Evelyn "Champagne" King (born July 1, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer.

[5] Her uncle Avon Long had played the part of Sportin' Life in the first Broadway revival of Porgy and Bess and worked with Lena Horne at the Cotton Club.

King was discovered while working with her mother at Philadelphia International Records as an office cleaner.

Producer Theodore T. Life overheard her singing in a washroom and began coaching her.

[6] In 1990, King married smooth jazz guitarist Freddie Fox.

In 1987 her daughter Johnniea was born with brain damage and other health problems, dying two years later.

On September 20, 2004, King's "Shame" became one of the first records to be inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York's Spirit club.

[10] On August 14, 2007, King released her first studio album in 12 years, Open Book.

In 2011, King also collaborated with deep house producer Miguel Migs, on the track "Everybody", which was included on his album Outside the Skyline.

The group released its debut single "Show Some Love" in March 2015,[11] which peaked at number six on the Dance charts.