Abigail (full name Abigail Zsiga) is an English electronic music artist. She first came into the limelight with the song "I Feel You", released in 1992.

Career

Abigail is known for her

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covers of popular songs on both sides of the Atlantic. Some of those are

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's " Constant Craving",

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", which peaked at No. 29 on the

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. Abigail's debut album, '' Feel Good'' was released in 1995, on the UK based label, Klone Records. The latter also became a

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club hit for

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in 1995. Abigail's 1999 hit single, "Let the Joy Rise", was produced by the production duo

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. In 2000, she hit No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Dance chart with her song "

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", also produced by Thunderpuss. She had a second No. 1 Dance hit in 2001 with "You Set Me Free". In 2003, Abigail released "Falling" which peaked at No. 9. After "Falling", she released "Songbird" which was

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ed by DJ DoNut and was available as a digital download. After this, Abigail decided it was time for a change and added her last name to her

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. She released the album '' Home...Again'' in 2005. In 2006, she lent her vocals to the 10 Monkeys' album ''Lay Down''. Then in 2009, she was featured on DJ Bill Bennett's album, ''Forever Young''. Her 2010 album '' Be Still My Soul'' is a collection of

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" and " Be Still My Soul". In 2013, she made a return to the dance scene with "Surrender" with Bouvier & Barona after a brief hiatus. Abigail is also a supporter of the international human rights organisation,

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Discography

Albums

*1995: ''Feel Good'' (Klone Records) *2006: '' Home...Again'' (Performance Anxiety Music) *2010: '' Be Still My Soul'' *2014: ''Another Year''

Singles

*1992: "I Feel You" (

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featuring Gail) (All Around the World) *1993: "

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" (Klone Records) *1993: " Constant Craving" (Klone Records) *1994: "

" (Klone Records) *1994: "

" (Klone Records) – UK No. 29 *1994: "Don't You Wanna Know" (ZYX Music) – UK No. 94 *1995: "Constant Craving 95" (ZYX Music) *1996: "Night Moves" (Pulse-8 Records) *1997: ''The Double Take EP'' (Klone Records) *1999: "Let the Joy Rise" (InterHit Records) *2000: "

" (Groovilicious Records) *2001: "You Set Me Free" (Groovilicious Records) *2003: "Falling" (independent release) *2005: "Songbird" (Beatport.com) *2006: "Lay Down" (with 10 Monkeys) (Eden Music) *2009: " Forever Young" (DJ Bill Bennett featuring Abigail) *2013: "Surrender" (Bouvier & Barona featuring Abigail) (Carrillo Music) *2015: "Let the Joy Rise" (Abigail feat. DJ Toy Armada & DJ Grind) (Swishcraft) *2016: "February – Our Last Kiss" (DJ Joe Guthreaux feat. Abigail) (Swishcraft)

Other music

* "AM Radio" (released to iPod Street Team Winner) * "In Spite of You" released to iPod Street Team Winner * "You Came (Rehearsal)" released to iPod Street Team Winner * "Magical Make Believe" never released, leaked on the Internet by the producer by mistake * "That's Where I'll Be" never released, clips of the song were available on her website * "You Set Me Free (acoustic)" released to people who joined her mailing list in autumn/winter 2010

References

External links

Abigail's pop/acoustic siteAbigail's club music siteAbigail Online
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