Eleanor Barooshian

Eleanor Barooshian (April 2, 1950 – August 30, 2016), also known as Eleanor Baruchian and as Chelsea Lee, was a member of the band the Cake (formed in New York in 1966).

Career One of five sisters, Eleanor was born in Weehawken, New Jersey; her parents were killed in an accident when she was 13. In the 1960s, Barooshian started out in Manhattan, New York, performing at Steve Paul's The Scene. She performed the Sonny & Cher hit "I Got You Babe" with Tiny Tim. She sang the male part, while Tiny Tim sang the female. Yarrow cast them after seeing them perform at The Scene.

The Cake: 1966–1968

In 1966, Jeanette Jacobs and Barbara Morillo recruited Barooshian to form their girl group The Cake. The Cake signed with Decca and relocated to Los Angeles, California.

Ginger Baker's Air Force: 1970

Following the break-up of the Cake in 1968, Barooshian and fellow Cake member Jeanette Jacobs toured with Dr John, as his backing singers. performing at their first live shows (March 1970 – May 1970), seen in April 1970, Copenhagen. She was not involved or credited on the 1970 album.

Tetsu: 1972 In the early 1970s, Barooshian recorded an album in Japan with Tetsu Yamauchi titled Tetsu (1972). She contributed as a songwriter on the album and applied vocals on the songs "Wiki Wiki", "Alexandra Stone", "Who Would I Be in the World Babe", and "Baby Blue".

Later years Barooshian left the music scene, preferring to live in the United Kingdom. She married and went by the name Chelsea Lee.