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Labi Siffre

1945–

United Kingdom

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Claudius Afolabi "Labi" Siffre ( LAB-ee SIF-ree, born 25 June 1945) is a British singer, songwriter and poet. Siffre released nine albums between 1970 and 1998. His compositions include "It Must Be Love" (later covered by the band Madness), "Crying Laughing Loving Lying", and "(Something Inside) So Strong" – an anti-apartheid song inspired by a television documentary – which hit Number 4 on the UK chart.

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