Inessa Lee is a singer and songwriter best known for her ''

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'' appearance and her U.S. ''Billboard'' charting single " Gimme All (Ring My Bell)". She was named in 2024 the number 1

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influencer for her Betty Boop parodies on

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Career

2010–2011 ''American Idol'' and "Insane in F#"

The singer gained international fame in early 2011 as a result of her appearance on the tenth season of the television series ''

'' as the most prominent contestant from San-Francisco.

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portrays her as a "sexy video vixen." Her song "Insane in F#" was aired on November 5, 2011 in the Lifetime original movie ''Cheyenne'', a part of ''Five (for the Cure)'', directed by

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2011 "You Turn Me On"

In 2011, the singer co-wrote "You Turn Me On" that was nominated for a 2011 HMMA Hollywood Music in Media Award (Dance Category) and was a finalist in the 2011 ISC International Songwriting Competition (Dance/Electronica). In October 2013, the singer released a

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music video "You Turn Me On" filmed by Pia Klaar based on the song of the same title in the 3D virtual world

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. "You Turn Me On" has been featured in commercials for CBS TV shows including ''

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2012–2013 "Gimme All (Ring My Bell)"

In 2012, the singer co-wrote " Gimme All (Ring My Bell)" – a modern

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of the disco-era classic " Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward. The song peaked at No. 9 the U.K.

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Commercial Pop chart in February 2013 and stayed for 7 weeks on the chart. " Gimme All (Ring My Bell)" peaked at No. 12 on the U.S.

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Hot Dance Club Play chart in April 2013 and stayed for 9 weeks on the chart. In February 2013, a 2-D mobile game "Be.X" was released. It features remixes by Ralphi Rosario, Mark Picchiotti, Almighty, and Hoxton Whores.

2014 "Dynamite"

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" premiered on the Cat Music channel in

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. The song was written by Radu Sîrbu and Ana Sîrbu; and produced by Radu Sîrbu (a former band member of O-Zone).

peaked at No. 33 on the U.K.

Upfront Club chart in March 2015, and stayed for a total of 8 weeks on the chart. The Ruff Loaderz remix peaked at No. 11 on U.S.

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HOT 100 Weekly Chart (Electronic) on May 17, 2015. In the July 30, 2015 episode of the TalentWatch TV Show serving music fans on

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, Comcast TV and AT&T U-verse, host Alyssa Jacey praised the singer as "the protector of abused women" in her

music video.

2015–2016 "I Am Not I"

The 6-song album '' I Am Not I'' was released on August 6 with rave reviews. DJ Robert Scott called it "a marvelous pop/dance affair of the highest order," MusicDish considered it "the true epic of Liza Fox and her struggle", Hollywood Weekly praised that it "brings a hypnotic beat and mesmerizing music... like Liza's colorful personality, her songs also exhibit each distinctive color shining in the rainbow," and Computers in Entertainment predicted that "it will surely become a rage in the EDM circuits." In October 2015, '' I Am Not I'' reached No. 1 on ReverbNation's U.S. and worldwide EDM charts. In November 2015, the song peaked at No. 15 on the U.K.

Commercial Pop Chart. In March 2016, the song peaked at No. 41 on the U.S.

Dance Club Songs Chart.

2023 "Coffee Face"

After a long break from music, Lee released an EDM coffee anthem. ''Coffee Face'' peaked at No. 1 on Spotify's Top 50 Luxembourg and No. 2 on Iceland chart, staying there for 3 weeks.

Awards and nominations

Discography

Singles

EPs

As Liza Fox and Jus Grata *'' I Am Not I'' (2015) #"I Am Not I" #"Coffee Face" #"Love Gun" #"Seize the Moment" #"Super Jazz" #"Unlimited (Jus Grata Remix)"

Transhumanism

In 2019 Inessa Lee joined the U.S. Transhumanist Party and became a contributing author of ''The Transhumanism Handbook'' by Newton Lee. In her chapter 66, Inessa suggests a new socioeconomic theory called Equalism which is based on the even distribution of resources on the planet due to technology advancements during the Singularity era . In 2020 she became the Chief Ideologist of California Transhumanist Party and created a 7-point program that offers a solution to social stratification.

References

Links

Official website
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