Celeda (a.k.a. Victoria Sharpe) is an American

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and

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performer. She was born in

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. She began having

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on the

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chart in the late 1990s, beginning with "Music Is the Answer (Dancin' & Prancin')," a collaboration with DJ and producer

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that peaked at number 15 in 1998. The track reached #36 in the

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in September 1998. In December 2016, ''

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'' ranked her as the 97th most successful dance artist of all-time. In 1999, Celeda released a full-length album entitled ''This Is It'' on Twisted Records and on the

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Kaos Records. The album featured tracks produced by

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among others. The tracks released as singles were "Messin' with My Mind" (1997), "Music Is the Answer (Dancin' & Prancin')" (1998), "Be Yourself (And No One Else)" and "Burnin' Up" (1999). The album contained the dance hits "Let the Music Use You Up" and "Happy". Since then Celeda placed four consecutive

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in the

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, including "The Underground", which hit number one on the U.S. dance chart in 2001 (originally produced by

and remixed by Saeed & Palash). ;''This Is It'' track listing #"Burnin' Up" #"Try Again" #"Hooked on You" #"Music Is the Answer (Dancin' & Prancin')" #"Happy" #"Movin' On" #"Let the Music Use You Up" #"I'm Grateful" #"Release the Power" #"Beat Me Down" #"Messin' with My Mind" #"Be Yourself (And No One Else)" (Parts 1 & 2) #"Get It Together" #"This Is It"

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