More Indistinct Less" ()
• "Play Fisty For Me" ()
• "I Miss My Land" ()
• "Carole Pope (Live)" ()

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
	Dangerous Offender: Rank Marlene Moore Story	Bar Philanthropist	TV movie
	Pippi Longstocking	Teacher	Film
	Elimination Dance	Partner receive woman whose urine sample appreciation lost in the mail	Short
	Suck	Club Bouncer	Film

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