Judy Torres
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Judy Torres, also referred to as the "Queen of Freestyle", "The Legendary Miss Judy Torres", or "KTU's Own Judy Torres", is a Puerto Rican
freestyle music
artist. She is also a dance-pop
singer who has outlasted many of her counterparts.
, and attending St.Thomas Aquinas and then high school at Aquinas High School, an all-girls Catholic high school, she was the eldest of five siblings. She scored major club hits with songs like "Please Stay Tonight", "Come Into My Arms", "Love Story", "I Love You, Will You Love Me" and "No Reason To Cry" a love-themed freestyle classic. Her debut album, Love Story, released in 1989 on Profile Records
, is a freestyle collection essential. Her second album My Soul was released in 1992 and received good to rave reviews by critics and fans alike. The album features such hits as attitudized song "Every Little Lie" which tell a tale of an unfaithful man who instead of ending the relationship amicablely, decides to lead her on. Then she confronts him about it. The single "I Love You For All Seasons" became another favourite.
Until 2009, Torres had a Sunday-night Freestyle show on New York's popular radio station, WKTU
103.5.
In 2001, Torres scored a major club hit with the sentimental love song, "Back In Your Arms Again". It peaked at #7 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, her highest charting single yet. It was also featured in an excellent remix version on the popular compilation series, White Party. In 2004, she released her debut single on the wildly successful label, Robbins Entertainment
, titled "The Air I Breathe" featuring Freestyle artist, Collage. "The Air I Breathe" is a Hi-NRG
song produced by famed A-List producer, Tony Moran
. The single proformed modestly on the charts, making the Top 40 of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play, peaking about #30.
In late 2005, Judy released the single "Faithfully". The song immediately began to receive heavy airplay at dance stations throughout the nation. The song is a cover of a 1983 hit by the band Journey
. The single soon peaked at #1 as one of the most requested songs on WKTU
. It peaked at #1 on the station's Top 8 at 8:00 PM show for more than 5 weeks altogether. Other Rhythmic/Dance format radio stations in the U.S., soon added the popular single from New York to their playlists. The CD-single for "Faithfully" peaked at #8 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales
chart. In August 2007, Torres returned to her Freestyle music
roots with the single, "I Don't." The song is a cover of Danielle Peck
's Top 30 country hit written by Clay Mills/Peck/Burton Collins. In November 2008, Judy released "Hell No", an anthem for abused women.
Puerto Ricans in the United States
Stateside Puerto Ricans are American citizens of Puerto Rican origin, including those who migrated from Puerto Rico to the United States and those who were born outside of Puerto Rico in the United States...
freestyle music
Freestyle music
Freestyle or Latin freestyle, sometimes referred to as Latin hip hop, is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1980s. Mostly popular during the mid 80s to the early 90s...
artist. She is also a dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
singer who has outlasted many of her counterparts.
Early life and career
Growing up in The BronxThe Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, and attending St.Thomas Aquinas and then high school at Aquinas High School, an all-girls Catholic high school, she was the eldest of five siblings. She scored major club hits with songs like "Please Stay Tonight", "Come Into My Arms", "Love Story", "I Love You, Will You Love Me" and "No Reason To Cry" a love-themed freestyle classic. Her debut album, Love Story, released in 1989 on Profile Records
Profile Records
Profile Records was a record label that specialized in many types of urban-oriented music, such as hip hop, active until 1996..- History :In 1980, at 23 years old, after working briefly for MCA, Cory Robbins was looking to start a record label. He invited his songwriter friend Steve Plotnicki to be...
, is a freestyle collection essential. Her second album My Soul was released in 1992 and received good to rave reviews by critics and fans alike. The album features such hits as attitudized song "Every Little Lie" which tell a tale of an unfaithful man who instead of ending the relationship amicablely, decides to lead her on. Then she confronts him about it. The single "I Love You For All Seasons" became another favourite.
Until 2009, Torres had a Sunday-night Freestyle show on New York's popular radio station, WKTU
WKTU
WKTU is a radio station based in New York City that plays an upbeat, gold-based CHR format. The station's broadcast transmitter is located on the top of the Empire State Building and its city of license is Lake Success, New York, with offices formerly in the "Newport" section of Jersey City, New...
103.5.
In 2001, Torres scored a major club hit with the sentimental love song, "Back In Your Arms Again". It peaked at #7 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, her highest charting single yet. It was also featured in an excellent remix version on the popular compilation series, White Party. In 2004, she released her debut single on the wildly successful label, Robbins Entertainment
Robbins Entertainment
Robbins Entertainment is an American dance music record label. It is owned by Cory Robbins and is responsible for releasing and promoting several new artists, such as Cascada, and their hit single "Everytime We Touch". It is also the company responsible for the Dance Party Like It's.... series and...
, titled "The Air I Breathe" featuring Freestyle artist, Collage. "The Air I Breathe" is a Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG
Hi-NRG describes a form of high-tempo disco music as well as a genre of electronic dance music originating in the United States during the late 1970s...
song produced by famed A-List producer, Tony Moran
Tony Moran
Anthony "Tony" Moran is a remixer/producer and DJ known for remixing popular songs. In 2007, he hit number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Walk Away" featuring Kristine W.-Career:...
. The single proformed modestly on the charts, making the Top 40 of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play, peaking about #30.
In late 2005, Judy released the single "Faithfully". The song immediately began to receive heavy airplay at dance stations throughout the nation. The song is a cover of a 1983 hit by the band Journey
Journey (band)
Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
. The single soon peaked at #1 as one of the most requested songs on WKTU
WKTU
WKTU is a radio station based in New York City that plays an upbeat, gold-based CHR format. The station's broadcast transmitter is located on the top of the Empire State Building and its city of license is Lake Success, New York, with offices formerly in the "Newport" section of Jersey City, New...
. It peaked at #1 on the station's Top 8 at 8:00 PM show for more than 5 weeks altogether. Other Rhythmic/Dance format radio stations in the U.S., soon added the popular single from New York to their playlists. The CD-single for "Faithfully" peaked at #8 on the Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales
Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...
chart. In August 2007, Torres returned to her Freestyle music
Freestyle music
Freestyle or Latin freestyle, sometimes referred to as Latin hip hop, is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1980s. Mostly popular during the mid 80s to the early 90s...
roots with the single, "I Don't." The song is a cover of Danielle Peck
Danielle Peck
Danielle Marie Peck is an American country music artist. Signed to the independent Big Machine Records label in 2005, Peck released her self-titled debut album, which produced the Top 30 country hits "I Don't", "Findin' a Good Man", and "Isn't That Everything"...
's Top 30 country hit written by Clay Mills/Peck/Burton Collins. In November 2008, Judy released "Hell No", an anthem for abused women.
Discography
- Love Story - 1989, Profile Records
- My Soul - 1992, Profile Records
- Greatest Hits - 2002, Empire Musicwerks
Singles
- "No Reason To Cry"
- "Come Into My Arms"
- "Love Story"
- "I Love You, Will You Love Me"
- "Please Stay Tonight"
- "I Love You For All Seasons"
- "Every Little Lie"
- "Back In Your Arms Again"
- "The Air I Breathe"
- "Faithfully"
- "I Don't"
- "Hell No"
- "Stay"