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Born in 1953 to Anglo-Jewish/Nigerian parents - Pauline Black was subsequently adopted by a white - working class family in Romford. Never quite at home there - she escaped her small town background and discovered a different way of life - making music. Lead singer for platinum-selling band The Selecter - Pauline Black was the Queen of British Ska. The only woman in a movement dominated by men - she toured with The Specials - Madness - Dexys Midnight Runners when they were at the top of the charts - and - sometimes - on their worst behaviour.From childhood to fame - from singing to acting and broadcasting - from adoption to her recent search for her birth parents - Black By Design is a funny and enlightening story of music - race - family and roots....