Kay was born Adrianne Judith Pringle in Blackburn, England, the daughter of Ethel (Hesmondhalgh) and James S.
[2] Karen's adoptive father Victor (Vic) Cheetham was a fighter pilot in World War II; he served in Burma with No.
113 Squadron RAF flying Hurri-bombers, supporting infantry action around Dimapur and Palel in 1944.
On 30 December 1969, while living in Blackburn, Lancashire, she gave birth to twin boys, Jason and David, fathered by Portuguese musician Luís Saraiva.
Jason went on to become the vocalist and frontman of British acid jazz group Jamiroquai in 1992, under the stage name Jay Kay.