Thomas Anders & Band / Precious Wilson in Lakeland Aug 15 2025!

PRECIOUS WILSON is an award winning International Singer/Song writer and is one of the pioneers of the UK Black music revolution of the 70’s and 80’s, alongside such artists as Junior Giscombe, Jazzy B (Soul 2 Soul), Heatwave, Loose Ends, Leee John (Imagination), Eddy Grant, and Carol Thompson. Precious was born in Jamaica, and her family moved to England when she was seven. At the age of 14, her mother decided to send her to study in the US, in Hartford Connecticut to live with my aunt and my cousin, where her passion for singing was further ignited, whilst there she joined the local church choir. Just over a year later armed with a recording contract, her international professional career as the lead singer with the soul disco band called ERUPTION was launched in the UK. The band moved to Germany where Eruption wisely distinguished themselves early on by bringing her distinctive and powerful voice front and centre, leading the vocalist to worldwide acclaim and fame. After a string of international hits with the pioneering group, including the 1977 disco classic “I Can’t Stand the Rain”.