Carol Decker (born September 10, 1957 in London) is a UK recording artist. She is best known as the singer and front woman from the band T'Pau, which enjoyed considerable international success in the late 1980s. Her partner at the time, Ronnie Rogers (born 13 March1959 in Shrewsbury), was also a member of the band. September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7. ... TPau was a late-1980s rock group who originated from the town of Shrewsbury in central England. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map sources for Shrewsbury at grid reference SJ4912 Porthill Bridge crossing the Severn at Shrewsbury Shrewsburys Old Market Hall and The Square Market Street, behind the Old Market Hall, with the Music Hall on the left Shrewsbury (pronounced either /ˈʃɹuËzbɹiË/ or /ˈʃɹəʊzbɹiË/) is a town of...
In addition to her musical achievements, Decker has also acted on both stage and screen, including a part in the movie Nine Dead Gay Guys (Internet Movie Database entry). TV appearances include Hit Me Baby One More Time (in which she reached the final round, ultimately being beaten by Shakin' Stevens). Decker also appeared in the British comedy series Trigger Happy TV in which she appeared in a bull in the china shop sketch, the joke being that she had previously had a hit with the song 'china in your hand' and in another sketch where she accompanied Dom Joly as he pretended to be a door to door salesman. Hit Me Baby One More Time is a 2005 reality show first aired by ITV on British television, presented by Vernon Kay; a USA version was done later for NBC. During each programme, five former popstars sing their biggest hit along with a cover version of a contemporary hit. ... Shakin Stevens (born Michael Barratt, March 4, 1948) is a Welsh rock and roll singer born in Cardiff, who has the distinction of being the best-performing UK singles artist of the 1980s. ... Trigger Happy TV is a British hidden camera television show, created, produced and starring Dom Joly. ... Dom Joly (full name Dominic John Joly) is a British television comedian (born 15 November 1970). ...
Decker's announced solo career seemed, since she had half the writing credit for almost all of T'Pau's songs, including the hits, like a more plausible idea than, say, Terri Nunn's or Dale Bozzio's, but years went by without any sign of it.
Decker's voice, though, somewhere between Marie Fredriksson and Maria McKee, is still capable of airy melancholy and anthemic howl, and her instinct for sentimental magnificence is undimmed.
If Margo has Carol's capacity for dervish overdrive, she is careful to never reveal even a hint of it, and her stubborn restraint keeps the band on an even keel that makes 10,000 Maniacs sound like Aqua by comparison.
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