Real name: Claire Johnston

Effective period / Period of releases: 2004

South African female vocalist / songwriter. Born 16 December 1967 in the South of England. Her family moved to South Africa when she was 3 years old and now lives in Johanesburg. While Claire is perhaps in one sense best known to music fans as the voice and face of Mango Groove, in parallel with her Mango Groove career she has pursued a variety of successful solo projects that have made her much loved in her own right, and that have reinforced her status as a South African entertainment icon. She was married to Mango Groove founder John Leyden.