Born in England in 1962, Wheeler was raised in Jamaica, her mother a singer with a Jamaican drama company and her father a bass player. Starting out as the lead singer of reggae bands Brown Sugar and Afrodiziac, Caron was working full time ina library. She eventually made it big by joining legendary British band Soul II Soul. After achieving fame with the band, and several club hits later, Caron left Soul II Soul in 1990 to concentrate on her solo career, which was soon secured by signing a contract with RCA Records. Her first solo album, ‘UK Blak’ was released in 1992 and charted pretty well with the help of the acclaimed single ‘Livin' In The Light’ and guest appearances from Loose End's Carl McIntosh. During this period Caron's powerful and versatile voice attracted artists such as Phil Collins, Erasure, and Elvis Costello, to want to work on individual projects with her.
Later on she moved to USA for a chance for her to meet other producers like Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. As a matter of fact Jam and Lewis produced for Caron the song ‘I Adore You’, which made it to popular soundtrack album of ‘Mo' Money’. Other projects of her to mention are her cover version of Jimi Hendrix’s ‘The Wind Cries Mary’. In 1993 she released a sophomore album titled ‘Beach of The War Goddess’ but the set wasn't well received as her previous one.
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