Linda Thompson(V)
- Actress
Singer Linda Thompson was born Linda Uberherr on September 21, 1948 in
Germany. Linda started her singing career in the late 60s, as a member
of the Comely Sisters. Thompson later was a singer for
Love Generation in 1972 and was a member
of the Les Humphries Singers for
several years in the early 70s. In 1975, Thompson joined the hugely
successful disco trio,
Silver Convention. Silver Convention
had enormous hits in the mid-70s, with the classic disco songs, "Fly,
Robin, Fly" and "Get Up and Boogie". She left the group in the summer
of 1976, following disagreements with producers
Sylvester Levay and
Michael Kunze. Linda had a minor solo hit
with the bouncy "Ooh What a Night" in 1975. Thompson recorded several
singles on the "Jupiter Records" label that included two duets with
session singer Jerry Rix. In 1980, Linda
signed with the label, "Ariola Records", and recorded two more singles.
Thompson joined the all-girl group,
The Hornettes in the early 80s. The
Hornettes had a big hit with the song, "Mannequin", in 1981. Linda
continues to perform live with the Hornettes to this very day.