Carol Lynn Townes is an American soul singer from Warrenton, North Carolina.
She moved to New York in the early 1970s, joining a male soul group called Fifth Avenue.
Signed to Polydor as a solo artist, she recorded a cover version of Alton McClain & Destiny's "99 ½" for the Breakin' soundtrack in 1984.
[3] She then recorded "Believe in the Beat" for the follow-up film, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo,[1] in which she appeared at the end, performing the song.
This was followed by the 12-inch single "What I Wouldn't Do" on Easy Street in 1989, and a dance version of The Grass Roots' hit "Midnight Confessions" on Life Line in 1993.