Sheila Ferguson

This biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (April 2011) Sheila Ferguson (born October 8, 1947, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American singer, and was one of the longest serving singers of 1970s American female soul music group The Three Degrees. Ferguson settled in the UK after marrying an Englishman. She has appeared extensively in theatre, including the musicals Soul Train and Always, which also starred Shani Wallis, at the Victoria Palace, London. She appeared three times on the TV show Never Mind The Buzzcocks, three times as a panelist and once dressed as a pirate in the celebrity line up. She was a panelist in Les Dawson's first hosting of the quiz show Blankety Blank in 1984. In 2004, she was a contestant on the fourth British series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!. She appeared in an episode of the British sit-com "Desmond's", playing nightclub owner Rochelle Jackson. In 1994, she appeared as a solo artist in the UK Singles Chart, with her remake of her Three Degrees' hit, "When Will I See You Again". It spent one week in that listing at #60. In 2004, she released her debut solo album, New Kind of Medicine. In 2007, Ferguson toured alongside Marti Webb and Rula Lenska in a musical based on the menopause called Hot Flush, plus she also recorded a new song, "Fool of the Year," for the album Disco 2008, produced by Ian Levine. Ferguson is a patron of the theatre charity The Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America. In 2010 Ferguson joined the cast of the Irish National Tour of Fame the Musical playing strict head teacher 'Miss Sherman' In May 2011 Ferguson starred in the second series of Channel 4s Celebrity Five Go To in which the celebrities visited South Africa. On April 11, 2012, Sheila co-hosted Newcastle based charity, Toma Fund's, Eurovision Reunited event alongside Christopher Biggins. The event also featured internationally known acts including Brotherhood of Man and Anne Marie David. From December 2012 to January 2013 Ferguson appeared in The Cinderella Pantomime at The Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham as the Fairy Godmother.

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