New Year Honours: OBE for The Selecter's Pauline Black

New Year Honours: OBE for The Selecter's Pauline Black

Postby dutchman » Sat Jan 01, 2022 1:29 am

The lead singer of 2-Tone band The Selecter has praised her home city of Coventry after being appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours

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Pauline Black said the city "made me who I am today" and it was "wonderful" to be recognised during Coventry's UK City of Culture 2021 year.

The 68-year-old helped launch the cultural programme after the start date was delayed to May due to the pandemic.

Black, known as the Queen of Ska, is honoured for services to entertainment.

Having lived in Coventry for more than 50 years, she said the city had given her the chance to study, work and "ultimately find my creative voice within the 2-Tone movement, which has spearheaded the musical conversation about racism and sexism for the past 42 years".

Inspired by punk and reggae, she joined the fledging The Selecter in 1979 and the band released their debut album Too Much Pressure the following year.

They went on to release five top 40 singles in the UK and continue to perform live and record today.

When Coventry finally launched its year as UK City of Culture in May, the singer joined other figures from the city, including author Lee Child, in reading the words of author George Eliot as part of a short film.

In June, Black opened the signature event of the year, Coventry Moves, with a song called River Rushing Flow.

She then announced the winner of this year's Turner Prize on 1 December as part of the cultural celebrations.

The singer released her autobiography in 2011 and has collaborated with artists including Blur frontman Damon Albarn during her career.

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Re: New Year Honours: OBE for The Selecter's Pauline Black

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Re: New Year Honours: OBE for The Selecter's Pauline Black

Postby dutchman » Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:57 am

2-Tone star Pauline Black receives OBE

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Singer and actress Pauline Black has received her OBE from King Charles during a ceremony at Windsor Castle.

The lead singer of 2-Tone band The Selecter and author, from Coventry, was honoured for services to entertainment.

Black, known as Queen of Ska, was appointed an OBE in the New Year Honours and has said it was "wonderful" to be recognised during the city's UK City of Culture year in 2021.

Inspired by punk and reggae, she joined then new act The Selecter in 1979.

The band released their debut album Too Much Pressure the following year and went on to release five top 40 singles in the UK, as well as second album Celebrate The Bullet, in 1981.

When Coventry launched its year as UK City of Culture in May 2021, Black joined other figures from the area in reading the words of author George Eliot as part of a short film.

The following month she opened the signature event of the year, Coventry Moves, with a song called River Rushing Flow.

She received her OBE from the King at the investiture ceremony on Wednesday.

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