Clock were a British group from

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, England, primarily led by

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and Pete Pritchard and fronted by

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Marcus Thomas (using the name ODC MC) and vocalist Lorna Saunders (using the name Tinka), though the single "Keep the Fires Burning" was sung by Georgia Lewis. They resembled many

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acts of the time with a female singer and male rapper. Their earlier work was harder, similar to Cappella, but once they started releasing covers, their sound became more dance/pop oriented. Thomas left in 1998 to join the band

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, to be replaced by Ché-gun Peters. They had a string of top 40 hits with nine covers during the 1990s on the UK Singles Chart. They also released

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versions of their hits under the name Visa. Clock broke up in 1999 due to a number of personal reasons; they were not able to continue at the same pace as they had before. In 2004, Saunders appeared on

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's ''

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'' in the celebrity line-up. It was announced that she was working as a

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. In 2015, it was revealed that Saunders worked as a lawyer for Jackamans and is married with two children. In September 2022, Allan died at age 60 from

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Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

Lorna Saunders
on LinkedIn
Jackamans Solicitors
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clock English dance music groups English pop music groups English house music groups British Eurodance groups British mixed-gender vocal pop groups Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 1999 Musical groups from Manchester 1993 establishments in England 1999 disestablishments in England