Rozalla Miller (born 18 March 1964), better known as simply Rozalla, is a

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performer who was born in what was then

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(now

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). She is best known for her three 1991/92

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" Faith (In the Power of Love)", "

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", and particularly " Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)", which has been remixed and re-issued several times. In December 2016, ''Billboard'' magazine ranked her as the 98th most successful dance artist of all-time.

Musical career

Rozalla began performing at a young age in her native Zambia singing in clubs and at events; then at age 13, she was singing on a children's TV show. Still in her teens, she relocated to

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where she fronted various R&B cover bands before beginning her own recording career with a resultant five number-one hits on that nation's chart. In 1988, Rozalla relocated to London with her manager Chris Sergeant and worked with the Band of Gypsies, a production duo consisting of Nigel Swanston and Tim Cox. Rozalla's first UK single "Born to Luv Ya" became a club hit in 1990. The singer's career really took off when the dance anthem " Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)", reached number 6 on the UK Singles Chart in 1991. It became a top 10 hit in many European countries soon afterwards and reached the ''Billboard'' Top 40 the following year. It remains her biggest hit to date. It was later included on her debut album '' Everybody's Free'', which peaked at number 20 on the UK Albums Chart and went

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. The album spawned two more sizeable hits in " Faith (In the Power of Love)" and "

", reaching number 11 and 14 respectively on the UK Singles Chart, plus a lower charting single with the ballad "Love Breakdown". In 1992, Rozalla toured with

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, opening all of his shows on the European leg of his Dangerous Tour, including the UK. She enjoyed four UK top 40 hits in 1994/95, including her rendition of " I Love Music", the theme song to the film '' Carlito's Way''. The attendant album '' Look No Further'' featured more R&B and soul elements than her previous album. A 1996 remix of "Everybody's Free" reached number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. Her 1998 album ''Coming Home'' saw her reunite with the Band of Gypsies and spawned a stateside club hit with its lead single "Don't Go Lose It Baby", produced by Metro. In 2003, Rozalla entered the lower regions of the UK Singles Chart alongside Plastic Boy with the song "Live Another Life". She issued the jazz/soul album ''Brand New Version'' in 2009, adding her surname Miller to her recording guise. She promoted the album by performing as

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's support act on his UK tour of 2009. A Global Deejays remix of "Everybody's Free" reached number 7 in Australia in 2009 after it had been used as the theme song to ''So You Think You Can Dance''. In 2015, Rozalla returned to the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Club Dance charts for the first time since 1994 with her track "If You Say It Again". In February 2024, Rozalla released the album ''Turn On the Light''.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

* 1993: ''Everybody's Free - Style 1993 - Remixed to Perfection'' * 1998: ''Feelin' Good' * 2003: ''Best Of'' * 2004: ''Everybody's Free'' (Special Edition with DVD)

Singles

References