Diane Charlemagne
Diane Charlemagne | |
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Born | 2 February 1964 |
Genres |
Dance Funk Drum and bass House Trance Rave |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist, songwriter |
Associated acts |
52nd Street Urban Cookie Collective Goldie Moby D:Ream S.P.Y |
Website | Official website |
Diane Charlemagne (born 2 February 1964) is an English vocalist, who has provided vocals for many major dance music hits.
Biography
She was the lead singer for the Urban Cookie Collective, who had two UK Top 10 hits in the 1990s, and the lead singer for 1980s funk band, 52nd Street. In 1990, 52nd Street re-emerged as Cool Down Zone, and Diane provided all vocals as well as writing credits on all 10 songs on the "New Direction" album.
She provided the vocal for Goldie's "Inner City Life", and has performed vocals for Moby for his live tours.
In 2007 she collaborated with High Contrast on his track "If We Ever" for the album Tough Guys Don't Dance.
In 2008, she worked with the recently reformed D:Ream.
In 2011, she collaborated with Aquasky on their dubstep track "Take Me There".
In 2012, she collaborated with Netsky on his track "Wanna Die For You" for the album 2.
Also in 2012, she collaborated with S.P.Y on his drum and bass track "Hammer in My Heart" for the album What the Future Holds.
In 2014, she collaborated again with S.P.Y on his tracks "Dusty Fingers" and "Back To Basics" for the album "Back To Basics Chapter One" and then later on "Lost Orbit" and "Frozen" for the album "Back To Basics Chapter Two". She collaborated with London Elektricity and S.P.Y on the track "I Am Somebody" for the Street Child World Cup.
Discography
Singles and EPs
- "Come to Me" by Satoshi Tomiie (1998)
- "Sincerity (part 1&2)" by Satoshi Tomiie (1999)
- "Inspired" by Satoshi Tomiie (2000)
- "Bullets" by Calibre (2005)
- "Your Love" with 2020 Soundsystem and Pat Fulgoni (2006)
- "If We Ever" by High Contrast (2007)
- "Rolling With The Punches" by B-complex (2010)
- "Wanna Die For You" by Netsky (2012) on 2
- "I Am Somebody" by Street Child World Cup (2014)