| Jon Pleased Wimmin | |
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| Birth name | Jonathan Cooper |
| Born | 1970 (age 54–55) |
| Origin | Brazzaville, Congo, and London |
| Genres | House |
| Occupation(s) | disc jockey,record producer |
Jonathan Cooper (born 1970), known professionally asJon Pleased Wimmin, and sometimesJPW, is a London-based disc jockey andhouse music record producer. Often performing in full drag, Cooper had chart success with club hit "Passion".
Born inBrazzaville in 1970, Cooper grew up in London and went on to study Fashion Design. His career began performing in transvestite cabaret act "The Pleased Wimmin", which was spotted by DJDanny Rampling who booked them to perform at club nightGlam. From there Cooper transitioned into the DJ booth, playing records however in drag so he was ready to dance on the podium afterwards. In October 1993 Cooper opened his own club night,Pleased, in Sutton Row. In 1995 Cooper's dancefloor hit, "Passion", produced byNorman Cook, topped theUK Dance Chart. Also in 1995 Cooper provided a mix for theMinistry of Sound compilation albumOne Half of a Whole Decade. From the mid 1990s Cooper took ac. 10 year break from performing, in which period he completed a degree in Popular Music inEdinburgh. By 2011 Cooper was performing again, and in 2015 releasing music including the single "Don’t be Scared (of yourself)".[1][2][3][4][5][6] In 2019 JPW remixed the Wow & Flutter single "Grace Jones", which received a 7/10 review rating inMixmag.[7]
| Title | Artist | Year | Peak UK singles[8] | Peak UK dance[8] |
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| "Passion" | Jon of the Pleased Wimmin | 1995 | 27 | 1 |
| "Give Me Strength" | Jon of the Pleased Wimmin | 1996 | 30 | 5 |
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