Cherry Laine

Florence Evadne (born January 4, 1943), known professionally as Cherry Laine, is a Jamaican-born singer based in Spain (and previously Germany), contracted to Bernt Moehrle, who worked with CBS Records. She is known for disco hits "A Night in Chicago" (1977), "The Sea-Fare Folk" (1979), and "Catch the Cat" (1978) — which was number one in Spain and reached Gold. She issued one album, I'm Hot (CBS 83608), which was recorded at Europasound Studios with producer and composer Bernt Möhrle, known for creating a new standard of disco with his Chilly project, and producer of Le Angeli, Mabel and many more.

Biography

Evadne was born in Juno Pen, St. Mary, Jamaica to a clergyman father, and mother who was a nurse. She began singing at age six at her local church. Her family later emigrated to the United Kingdom. Once her parents died, she moved to Frankfurt, West Germany, changed her stage name, and pursued her dreams of becoming a professional singer. In 1977, she performed at the Frankfurt discotheque, Dorian Gray, where Bernt Möhrle discovered her. Möhrle offered her an opportunity to create the solo project, Cherry Laine, with Bernt Moehrle as producer and composer. After two singles...

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