Janice Robinson (born December 8, 1967) is an American singer and songwriter. She is known for being a member of the 1990s

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group Livin' Joy with whom she released the global dance hit "

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" in 1994. She departed from the group following its release and embarked on a solo career, releasing her debut album ''The Color Within Me'' in 1999.

Career

Robinson toured as a vocalist for euro-dance group

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in 1990-91, replacing studio vocalist Penny Ford in the group’s live shows. In the mid-1990s, Robinson began working with the Italian producers Paolo and Gianni Visnadi. Together, they formed the eurodance group Livin' Joy and received worldwide success with their debut 1994 single "

". The single topped the charts in the United Kingdom and peaked within the top ten of the charts in several other European countries. It has since been certified platinum, selling over 600,000 copies in the United Kingdom alone. Robinson departed from the group in 1996 and was replaced with vocalist Tomeko Star. In 1998, her song "Earthbeat" was included on the compilation ''Pride 1998''. Robinson's subsequent solo debut album ''The Color Within Me'' was released in 1999 and featured the single "Nothing I Would Change". In 2000, Robinson performed on the drama ''

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'', in the episode "Animal Pragmatism". In 2000, she toured America as an opening act for

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's U.S. leg of her world tour alongside

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. Turner picked Robinson to open for her after hearing her album ''The Color Within Me''. In 2005, Robinson released several remixes of "Dreamer" under her own name. The release, dubbed "Dreamer '05" featured the song's original vocals and peaked at number five on the

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chart. In 2015, Robinson released "There Must Be Love" in collaboration with

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; the track topped the Billboard Dance Charts. In 2017, she released the single "Father". In 2018, Robinson returned to the stage on ''The X Factor'' in the United Kingdom as a contestant surprising the judging panel with the revelation that she was the voice and songwriter behind the international dance track "Dreamer". She successfully made it to the live shows as part of the Over 29s category mentored by

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and was the third contestant eliminated. In 2019, Robinson spent the spring and summer touring the UK and abroad. On August 1, she released a new single titled "Freedom", teaming up with DJ

once again. In 2021, Robinson continued working on a documentary about her life, alongside performing across the UK and abroad. In 2022, Robinson announced that she was continuing to work on her documentary about her life story. On 8 January, she announced on

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that new music is in the works. The first single called "Essex Girls" with British rappers who used the verse of "Dreamer" was released in January on

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and a brand new version of "Dreamer" was released in February 2022 with DJ Salvatore Lodato on

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. Robinson said she was "excited to reach a whole new generation" of fans who love her music. She also released "Love Comes Once in Your Life" with OMG Collective. In July 2023, she teamed up with OMG Collective once again with ‘Just A Little Love’. Robinson has toured alongside Ministry Of Sound Classical at sold out shows across the UK from 2019-2024, including multiple sold out shows at

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in London.

Personal life

Robinson was born in

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. She has two daughters.

Songwriting discography

;

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- '' Home...Again'' *11. "Let the Joy Rise" ;

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- '' Headstrong'' *14. "Suddenly" ;Brahim - ''Evolution'' *02. "So into You" ; Hania Stach *00. "Regroup" ;

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- '' Stronger'' *09. "Let Love Reign" ;

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- ''Let's Get It On'' *04. "Love of My Life" *13. "Feel the Love Again" ; Natalia - '' Back For More'' *02. "Risin" ; Reina - ''This Is Reina'' *01. "If I Close My Eyes" *05. "On My Own" ;

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- '' Brand New Day'' *03. "Melody of Life" *12. "I Appreciate You" ;Sandrine Van Handenhoven - ''Story of Us (Movie)'' *00. "Story of Us" ;

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- '' Satisfied'' *09. "Crash" ;

- ''

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'' *02. "Whenever You Fall" ;

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- ''

'' *02. "Never Again" ; VFactory - ''These Are the Days EP'' *03. "These Are the Days"

Singles

Other singles

As Livin Joy

Tours

• Tina Turner -

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(opening act on North American leg - 2000) • Ministry Of Sound Classical (Guest vocalist - United Kingdom - 2019-2024)

References

External links

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