Angie Brown | |
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 Angie Brown in 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 13 June 1963 (1963-06-13) (age 61) Brixton, London, England[1] |
| Genres | House,electronic[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument | Singing |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Labels | Warner Music,Sony Music Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.angiebrown.com |
Angie Brown (born 13 June 1963) is a British singer and songwriter fromBrixton,South London.[1][3][4]
Brown is a co-artist on the hit single "I'm Gonna Get You" (1992) byBizarre Inc. She performed on a number of recordings with Bizarre Inc as lead vocalist, including the single "Took My Love" (1993).
Brown performed in the bridge and chorus of the hit "Return of the Mack" (1996) byMark Morrison.[5] Brown has also performed backing vocals forGrace Jones,[6]Beverley Knight,Mark Morrison,the Rolling Stones,[7] the Dirty Strangers,Happy Mondays,Kate Bush,Chaka Khan,Heaven 17,Neneh Cherry,Lisa Stansfield,[6] Mola Mola,the Stereophonics andFat Boy Slim.[7][8][citation needed]
Brown is a co-artist on theBizarre Inc hit single "I'm Gonna Get You" (1992) and performed on a number of recordings with Bizarre Inc as lead vocalist including "Took My Love" (1993).[6][9]
Brown is the featured vocalist on UK top twenty UK track "Rockin' for Myself" byMotiv8.[10]
Brown performed in the bridge and chorus of the hit single "Return of the Mack" by British singerMark Morrison.[5] She is featured as a performer playing the role of the girlfriend in both the official single release and official music video in which model Susana Agrippa mimed to Brown's lead vocal section of the recording.[11] As of August 2020, it has attracted in excess of 200,000,000 streams onYouTube.[12] She also performed on other tracks from the albumReturn of the Mack, including the UK top 20 hit "Crazy".[12]
Brown co-wrote and performed the 1999 single "Disco Heaven" withHolly Johnson ofFrankie Goes to Hollywood.[13]
Brown performed backing vocals forMidge Ure on two tracks; "Beneath a Spielberg Sky" and "Somebody" taken from the albumMove Me, released 25 September 2000. In 2001, she recorded backing vocals on Danish pop musicianThomas Helmig's albumIsityouIsitme onRCA/BMG (Denmark).[14][15] In 2003, Brown was a session vocalist on Welsh rock bandStereophonics' albumYou Gotta Go There to Come Back, singing on three tracks: "Jealousy", "High as the Ceiling", and the hit record "Maybe Tomorrow".[16][17][8] She is credited as backing vocalist on Dutch SingerJamai Loman's album of the same title released onBMG (Netherlands) in 2003.[18]
In 2014, Brown was approached by British/Canadian DJKissy Sell Out, co-writing and singing on the San City Record/Vicious Vinyl andCarrillo Music release "Deeper in Love".[19]
Also in 2014, Brown appeared on an episode ofthe third series ofThe Voice UK, singing a live version of "I'm Gonna Get You".[6]
Brown's vocals are featured throughout "The Mack" by Swedish DJ Nevada,Mark Morrison andFetty Wap. Nevada's version features the original vocals ofMark Morrison and Angie Brown, and additional vocals from American rapperFetty Wap. The song was released to digital download on 23 September 2016. It has been certified 2× platinum in Australia, gold in the US and New Zealand, and silver in the United Kingdom, while making chart appearances in many other countries.[20][21]
Brown collaborated withDJ Dougal andOllie Jacobs on a track released on London based record labelChampion Records.[22]
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