Rozalla
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| Rozalla | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Rozalla Miller | |
| Born | March 18, 1964 | |
| Origin | Ndola, Zambia | |
| Genre(s) | Dance-pop, Acid House, Dance, Rave | |
| Years active | 1990 - Present | |
| Label(s) | Sony Records | |
Rozalla (born Rozalla Miller on March 18, 1964 in Ndola, Zambia) is a female dance music performer from Zimbabwe. She is best known for her 1991 hit Everybody's Free (To Feel Good). Her club success has earned her the title Queen of Rave.
Rozalla first came on the scene in the 1980s in Zimbabwe, the country she had moved to from her birth country. Her singles charted well in the area and english producer Christopher Sergeant took her to London in 1988. She later started living there and Christopher became her manager. Rozalla's career took off when Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) reached number 6 in the UK charts in 1991. The track soon crossed over to international charts and reached number 37 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following year. Her debut album was named after her debut hit and also included her UK Top 20 hits Faith (In the Power of Love) and Are You Ready To Fly. She also worked with Micheal Jackson on his "Dangerous" tour, opening all of his preformances.
Rozalla subsequently recorded the theme song to the film Carlito's Way, I Love Music which enjoyed UK Top 20/US Hot 100 success in 1994. Further British hits followed in Baby, This Time I Found Love and You Never Love The Same Way Twice. 1995 saw the release of her second album Look No Further.
In 1996 Rozalla released a remix of Everybody's Free, which entered the UK Top 40. Her third album Coming Home was released in 1998. The album had a statesite club hit with its lead single, Don't Go Lose It Baby which, however, failed to make an impact on the UK charts.
In 2002 she enjoyed a surprise German hit single with a remix of Everybody's Free. She re-emerged in 2003 alongside Plastic Boy on the vocal Trance hit single Live Another Life. It peaked at #55 in the UK. In 2005 she released a new version of You Never Love The Same Way Twice and Are You Ready To Fly was remixed by Northernbeat. Her track All Or Nothing was a sizeable club hit in 2005. It performed better on and appeared on more club/dance music charts in the UK than her previous recordings.
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[edit] Trivia
"Everybody's Free" was featured in The Venture Bros. episode "Powerless in the Face of Death". In 2006, Rozalla covered the vintage Euro-pop hit by ABBA, "Dancing Queen" for a film called, Full Circle. Baz Luhrmann's 1997/1999 single Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen) took elements of Everybody's Free in its production. The film "Romeo and Juliet" by Baz Luhrmann also featured "Everybody's Free".
[edit] Discography
- 1992 Everybody's Free
- 1993 Everybody's Free Style 1993 Remixed To Perfection
- 1995 Look No Further
- 1998 Coming Home
- 2003 Best Of
- 2004 Everybody's Free (Special Edition with DVD)
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
