Caron Wheeler is one of the richest Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Caron Wheeler's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Wheeler was born to Jamaican parents in England and raised briefly in Jamaica. Caron and Pauline Catlin, her childhood friend, began performing together in high school. They began performing professionally together after being inspired by The Shirelles and The Ronettes, two female groups they wanted to imitate. Wheeler and Catlin entered the Bali Hai nightclub in London and won a singing contest. Catlin and Wheeler added Carol Simms to their repertoire and the women started performing under the name Brown Sugar.
Brown Sugar’s 1977 debut single “I’m In Love With a Dreadlocks” was released by the major label. It was a huge hit with sound system owners as well as reggae fans and reached the top of the British reggae chart. The self-titled album was due to be released in 1977. However, the group was forced to cancel their plans after Lover’s Rock, their recording label, mistreated them. Caron was reunited with Brown Sugar in 1978 and went on a tour along with Dennis Brown. The group released several singles during the tour: “Our Reggae Music”, “Confession Hurts”, “Dreaming of Zion”, “Confession Hurts” and “I am So Proud”. The group split in 1983 after the release of their last single, “Go On Now”. They then went on to pursue solo careers.
In 1988, Wheeler met Jazzie B who asked her to become one of the founding members of Soul II Soul. At the time, the group consisted of Jazzie B, Caron Wheeler, Rose Windross, Doreen Waddell, Jazzie Q, Aitch Bee, and Nellee Hooper. The group began recording their first album in 1988. The following year, the group released their debut album, Club Classics Vol. One. The album spawned the major hits “Keep on Movin'” and “Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)”, which featured Wheeler as lead vocalist and sold over one million copies worldwide each. The album established the group as a viable act in the music industry, with huge sales and winning the group a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Album, Group, Band, or Duo, and two Grammy Awards for Best R&B Instrumental Performance for “African Dance”, and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “Back to Life (However Do You Want Me)”.
