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Christopher Charles Amoo (born 14 October 1952) is a British singer-songwriter, and the lead singer of English soul group, The Real Thing.

Background

Amoo was born on 14 October 1952 in Liverpool, England.^[1] He comes from a mixed-race background, with a Ghanaian grandfather and an Irish grandmother.^[2] His elder brother Eddie Amoo was also a member of The Real Thing; he died on 23 February 2018. ^[3] Amoo is married to Julie Amoo née Mello.^[4][5]

Music

The Real Thing

As a member of The Real Thing, he achieved success with "You to Me Are Everything," "Can't Get By Without You," and "Can You Feel the Force?"^[6]

In March 1977, his song "You'll Never Know What You're Missing" was ranked No. 23 in the Billboard chart, having been at No. 20 the previous week.^[7]

Solo

In 1981, his single "This Must Be Love," (a Phil Collins composition) b/w "You'll Never Know What You're Missing" was released on the Precision label.^[8] In March 1984, a single recorded with Debby Bishop was released on EMI. The song "No Choir of Angels" was backed with "Love Talk."^[9] In April that year, along with Alan Price and others, he appeared in the final episode of a show hosted by Marti Caine.^[10][11]

Discography

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Dog shows

As a successful dog breeder, he and his wife Julie Amoo entered their Afghan Hound, named Viscount Grant, into Crufts dog show, where he won the 1987 Best in Show title.^[13] Also, that year, he was one of the Easter Team Match judges at The Junior Handlers Club.^[14]

In Crufts 2013, his Afghan hound won third place in its class.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, he was a judge at the Irish Wolfhound, Levriero irlandese – 25th French Breed Show event.^[15]

In May 2016, he was on the judges panel at the CAC show.^[16] He was a judge at E.I.W.C 2016.^[17]

Television

Radio

Film

References

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