EULAC_6586 Jamaica "" This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 693669. eulac3d Site TEXT University of St Andrews EULAC "" "Pop singer\/songwriter and front man for Hot Chocolate, Errol Brown was born in Jamaica and moved to Britain when he was 12. His musical career started in 1969, when he and some friends sent a reggae version of Give Peace A Chance to John Lennon. Lennon liked the track, and it was released on the Beatles label, Apple Records, attributed to The Hot Chocolate Band which was later shortened. The producer Mickie Most signed him and Tony Wilson, the co-founder of the group as writers, and they wrote songs for Mary Hopkins and Herman's Hermits before deciding to write songs for themselves.\r\nIn 1970, Hot Chocolate, with Errol as the lead singer released their first single, Love is Life, which reached No.6 in the charts. Brown's bald headed sexy image and unique voice as the central focus of the group led to many Top Ten hits such as It started with a Kiss, You Sexy Thing and Everyone's a Winner.\r\nIn 1981, Hot Chocolate was invited by Prince Charles and Lady Diana to their pre-wedding reception. In 1985 Errol left the band to spend more time with his wife and children, and has since resurfaced to enjoy a successful solo career. Hot Chocolate enjoyed a revival when their hit You Sexy Thing was featured in the film The Full Monty.\r\nIn June 2003 Errol was awarded an MBE for his services to popular music." Person "Linford Christie was the greatest sprinter Britain produced, an athlete who emerged onto the scene at a late stage in\u00a0life for an athlete\u00a0and carved out an unique niche.\r\nJamaican born Christie was the middle child of seven. He came to Britain when he was seven and lived in Shepherd\u2019s Bush. Though he left school when he was 16 and had a different number of jobs, sport always held a place in his heart and he was coached at the West London Stadium near his home by Ron Roddan, who remained his mentor for his whole career where he ran for Thames Valley Harriers.\r\nHis 23 major championships medals, which included 10 golds, is a British male record along with his 26 national titles, and he was, and arguably still is, among the most famous sportsmen in the country. His two greatest moments came within a year of each other, when he won the Olympic 100m gold medal in Barcelona in 1992 before winning the World title in Stuttgart 12 months later. Whenever he ran, you could not help but be drawn to the drama his races would produce and more often that not a story would emerge from the edge he would bring to an occasion.\u00a0" Person "Guy moved from Jamaica to Bristol in 1961 to live with his aunt, as his father thought that he would receive a better education in England, which they called the \u2018Mother Country\u2019. Guy was disappointed by the lack of support for Black students and the failure to teach history from a Black\r\nperspective. Guy had to teach himself about important Black heroes like Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King and Mary Seacole." Person 18.203262019544418 -77.33963012695312