Cat Glover
Catherine Vernice Glover (July 24, 1962 – September 24, 2024) was an American choreographer, dancer, singer, and rapper.[4] Glover began performing at age 5 in a group called the Soullettes, started by her eldest sister Mitlitha and featuring the other three, Cat, Cynthia and Christine.[4] Her first taste of mainstream television exposure came on the hit talent show Star Search, alongside dance partner Patrick Allen in the duo known simply as "Pat & Cat".Glover was the standout member of the duo, winning the crowd over with her trademark dance move "Cat Scat".[6][7][8][4][9][2] She choreographed and appeared in several of his videos and his concert film Sign o' the Times,[10] traveled with him as a backing vocalist and dancer on the Sign o' the Times Tour and Lovesexy Tour, and rapped on both The Black Album track "Cindy C." and the Lovesexy song "Alphabet St." She was supposed to have released an album on Paisley Park, but the project was ultimately canceled.