Helen Rogers

Helen Rogers
Born	1962
Origin	London, England
Genres	Reggae Jazz Funk Soul
Occupation(s)	Session singer, Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1978 - present
Associated acts	Direct Drive Paul Hardcastle 7th Heaven

Helen Rogers (born in 1962) is a British singer/songwriter who has been active since 1978. She has been featured vocalist with Brit Funk bands Direct Drive and 7th Heaven. She has also been a session singer for Paul Hardcastle.

She began singing in 1978 with One Stop Music, an independent South London label specialising in reggae music. After joining Brit funk band Direct Drive as lead vocalist in 1982, Rogers (along with bandmates Pete Quinton, Robert Williams, Mick Ward and Mick Hammond) entered the Black Echoes Top 20 with "In The Middle of Spring" and "Pass The Paper" respectively.

In December 1984 the band released "Anything?" which reached no. 1 in the UK Black Echoes chart, remaining there for six weeks, and crossed over to the UK Singles Chart peaking at no. 67. This occurred after the band had signed to Polydor Records. Direct Drive then released "A.B.C. (Falling in Love's Not Easy)" which also charted peaking at no. 75 in the UK Singles Chart.

Rogers continued to record with Pete Quinton, and provided vocals on two of his songs "Half Chances" and "Shifting Sands", which featured in the 1987 film Sammy and Rosie Get Laid. She also sang with funk band 7th Heaven, and provided vocals on Rory Bremner's spoof cricket version of Paul Hardcastle's "19" ("N-N-Nineteen Not Out" - UK #13). Rogers in addition providing backing vocals to Hardcastle's remix of Third World's "Now That We Found Love", and his version of Junior Walker's "Walk In The Night".

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