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Sarah Jane Morris -LRB- born 21 March 1959 , in Southampton , England -RRB- is an English singer of pop , jazz , rock and R&B and a songwriter .. Southampton. Southampton. England. England. pop. pop music. jazz. jazz. rock. rock music. R&B. Contemporary R&B. songwriter. songwriter. In 1982 , Morris joined The Republic as lead singer .. A London-based Afro-Caribbean-Latin band with leftish tendencies , they received enormous publicity from the music press including cover stories with NME and City Limits and a documentary for Granada TV .. London. London. Afro-Caribbean. Afro-Caribbean music. Latin. Latin American music. NME. NME. City Limits. City Limits ( magazine ). Granada TV. Granada TV. But the band was deemed too political for radio play , with the exception of Capital London .. London. London. Capital London. Capital London. The Republic were signed to Charlie Gillett 's Oval Records Ltd and released an EP entitled Three Songs From The Republic and two singles entitled `` One Chance '' and `` My Spies '' .. Charlie Gillett. Charlie Gillett. extended play. Success did not follow and the band split up in 1984 .. Morris then sang with The Happy End , a 21-piece brass band named after Bertolt Brecht , Elisabeth Hauptmann and Kurt Weill 's musical play .. The Happy End. The Happy End. Bertolt Brecht. Bertolt Brecht. Elisabeth Hauptmann. Elisabeth Hauptmann. Kurt Weill. Kurt Weill. musical play. Happy End ( musical ). Playing a circuit that included Brighton 's Zap Club and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe , The Happy End explored protest music from Africa , Ireland and Latin America on a way that emulated Charlie Haden 's Liberation Music Orchestra .. The Happy End. The Happy End. Latin. Latin American music. Brighton. Brighton. Zap Club. The Zap. Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Charlie Haden. Charlie Haden. Liberation Music Orchestra. Liberation Music Orchestra. Edinburgh. Edinburgh. Morris explored her more theatrical side on Brecht / Eisler 's There 's Nothing Quite Like Money and Brecht / Weill 's Pirate Jenny from The Threepenny Opera .. Eisler. Hanns Eisler. The Threepenny Opera. The Threepenny Opera. The Happy End released two albums on the Cooking Vinyl label with Morris .. The Happy End. The Happy End. Cooking Vinyl. Cooking Vinyl. Following a successful Edinburgh run in 1986 , Morris then decamped to chart success with The Communards .. The Communards. The Communards. Edinburgh. Edinburgh. Morris found fame initially with the Communards , who are best known for their hit `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' .. hit. hit record. Morris featured prominently on many Communards tracks , her low vocal range contrasting with Jimmy Somerville 's falsetto .. Jimmy Somerville. Jimmy Somerville. falsetto. falsetto. She has also recorded as a solo artist , releasing albums since 1989 .. solo. solo ( music ). artist. musician. These have enjoyed most popularity in Italy and Greece .. Italy. Italy. Greece. Greece. Morris also contributed to the opera The Fall of the House of Usher -LRB- 1991 -RRB- by Peter Hammill and Judge Smith , singing the part of the chorus .. opera. opera. The Fall of the House of Usher. The Fall of the House of Usher ( opera ). Peter Hammill. Peter Hammill. Judge Smith. Judge Smith. She also sang the part of Mere Ubu on the Pere Ubu album Long Live Pere Ubu !. Pere Ubu. Pere Ubu. album. album. -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , which features songs from Bring Me The Head Of Pere Ubu , David Thomas 's theatrical adaptation of Alfred Jarry 's Ubu Roi .. Pere Ubu. Pere Ubu. David Thomas. David Thomas ( musician ). Alfred Jarry. Alfred Jarry. Ubu Roi. Ubu Roi. She is a cousin of American author Armistead Maupin .. Armistead Maupin. Armistead Maupin. They share a grandfather .. Sarah Jane Morris is managed by Juliet Sharman Matthews at JPSM Management , who used to be her A & R Manager at Jive Records .