Carleen Anderson

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Carleen Anderson
Background information
Birth name	Carleen Cassandra Anderson
Also known as	Mardou Fox
Born	(1957-05-10) May 10, 1957 (age 67) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Genres	R&B soul funk gospel
Occupation	Musician
Years active	1990–present
Labels	Phonogram/Talkin' Loud Virgin Dusky Sappho Orange Room Music DOME Freestyle Records
Website	carleenanderson.net

Carleen Cassandra Anderson (born May 10, 1957) is an American musician. She was the vocalist, composer, and musician for the Young Disciples and is known for her numerous, varied collaborations. Her solo career began in 1992. She is credited with composing and writing futuristic Operas.^[1]

By the time Anderson was three years old, she was singing solos in front of the congregation. By the age of seven, she was playing piano by ear, directing the church choir and writing songs every week for the choir to sing before her grandfather delivered his Sunday sermons. Anderson’s vocal skills were influenced by her paternal aunt, Betty Faye Anderson, a Juilliard scholar, Gospel singer and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s first soprano soloist.