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ROZALLA
When visualizing the
house, rave and club/dance music culture one
would not immediately identify it with a raven-haired
beauty from Africa, but Zambian born
Rozalla's impressive string of hit singles has
earned her the title "Queen Of Rave".
Rozalla was born in Zambia.
When she was a teenager her family moved to.
As a young girl she used to skip school to play
with a band. Later she sang at fashion shows
and soon became a national celebrity. In the
late eighties Rozalla moved to London where
she teamed up with producers the Band Of Gypsies
who produced her debut album ‘Everybody’s Free’.
The album included
1991’s worldwide top 10 smash ‘Everybody’s Free
(To Feel Good)’ and two more sizeable hits in
‘Are You Ready To Fly’ and ‘Faith (In The Power
Of Love)’. Rozalla also toured with Michael
Jackson on his "Dangerous" tour, and
later described it as the biggest thrill of
her career.
The singer moved on to
a major label soon afterwards and enjoyed several
British top 40 hits, including ‘I Love Music’
(soundtrack to ‘Carlito’s Way’) and ‘You Never
Love The Same Way Twice’. However, 1995’s ‘Look
No Further’ was overproduced and failed to replicate
the success of her debut album. Rozalla’s third
album ‘Coming Home’ was released on her own
RM label in 1998. It was a far more accomplished
and focused set
which saw her reunite with the Band Of Gypsies.
It stands as her strongest and most complete
work to date.
In 2002 a remix of ‘Everybody’s
Free’ went near the top 20 of the German pop
charts. In 2003 Rozalla's collaboration with
trance producer Plastic Boy, 'Live Another Life',
marked a welcome return to the UK pop
charts. It was followed by the release of her
first 'Best Of' album the following year. Rozalla
is currently working on new material.
Discography: Everybody’s
Free (Pulse 8/Epic, 1992),
Look No Further (Epic, 1995), Coming Home (RM,
1998),
Best Of Rozalla (JM, 2004)
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