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Leee John: I outbid Toyah to buy my first house, for £44,000

Leee John: I outbid Toyah to buy my first house, for £44,000

Times16-05-2025
Leee John is best known as the lead singer with the soul band Imagination, who have been described as Britain's first black supergroup. The three-piece scored a string of hits with songs like Body Talk and Just an Illusion, both of which were Top 5 UK hits in the early Eighties. They sold 30 million albums worldwide.
Since Imagination split up in 1992, the flamboyant 67-year-old has appeared on the reality TV show Reborn in the USA and worked with Gorillaz on their Song Machine project. He also took part in this year's New Year's Eve concert in front of the Arc de Triomphe, which was broadcast live on French TV. John lives in London with his ginger cat, Skippy.
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