Joe Longthorne

Joe Longthorne MBE (born Joseph Patrick Longthorne on 31 May 1955; died 3 August 2019) was an English singer and impersonator of Romani ethnicity. In 2007 the Variety Club awarded him their Lifetime Achievement Award, which placed him amongst past recipients such as Frank Sinatra, Judy Garland, and Ella Fitzgerald. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to charity Joe Longthorne is remembered as one of the UK's finest vocalists and live performers