Pauline Black

Pauline Black (born Belinda Magnus, 23 October 1953) in Romford is a British singer, actress and author most notable as the lead singer of The Selecter. Black was born to an Anglo-Jewish mother and Nigerian father. She was adopted by a white middle-aged couple and given the name Pauline Vickers. Her father, Gordon Adenle, had come to London from Nigeria to study engineering and was a Yoruba prince. Black was unaware of her Jewish heritage until the age of 42 when she traced her birth mother. Black was a founder member of Selecter who were formed in 1979 and described as leaders of the ska revival movement with, The Specials and Madness. Rolling Stone Magazine said of Black "Hands down, Pauline Black possessed the best voice that ever...