Years active 1970s to present | Genres Pop, Soul Associated acts The Real Thing | |
Occupation(s) SingerDog competition judgeDog breeder | ||
Chris Amoo is singer songwriter and the lead singer of English soul group, The Real Thing. He is also a dog breeder, and judge at the dog shows including Crufts. He also had great success with his Afghan Hound, Viscount Grant.
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Background
He was born Christopher Charles Amoo 14th October 1952 in Liverpool, England. He comes from a mixed-race background that includes African and Irish. His grandfather who was African married his grandmother who was Irish. He is also the brother of Eddie Amoo who is also a member of The Real Thing. He is married to Julie Amoo.
The Real Thing
As a member of The Real Thing, they had great success with "You to Me Are Everything", "Can't Get By Without You", and "Can You Feel the Force?".
In March, 1977, the song he co-wrote with brother "You'll Never Know What You're Missing" was at No 23 in the Billboard charts, having been at no 23 the previous week.
Solo
In 1981, his single "This Must Be Love", (a Phil Collins composition) bw "You'll Never Know What You're Missing" was released on the Precision label. In March 1984, a single recorded with Debby Bishop was released on EMI. The song "No Choir Of Angels" was backed with "Love Talk". In April that year, along with Alan Price and others, he appeared on final episode of a show hosted by Marti Caine.
Dog shows
As a successful dog breeder, he and his wife Julie Amoo entered their dog into the Crufts event and the got won the 1987 Best In Show title. Also that year he was one of the Easter Team Match judges at The Junior Handlers Club.
In the Crufts 2013 event, his Afghan hound won third place in its class.
In 2015, he was a judge at the Irish Wolfhound, Levriero irlandese – 25th French Breed Show event.
In May 2016, he was on the judges panel at the CAC show. Also in 2016, he was a judge at E.I.W.C 2016.