Angie Brown (born 13 June 1963) is a British singer and songwriter from Brixton, South London.[1][3][4]

Angie Brown
Angie Brown in 2007
Background information
Born13 June 1963 (1963-06-13) (age 61)
Brixton, London, England[1]
GenresHouse, electronic[2]
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentSinging
Years active1990–present
LabelsWarner Music, Sony Music Entertainment
Websitehttp://www.angiebrown.com

Brown is a co-artist on the hit single "I'm Gonna Get You" (1992) by Bizarre 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) by Mark Morrison.[5] Brown has also performed backing vocals for Grace 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 and Fat Boy Slim.[7][8][citation needed]

Career

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1990s

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Brown is a co-artist on the Bizarre Inc BPI Certified Silver 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" by Motiv8.[10]

Brown performs in the bridge and chorus of the BPI 2 x Platinum Certified hit "Return of the Mack" by UK artist Mark 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 on YouTube.[12] She also performed on other tracks from the album Return of The Mack, including the UK top 20 hit "Crazy".[12]

Brown co-wrote and performed the 1999 single "Disco Heaven" with Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood.[13]

2000s

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Brown performed backing vocals for Midge Ure on two tracks; "Beneath A Spielberg Sky" and "Somebody" taken from the album Move Me, released 25 September 2000. In 2001 she recorded backing vocals on Danish Pop Musician Thomas Helmig on the RCA/BMG (Denmark) released Album "IsityouIsitme".[14][15] In 2003 Brown was to come in as a session vocalist on Welsh rock band Stereophonics' album You Gotta Go There to Come Back, singing on three tracks: "Jealousy", "High as the Ceiling", and the hit record and BPI Gold Certified "Maybe Tomorrow".[16][17][8] She is credited as backing vocalist on Dutch Singer Jamai Loman's album by the same title released on BMG (The Netherlands) in 2003.[18]

2010s

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In 2014, Brown was approached by British/Canadian DJ Kissy Sell Out, co-writing and singing on the San City Record/Vicious Vinyl and Carrillo Music release called "Deeper In Love".[19]

Also in 2014, Brown appeared on an episode of the third series of The Voice UK, singing a live cover version of "I'm Gonna Get You".[6]

Brown's vocals are featured throughout "The Mack" by Swedish DJ Nevada, Mark Morrison and Fetty Wap. Nevada's version features the original vocals of Mark Morrison and Angie Brown, and additional vocals from American rapper Fetty Wap. The song was released to digital download on 23 September 2016. It has been certified 2x 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]

2020s

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Brown collaborated with DJ Dougal and Ollie Jacobs on a track released on London based record label Champion Records.[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ruane, Michelle (9 November 2007). "Gazette Live – News – Local News – All coming up Rose's". Evening Gazette. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Little Big Door – Agent – Angie Brown".
  3. ^ "Angie Brown – New Songs, Playlists & Latest News – BBC Music". BBC. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Tickets for Angie Brown and The Brakes Live at Tribeca". TicketWeb. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. ^ a b Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack, retrieved 16 August 2020
  6. ^ a b c d "The Voice UK: famous faces who have auditioned". The Telegraph. 2 January 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  7. ^ a b Jones, Lindsay. "Interview with singer Angie Brown ahead of her Havering Show concert". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b "ANGIE BROWN OFFICIAL". www.angiebrown.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. ^ "'Dance Icons' Tall Paul, Dave Pearce and Kelly Llorenna to play outdoor extravaganza in Sunderland". www.sunderlandecho.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  10. ^ Rockin' For Myself single, Nuff Respect, retrieved 17 August 2020
  11. ^ "Here's the Story Behind Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack" Video". Complex. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b Return of the Mack – Mark Morrison | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 17 August 2020
  13. ^ "Angie Brown | Thrashing Doves". www.thrashingdoves.co.uk. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  14. ^ Isityouisitme, S.l.: BMG Denmark, 2001, OCLC 871457520, retrieved 19 August 2020
  15. ^ "Angie Brown". TIDAL Browse. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  16. ^ Jones, Lindsay. "Interview with singer Angie Brown ahead of her Havering Show concert". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Ultra DJ". Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  18. ^ Metason, Jamai – Jamai, retrieved 19 August 2020
  19. ^ "Deeper In Love (feat. Angie Brown) – Single by Kissy Sell Out". Apple Music. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Virgin EMI U.K. Signs A&R Deal With Straight Forward Recordings". Billboard. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  21. ^ "Taking music acts straight to the top". Kent Online. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  22. ^ "DJ Dougal -IDJ Magazine". www.internationaldjmag.com. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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