Welcome to T'Pau Central

T'Pau burst onto the music scene in 1987 with the hit Heart & Soul reaching No. 4 in both the UK & US charts. Taken from the debut album Bridge of Spies. It’s innovative use of a rap verse by a white female vocalist introduced the world to the distinctive lead vocals of Carol Decker, and the song writing talents of Carol & Ronnie Rogers.

Heart & Soul led to a meteoric rise in T'Pau's fortunes at home and in the USA, where the track stayed on the US Billboard Chart for 6 months.

After a European Arena Tour supporting Bryan Adams, the band toured UK City Halls and Theatres as headliners to tie in with the next single, the classic ballad China In Your Hand. Nobody could have predicted the impact of ‘China’ which stayed at No. 1 for 5 weeks - the longest serving No. 1 of the year. Simultaneously Bridge of Spies occupied the number 1 album slot for 2 weeks. Their own arena concerts followed.

To date, China In Your Hand has appeared on more than 200 compilations, and has become part of the fabric of the 80's. After further hits Valentine, I Will Be With You, and Sex Talk, the Bridge of Spies album was certified quadruple platinum in the UK, selling 1.2 million copies. 1988’s Rage also went platinum.

In 1987 T’Pau were officially BIGGER than The Beatles, keeping George Harrison and Paul McCartney at No.2 in the UK singles and album charts respectively..

T'Pau hold the exclusive title of holding three simultaneous No.1 slots. ‘China’ No.1 in the singles charts, Bridge of Spies No.1 in the album charts and the ‘China Remix’ at No.1 in the dance charts!

T'Pau were nominated for 5 Brit Awards, an Ivor Novello Award for ‘China In Your Hand’, and won an ASCAP Award from the USA for ‘Heart & Soul’.

The original line up of T'Pau split in 1991 after a final Top 20 hit 'Whenever You Need Me'. Greatest hits album 'Heart & Soul: The Very Best Of T'Pau' was released in 1993.

Carol and Ronnie separated professionally and personally, and spent the next few years working on various individual projects.

In 1997, Carol built a new T'Pau, embarking on a 25-date UK tour plus festivals, recording several shows which would later be released as ‘T'Pau Greatest Hits: Live!’ in 2003.

In 1998 Carol recorded ‘Red’ the first new T'Pau studio album for 7 years. The album would include the singles "Giving Up the Ghost" and "With A Little Luck".

Carol performed an orchestrated version of "China" with the BBC Concert Orchestra at the Princess Diana Tribute Concert at Althorp in June 1998, which was broadcast live around the world. T'Pau then joined Status Quo’s 1998 European Tour, performing in front of packed audiences.

Easing up on the touring to have two children, Carol hit the West End Stage in the hit comedy ‘Mum’s the Word’ at The Albery Theatre with Patsy Palmer, Imogen Stubbs Jennie Éclair and Cathy Tyson. Further acting roles for Carol would include the TV dramas ‘Doctors’; ‘Star’ with Nicolas Hoult; UK film ‘Nine Dead Gay Guys’ with Steven Berkoff and Michael Praed; and ‘Running Time’, the first UK Interactive BAFTA nominated Film.

Carol has always been a popular guest on Radio and TV: Ken Bruce, Steve Wright, Terry Wogan, Sara Cox, Jools Holland, Jonathan Ross, Chris Evans, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Trigger Happy TV, The Mathew Wright Show, Loose Women, Lorraine, Celeb Mastermind, Celebrity MasterChef 2018, All Star Mr. and Mrs., and Pointless! Carol has presented radio shows for Absolute 80’s, Magic, and LBC.

Ron Rogers returned to T'Pau and they embarked on the hugely successful #Tpau25live anniversary tour in 2013.

Carol and Ronnie went back into the studio to write and record 'Pleasure And Pain', released in 2015 to 5-star reviews. Followed by a sell out 'Songs And Stories' acoustic tour in 2016. In 2017, T'Pau proudly promoted The 30th Anniversary Virgin Anthology Boxset.

T’Pau annually rock IOW, Rewind, Let’s Rock, W-Fest, Here and Now, StepBack, Ibiza Children of the 80’s to name but a few.

New music is always being worked on, and the legacy of T'Pau is still being written.