Naomi Thompson

Naomi Thompson is a singer.

In the early-to-late 1980s, she worked with Caron Wheeler and Claudia Fontaine under the name Afrodiziak, which recorded for Haysi Fantayzee on their track The Sabres Of Paradise, backup vocals on Elvis Costello's 1983 international hit "Everyday I Write the Book", The Specials' song Free Nelson Mandela, Heaven 17's songs Sunset Now, "The Fuse", "Reputation" and ...(And That's No Lie), on Madness' songs "Michael Caine" and "The Sweetest Girl" and Howard Jones' songs "Things Can Only Get Better" and "Life in One Day".

Post-Afrodiziak

Once Afrodiziak had split up, Naomi worked with artists like S'Express, singing on their #32 hit Nothing to Lose (S'Express song) and E-Zee Possee on their #62 hit The Sun Machine.

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Thompson

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Thompson (surname)

Thompson is a patronymic surname of English and Scottish origin, with a variety of spellings meaning "son of Thom". An alternative origin may be geographical, arising from the placename Thompson. Thom(p)son is the English translation of MacTavish, which is the Anglicized Gaelic translation of MacTamhais. During the Plantation period, settlers carried the name to Ireland. It is the 14th most common surname in the United Kingdom and 17th most common in the United States. According to the 1990 United States Census, Thompson was the seventeenth most frequently reported surname, accounting for 0.27% of the population.

Notable people with the surname

Thompson (Cambridge University cricketer, 1827)

Thompson (first name and dates unknown) was an English cricketer associated with Cambridge University Cricket Club who made his first-class debut in 1827.

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Naomi (Singer Songwriter)

Naomi (born 29 June 1996) is a female British singer-songwriter born and raised in Manchester, England, formerly known as Caleidra, who first came to prominence after a song she wrote at school in her music class, led to her being signed to a record label and the release of her first single 'With You' on 24 August 2012. This received national media coverage and Naomi appeared on television programmes such as ITV Daybreak, ITV Granada Reports, radio including BBC Radio Manchester and Salford City Radio, in the national press, The Times, The Independent and The Guardian, teen magazines Mizz and Shout. Her second single was produced by John McLaughlin who previously worked with Busted, 911 (band) and Westlife and led to further appearances in the media, including ITV Granada Reports, further live performances on BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Sheffield, Salford City Radio and during the Manchester International Festival and received impressive media reviews including Music Week.

Naomi (given name)

Naomi is a given name in various languages and cultures:

Hebrew

Naomi (Hebrew: נָעֳמִי) is a feminine Jewish name of Hebrew origin. In Hebrew, it means "pleasantness" and was originally pronounced with the stress on the a (the o is a Hataf Qamatz, marked with a shva to indicate that it is very short). In Judaism and Christianity, Naomi is Ruth's mother-in-law. Because Naomi appears in the Old Testament, this makes the name Naomi a Biblical name. The Hebrew name Naomi is not related to the Japanese name Naomi.

Japanese

Naomi (なおみ, ナオミ), pronounced [naomi] is a unisex Japanese name. The Japanese name Naomi is not directly related to the Hebrew name Naomi. Naomi can be spelled using hiragana, katakana, kanji or a combination of kana and kanji.

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Naomi Knight

Trinity Fatu (née McCray; born November 30, 1987) is a professional wrestler, model, dancer, and singer. She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs under the ring name Naomi (shortened from Naomi Knight and previously Naomi Night). In 2010, she was part of the third season of NXT, where she came in second place under the tutelage of Kelly Kelly.

In 2012, she joined Cameron Lynn in forming The Funkadactyls. She is featured as one of the main cast members of the Total Divas reality television show. She is a member of the Anoaʻi family, a renowned Samoan-American wrestling dynasty, through her marriage to Jonathan Fatu (better known by the ring name Jimmy Uso).

Early life

McCray was born in Sanford, Florida. She was a cheerleader and dancer for the NBA Orlando Magic basketball team franchise from 2007 to mid-2009. She has also starred as a background dancer for rapper Flo Rida.

Professional wrestling career

World Wrestling Entertainment / WWE

Florida Championship Wrestling (2009–2011)