Juliet Roberts (born 6 May 1962) is a British

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and

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singer of Grenadian descent.

Career

Roberts was born in

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, England. She originally recorded as Julie Roberts in 1982, and performed on the 1983 top 10 hit single "It's Over" by Funk Masters. In July 1983, she released the single "Fool for You" backed with "It's Been a Long, Long Time" on the

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label, catalogue reference BRT3. The single peaked at No. 77 on the Gallup chart, week ending 20 August 1983. In 1984, Roberts began a four-year stint as vocalist for the jazz group Working Week. She also released another single on Bluebird, "

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" b/w "I'm So Glad". In 1986, she released "Ain't You Had Enough Love", which was covered by

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the following year. in 1986, Roberts also presented

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's ''Solid Soul'' programme with Chris Forbes. In 1990, she provided backing vocals on

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's '' Move to This'' album, as well as on Breathe's album ''Peace of Mind''. Roberts collaborated with British house group L.A. Mix on their two albums, ''On the Side'' and ''Coming Back for More'' in 1989 and 1990 respectively. She appears on several tracks, among them the single "We Shouldn't Hold Hands in the Dark", which reached No. 69 in the UK Singles Chart in 1991. The mastermind behind L.A. Mix was British DJ, producer and songwriter Les Adams. In 1992, Roberts provided backing vocals on

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's single "Love's on Every Corner" (which was written by

, and produced by Danny D, a.k.a. D Mob). Roberts' next release was in 1993 as a dance music artist, with the hit single " I Want You": A number one on the US dance charts and No. 44 U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100) and the house music offering, " Caught in the Middle", which also went to number one on the dance chart. An album, '' Natural Thing'', followed in 1994. Roberts has also taught British television viewers vocal performance basics on the UK's '' Rockschool'' TV series. In addition to her solo and musical ensemble projects, she is in demand as a backing vocalist. Since 1997, she has had three UK top 20 hits: "So Good", " Bad Girls" and " Needin U II".

Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Juliet 1962 births Living people 20th-century Black British women singers 20th-century British women singers 21st-century Black British women singers 21st-century British women singers British dance musicians British women jazz singers English house musicians English people of Grenadian descent English women in electronic music Reprise Records artists Video game musicians Working Week (band) members