Evelyn "Champagne" King

Evelyn "Champagne" King earns my lasting respect because she caught lightning in a bottle and then refused to let it fade. "Shame" in 1977 landed right at disco's peak, yet she was no one-hit wonder, following it with "I'm in Love" and "Love Come Down" deep into the eighties. Coming up out of the Bronx, she carried a grit that I think you can hear in the warmth and confidence of her voice. To me she represents the staying power that separates a true vocalist from a passing trend. Her records still fill a dance floor, and that longevity is no accident.

Name (English)

Evelyn "Champagne" King

Name (Japanese)

イヴリン・キング

Reading

いゔりん・きんぐ

Born

July 1, 1960 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat

Origin

The Bronx, New York, United States

Occupation

singer / musician

• Official sitehttp://www.evelynchampagneking.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn%20%22Champagne%22%20King
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q290468

Tags

• New York
• singer
• musician

Last updated

2026-06-21

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