Catherine Muthoni Coffey (born c. 1965,

Eldoret Eldoret is a city in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. It serves as the capital of Uasin Gishu County. Located in western Kenya and lying south of the Cherangani Hills, the local elevation varies from about at the Eldoret International Air ...

, Kenya) is a British singer who was one of the earliest members of British hip hop band Stereo MCs. The single " Elevate My Mind", from the Stereo MCs album ''

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'', in which Coffey was the backing vocalist, was the first British rap single to reach the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The Stereo MCs released their album '' Connected'' in 1992, with Coffey featured on the tracks "Connected", "Ground Level" and "Step It Up". Coffey was featured on the second album by Tricky, '' Nearly God'', released in 1996. She released a solo album only in Japan, ''Mind the Gap'' in 1997, on

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Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

References

1960s births Living people British hip-hop singers 20th-century Black British women singers 20th-century British women singers 21st-century Black British women singers 21st-century British women singers People from Eldoret Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-singer-stub