Jocelyn Brown is an American R&B and dance music powerhouse whose unmistakable voice has shaped decades of soul, disco and club culture. With a career spanning more than forty years, she has become one of the most sampled, celebrated and sought-after vocalists in contemporary music.
Brown first gained recognition in the disco era, working with artists and groups including Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, Musique, Cerrone, Inner Life, Change, the Salsoul Orchestra and Luther Vandross. In 1984, she released the defining anthem 'Somebody Else’s Guy', which reached number two on the Billboard R&B Singles chart and entered the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the title track of her debut album. The song remains a timeless club classic and a staple of 80s soul.
Throughout her career, Jocelyn Brown has appeared on 23 UK hit singles, eight of which reached the Top 20, and has achieved more than twenty hits on the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. She has toured extensively as both a headline act and backing vocalist, including work with Boy George, with whom she co-wrote the UK Top 30 hit Keep Me in Mind. She also featured on Right Said Fred’s smash hit Don’t Talk Just Kiss, further cementing her crossover appeal.
Beyond chart success, Brown has appeared in Bette Midler’s concert film Divine Madness as one of the Harlettes and has taken part in major television programmes, including BBC One’s Just the Two of Us and the second series of Popstar to Operastar. She has performed at major events, including singing the United States national anthem at Wembley Stadium for the first regular-season NFL game played outside the US. With her extraordinary vocal power and enduring dancefloor legacy, Jocelyn Brown remains a commanding and iconic live performer.
