Romeo Challenger

Challenger was born 19 May 1950 in St. John's, Antigua, British Leeward Islands.^[1][2] In 1955, he moved with his family to England.^[3] He began playing the drums as a teenager in the mid-1960s.^[3]

He played in several groups, including progressive rock/hard rock band Black Widow in the early 1970s.^[3] In 1973, he became one of two drummers (alongside Malcolm Allured) for the rock and roll band Showaddywaddy.^[3] Showaddywaddy had ten singles reach the top ten of the UK Singles Chart, including the 1976 number-one "Under the Moon of Love".^[2]

Challenger played in the Leicester Boys' football team with Peter Shilton and Jeff Blockley,^[4] who both went on to enjoy professional careers.

Challenger is the father of high jumper Ben Challenger, who won a silver medal in the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and a bronze medal four years later;^[5] and Tamzin Challenger, a musician best known for her material with bassline producer T2.^{[citation needed]}