Christopher Charles Amoo (born 14 October 1952) is a British singer-songwriter, and the lead singer of English soul group, The Real Thing.

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Amoo was born on 14 October 1952 in Liverpool, England.^[1] He comes from a mixed-race background, with a Ghanaian grandfather and an Irish grandmother.^[2] His elder brother Eddie Amoo was also a member of The Real Thing; he died on 23 February 2018. ^[3] Amoo is married to Julie Amoo née Mello.^[4][5]

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As a successful dog breeder, he and his wife Julie Amoo entered their Afghan Hound, named Viscount Grant, into Crufts dog show, where he won the 1987 Best in Show title.^[13] Also, that year, he was one of the Easter Team Match judges at The Junior Handlers Club.^[14]

In Crufts 2013, his Afghan hound won third place in its class.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, he was a judge at the Irish Wolfhound, Levriero irlandese – 25th French Breed Show event.^[15]

In May 2016, he was on the judges panel at the CAC show.^[16] He was a judge at E.I.W.C 2016.^[17]