Recording Artists with Disabilities
 

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Luther Vandross

Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins
Tionne T-Boz Watkins
Image from Sickle Cell disease
Association of America
Disability: Sickle Cell (source: Sickle Cell Disease Association of America)

Singer in R&B band TLC, whose hits include "Waterfalls" and "Red Light Special"

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Maurice White

Toyah Wilcox
Toyah Wilcoxx

Disabilities:

Several hits in early 1980's, under the name "Toyah" (eg "Thunder In The Mountains")

Visit the (un)official Toyah website

Toyah Wilcox

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Mari Wilson
Disability:    diabetes (type 1, IDDM) (source: Diabetes UK article) , Coeliac

Had a few hits in the 1980's, including "Just What I Always Wanted", "Cry Me A River" and "Wonderful".

Links


Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
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Disability: bipolar (source: "Here's To Amy Winehouse")

Had a number of hits from 2007, including "Rehab"

Links


Will Young Will Young

Disability: lisp (source: Wikipedia article on Speech Disorders)

Winner of UK TV talent show Pop Idol in 2002.

Had a number of hits, including "Evergreen" , "Leave Right Now", "Your Game", and "Friday's Child"


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