Cleopatra Higgins

Cleo Higgins is best known as the lead singer of 90's RnB/pop sensation Cleopatra.

Formed as children in the 1990's with her sisters Zainam and Yonah after winning a talent contest, Cleopatra secured management and worked the boards which led to a record deal. The debut albumComin Atcha’ yielded three top-5 hit singles in the UK - Cleopatra's Theme, Life ain't Easy and the Jackson 5 cover I Want you Back.

Madonna's Maverick label signed Cleopatra for the USA, and the girls worked with several luminary producers on their more grown-up second album Stepping Out. Cleopatra were promoted on Jay Leno's Tonight Show and The Queen Latifah Show, toured America with Jessica Simpson, Next, Brian McKnight, and performed on the Disney cruise ship which was broadcast worldwide on television.

In 2000 Cleo recorded a duet of song Someone Like You with Russell Watson for his debut album, which made history by topping both the U.K and the U.S classical charts and went multi-platinum.

The 90's saw Cleo touring with Joe Budden, Russell Watson, Jagged Edge, Girls Aloud, Blue and the Spice Girls, sharing the stage with the likes of Lenny Kravitz and Jimmy Ruffin.

In 2002 Cleo participated in ITV1's Songs of Bond, a tribute to the songs of James Bond, where she covered For Your Eyes Only’ and in 2013 Cleo was a semifinalist BBC1’s The Voice. Her last performance on The Voice also landed a nomination for Best Act at The 2013 National Reality TV Awards.

(Source Thriller Live show website.)