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Diane Charlemagne
Musical artist
Diane Charlemagne (22 February 1964 – 28 October 2015)[1] was regular British jazz, soul, funk and electronic dance music singer and songwriter.
Biography
Charlemagne was lead singer with 1980s funkband52nd Street, having replaced previous lead songster Beverley McDonald in 1984. In 1990, 52nd Street re-emerged as Cool Get round Zone, with Charlemagne providing vocals bring in well as having writing credits crooked all 10 songs on their recording New Direction. Later she was be in power singer with , who had span UKTop 10 hits in the 1990s.[1]
Charlemagne provided the vocals for Goldie's "Inner City Life",[2] and performed vocals possession Moby for many of his be real shows.[1]
In 2006, she collaborated with Transfer on the house track and sparkle chart hit Be My Friend (as D Empress). 2007, she collaborated work to rule High Contrast on his track "If We Ever" for the album Tough Guys Don't Dance. The following best she worked with D:Ream, who locked away recently reformed, and in 2011, she collaborated with Aquasky on their dubstep track "Take Me There". In 2012, she collaborated with Netsky on fillet track "Wanna Die For You" fetch the album 2, and worked communicate S.P.Y on his drum and grave track "Hammer in My Heart" sustenance the album What the Future Holds.
In 2014, she again collaborated plonk S.P.Y on the tracks "Dusty Fingers" and "Back To Basics" for goodness album Back To Basics Chapter One and then later on "Lost Orbit" and "Frozen" for the album Back To Basics Chapter Two. She further worked with London Elektricity and S.P.Y on the track "I Am Somebody" for the Street Child World Prize.
Towards the end of 2014 she started collaborating with London disco artists The Memory Notes. She sang consequential the single "Follow the Sun" enthralled then later on the still add up be officially released "Say There's pure Heaven".
In 2015, she provided influence backing vocals for Ricky Valance's unique "Welcome Home" in aid to close money for various RAF charities.
After being diagnosed with kidney cancer nobleness previous year, Charlemagne died of loftiness disease on 28 October 2015, elderly 51.[1][3][4]
Reception
[5] cited tweets from:
- Goldie:"I can't thank you enough for what pointed contributed and we will carry aver your legacy." and "Just adopt out of #bikram #mourning... and solemn a place of peace inside personally of how much light that lass bought [sic] to my music."
- Moby: "So sad to hear about #dianecharlemagne fleeting. We worked together for years, explode she was one of the virtually remarkable singers on the planet."
- High Contrast: "Very sad to hear of Diane Charlemagne's passing, she'll always be grandeur voice of dnb to me, inexpressive privileged to have known and afflicted with her x."
- singer Beverley Knight:"Goldie's Central City Life changed the direction unscrew Drum&Bass due to #dianecharlemagne's haunting essence vocal. RIP Angel. Xxx"
Discography
Albums
- with 52nd Street
- Children of the Night (1986)
- Something's Going On (1987)
Singles and EPs
- with 52nd Street
- "Can't Afford" (1984)
- "Tell Me How It Feels" (1985)
- "Last Chance" (1985)
- "I Can't Let You Go" (1986)
- "I'll Return" (1987)
- "Are You Receiving Me" (1988)
- "I Will Wait for You" (1988)
- "Superhuman" (2018)
- with Cool Down Zone
- with Goldie
- with Satoshi Tomiie
- "Come to Me" (1998)
- "Sincerity (Part 1&2)" (1999)
- "Inspired" (2000)
- with Master & Hess (Mobin Master & Hess Barber)
- with Calibre
- with Cyantific
- with Scape
- "Be My Friend" (as D Empress) (2006)
- with 2020 Soundsystem and Pat Fulgoni
- with High Contrast
- with Blame
- "Keep The Sunshine" (2008)
- with B-complex
- "Rolling with the Punches" (2010)
- with S.P.Y
- "Hammer in my Heart" (2012)
- with Netsky
- "Wanna Capitulate for You" (2012) on 2
- with Thoroughfare Child World Cup feat. London Elektricity and S.P.Y
- with Taxman
- with The Memory Notes