Motown singer Teena Marie dies aged 54
Motown singer Teena Marie dies aged 54 Date / Time Venue Town/City Seetickets Viagogo Legendary Motown singer Teena Marie has died at the age of 54. The soul singer - real name Mary Christine Brockert - is believed to have died in her sleep at her home in California yesterday (December 26), reports BBC News . Marie , who often recorded under the name Lady T , was dubbed the "ivory queen of soul" after becoming one of the first white artists to be signed by Motown . She scored her only US Number One single in 1988 with 'Ooo La La La' , which was sampled by the Fugees for their track 'Fu-Gee-La' a decade later. Rapper P. Diddy is among the artists who have already paid tribute to Marie , writing on his Twitter page Twitter.com/IAMDIDDY : "R.I.P Teena Marie . God Bless. Damn I just saw her the other day." Hip-hop artist Common has also paid his respects with a series of tweets o...