Chris Amoo

Christopher Charles Amoo (born 14 October 1952) is a British singer-songwriter, and the lead singer of English soul group, The Real Thing.

Background Amoo was born on 14 October 1952 in Liverpool, England. He comes from a mixed-race background, with a Ghanaian grandfather and an Irish grandmother. His elder brother Eddie Amoo was also a member of The Real Thing; he died on 23 February 2018. Amoo is married to Julie Amoo née Mello.

Music The Real Thing As a member of The Real Thing, he achieved success with "You to Me Are Everything," "Can't Get By Without You," and "Can You Feel the Force?"

In March 1977, his song "You'll Never Know What You're Missing" was ranked No. 23 in the Billboard chart, having been at No. 20 the previous week.

Solo In 1981, his single "This Must Be Love," (a Phil Collins composition) b/w "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 of that year, along with Alan Price and others, he appeared in the final episode of a show hosted by Marti Caine.

Discography + Singles Title Release info Year Notes "This Must Be Love" / "You'll Never Know What You're Missing" Precision PAR 118 1981 " No Choir of Angels" / "Love Talk" EMI 5455 1984 Credited to Chris Amoo and Debby Bishop A1. "You To Me Are Everything" (Disco Dude Mix), A2. "You To Me Are Everything" (Disco Universal Dub)B1. "You To Me Are Everything" (Album Version), B2. "You To Me Are Everything" (Disco Instrumental) Polydor SUNLPR 01 1998 Credited to Sunzet featuring Chris Amoo of the Real Thing

Dog shows As a dog breeder, he and his wife Julie Amoo entered their Afghan Hound, named Viscount Grant, into Crufts dog show, where it won the 1987 Best in Show title. That year, he also served as one of the Easter Team Match judges at The Junior Handlers Club.

At Crufts 2013, their Afghan hound won third place in its class.

In 2015, he judged the Irish Wolfhound, Levriero irlandese – 25th French Breed Show event.

In May 2016, he was on the judging panel at the CAC show. He also served as a judge at E.I.W.C 2016.

Television + List Title Episode Role Director / Producer Year Notes # Marti Episode #5.5 Himself Brian Whitehouse (Dir.), Stewart Morris (Prod.) 1984 Host: Marti Caine After They Were Famous Episode #2.4 Himself 2000 Hit Me Baby 1 More Time Episode #1.4 Himself 2005

Radio + List Title Episode Role Director / Producer Year Notes # Motown on the Mersey Himself James Crawford (Prod.) 2007

Film + List Title Episode Role Director / Producer Year Notes # Everything - The Real Thing Story Himself Simon Sheridan (Prod.) 2019 Broadcast on BBC Four in August 2020