Carole Pope (born August 6, 1950 in Manchester, England) is a Canadian rock singer, whose provocative blend of hard-edged new wave rock with explicit homoerotic and BDSM-themed lyrics made her one of the first openly lesbian pop stars in the world. August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Manchester is a city in the north-west of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in American, Australian and British popular music, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, growing out of the New York City punk rock scene, itself centered around... Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by esthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire exclusively for another of the same sex. ... A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behaviour. ... A lesbian is a homosexual woman. ...

Pope was raised in Scarborough, Ontario, where she met her longtime musical partner, Kevan Staples at an audition for another band. In 1968, they began performing together as a duo in Yorkville, which was Toronto's live music and arts district at the time. In 1970 they adopted the name O, changing it to The Bullwhip Brothers the following year. {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Scarborough (Dissolved), Ontario, Canada Location. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Typical Yorkville scene Yorkville is one of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas most fashionable neighbourhoods. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1975, they added several other musicians to the lineup, and changed the band name to Rough Trade. Pope often performed in leather pants and bondage attire, and was for a time romantically involved (although privately) with Dusty Springfield. 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Rough Trade was a Canadian new wave rock band in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Dusty Springfield Dusty Springfield (April 16, 1939 – March 2, 1999) was an English singer, regarded by many as one of the finest white soul singers of all time. ...

Rough Trade broke up in 1986, and three years later Pope moved to Los Angeles to pursue film and television soundtrack work. Although she has recorded and toured to promote several solo albums, and has played several reunion shows with Rough Trade, her solo career has been lower-profile than her time with the band. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ...

She also did a stint in the Toronto production of The Vagina Monologues in 2001. The same year, she published an autobiography, Anti-Diva. The Vagina Monologues is an episodic play written by Eve Ensler. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Solo Discography

• Radiate (1995)
• The Silencer (1999)
• Transcend (2004)

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