Rozalla
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| Rozalla | |
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| Birth name | Rozalla Miller |
| Born | 18 March 1964 |
| Origin | Ndola, Zambia |
| Genre(s) | Dance-pop, acid house, dance, rave |
| Years active | 1990 - Present |
| Label(s) | Sony Records, Pulse 8 |
Rozalla (born Rozalla Miller, 18 March 1964, in Ndola, Zambia) is a female dance music performer from Zimbabwe born to a Zambian mother and an English father. She is best known for her 1991 hit "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)".
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[edit] Career
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 an English record producer took her to London in 1988. Rozalla's career took off when "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart 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 Michael Jackson on his "Dangerous" tour, opening all of his performances.
Rozalla subsequently recorded the theme song to the film, Carlito's Way, "I Love Music" which enjoyed UK Top 20/U.S. 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 Stateside club hit with its lead single, "Don't Go Lose It Baby" which, however, failed to make an impact on the UK chart.
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" which 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 sizable club hit in 2005.
[edit] Trivia
A choral version of "Everybody's Free" by Quindon Tarver was featured in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. Tarver's rendition was later used by Luhrmann for his single "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)". In April 2007 French DJ and producer Bob Sinclar released a single called "Sound Of Freedom" which features samples from "Everybody's free".
In 2006, Rozalla covered the vintage Euro-pop hit by ABBA, "Dancing Queen" for a film called, Full Circle. In February 2007 she sang on stage at The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas with Toni Braxton, singing a few lines of "Another Sad Love Song", to a rapturous reception from the audience.
[edit] Recent times
In June 2007, Rozalla started work on a new album, her first for a number of years. It will feature less dance-oriented music, and more soul, jazz influenced tracks. Early reports from the studio are that the original and self-penned songs are extremely impressive [citation needed]
[edit] Discography
Albums
- 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)
Singles
| Title | U.K. Singles | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Dance | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Born To Luv Ya" | - | - | - | 1990 |
| "Faith (In the Power Of Love)" | #65 | - | - | 1991 |
| "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" | #6 | #37 | #1 | 1991 |
| "Faith (In the Power Of Love)" (reissue) | #11 | - | #4 | 1991 |
| "Are You Ready to Fly" | #14 | #106 | #1 | 1992 |
| "Love Breakdown" | #65 | - | - | 1992 |
| "In 4 Choons Later" | #50 | - | - | 1992 |
| "Don't Play With Me" | #50 | - | - | 1993 |
| "I Love Music" | #18 | #76 | #1 | 1994 |
| "This Time I Found Love" | #33 | - | - | 1994 |
| "You Never Love The Same Way Twice" | #16 | - | #11 | 1994 |
| "Baby" | #26 | - | - | 1995 |
| "Losing My Religion" | - | - | - | 1995 |
| "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" (remix) | #30 | - | #14 | 1996 |
| "Coming Home" | #137 | - | - | 1997 |
| "Don't Go Lose It Baby" | #134 | - | #23 | 1998 |
| "Friday Night" (with Phat 'N' Phunky) | #79 | - | - | 1998 |
| "Everybody's Free" (with Richard 'Humpty' Vission) | #102 | - | #18 | 2000 |
| "Everybody's Free" (with Aquagen) | - | - | - | 2002 |
| "Live Another Life" (with Plastic Boy) | #55 | - | - | 2003 |
| "You Never Love The Same Way Twice" (remix) | - | - | - | 2005 |
| "Everybody's Free" (remix) (with DNF) | #78 | - | - | 2005 |
[edit] See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
