Lynne Hamilton

Lynne Hamilton is a singer and Evangelist minister.

Early life and career

Hamilton was born in Lancashire, England, the eldest of four children. Her career as a singer began as a teenager when she joined a backing group called The Desperadoes. They appeared on the same bill as acts such as The Who, Freddy and the Dreamers and The Animals. This was followed by a four year stint as a singer with The Caravelles, who successfully toured in the UK and across Europe, although Hamilton was not involved in the duo during their period of chart success. In 1971 Hamilton moved to Australia where she variously worked in a care hire company, a lingerie shop and a restaurant.

"On The Inside" and "Prisoner"

In 1979 she met with a friend, George Dilanian, who convinced her to start singing again and became her manager. It was shortly afterwards that she was chosen as the 'unknown' singer to record the theme tune for a new soap opera set at a women's prison: Prisoner. The song, On The Inside, was written by Allan Caswell and was released as a single in Australia. It reached number one in the singles chart and sold in excess of 80,000 copies. A follow-up single, however, failed to materialise and Hamilton moved to America for a short time.

Ten years after this initial success the song was issued in the UK for the first time. To coincide with the series' first broadcast on UK television the single was rush-released and became a surprise hit, reaching number 3 in the UK charts in 1989. A worldwide search was initiated to find the 'lost' singer and eventually Hamilton was located in her new home in Queensland.

Although she has recorded a number of albums and other songs she will be forever associated with her only hit single. Hamilton returned to her new career as an Evangelist minister, although she still makes appearances in cabaret and on television. Lynne is the Founder and Senior Minister of Forerunners International Ltd. & Gold Coast Prophets, a company of ministries being used of God to establish a Prophetic/Apostolic stronghold on the Gold Coast, in Queensland, Australia.

External links

* [http://www.forerunnersinternational.com/Itinerant%20ListOZ.htm#Lynne Forerunner's International Website]
* [http://www.wwwentworth.co.uk/library/tb09.htm Prisoner fan site] (with biography and quotes)
* http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirc/caravelles.htm Caravelles biography from 45rpm.com]