Efua Baker ( ; born c. 1967 in

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) is a British

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fitness

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and trainer who also had a music career in the 1990s.

Career

In 1993, Baker, then known as just Efua, released three

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: "Down Is the Drop", "Strawberry Boy", and "Somewhere". "Somewhere" was her biggest hit, reaching the top 50 in the UK, and the top 20 in Australia. "Strawberry Boy" charted on the US ''Billboard''

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, ''Dream Juice'', was released in June 1993 in the US, and in November 1993 in Australia. Prior to releasing her own music, Efua worked as a model and a dancer, and appeared in a number of music videos for other artists, including

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's "The Way We Touch" and "Don't Make Me Wait",

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's "I Called U",

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's " A Dreams a Dream", and one of the two videos filmed for

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's " Close to You". In 1996, she appeared in

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". In 2019, Baker appeared in the music video for

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programme ''Fat Nation - the Big Challenge'' in late 2004.

Personal life

She is married to music producer and

frontman

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, and they are parents to actress Jessye Romeo and footballer Mahlon Romeo.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

External links

* – official site *
''Somewhere''
on

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Living people Ghanaian emigrants to the United Kingdom Ghanaian women singers British women singers 1960s births Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-singer-stub