Pebbles has had six real surnames in her eventful life, so probably one of the more astute things she ever did was giving herself an easily recognisable pseudonym when launching her pop career in the mid 80s.
Adopting the name of Fred and Wilma Flintstone’s daughter, she had already travelled the world as a backing singer and fell pregnant by the time she was 19, prior to signing her first deal. The new jack swing scene was growing, fusing hip-hop beats with contemporary soul sounds and Pebbles became part of it with Girlfriend, written by producer and future husband L.A. Reid.