Kim Sozzi
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Kim Sozzi is an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 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 originally from Long Island, New York.

Career

Kim Sozzi's career began in 1999 when she signed a contract on Columbia Records for her first major album, Life Goes On. Her first single from the album was "Til I Cry You Out Of Me", followed by "Letting Go" which was the soundtrack for the TV show Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series which debuted on January 20, 1998, on The WB Television Network and was produced by Sony Pictures Television. The show is set in the fictional seaside town of Capeside, Massachusetts, and in Boston, Massachusetts, during the later seasons...

. Both singles were successful, but the album was shelved and never released. Another single, "Feelin' Me", was a popular dance track.

As part of the group MYNT
MYNT
MYNT is a dance music act from New York City. The co-ed quintet is made up of DJ/producer/remixers Albert Castillo and Rich "DJ Riddler" Pangilinan, male vocalist Joseph Murena, and female vocalists Marisol Angelique-Solorzano and Kim Sozzi.-Beginnings:...

, Kim Sozzi released the single "How Did You Know" followed by an album, Still Not Sorry, which featured Kim Sozzi on vocals on some tracks. Kim Sozzi later left the group to pursue her solo career.

Kim Sozzi signed with Ultra Records
Ultra Records
Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner...

 and released a new single, "Alone
Alone (Heart song)
-Céline Dion version:Céline Dion covered "Alone" for her 2007 album Taking Chances. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom...

", a cover of the Heart
Heart (band)
Heart is an American rock band who first found success in Canada. Throughout several lineup changes, the only two members remaining constant are sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. The group rose to fame in the 1970s with their music being influenced by hard rock as well as folk music...

 song, and another single "Break Up" which achieved some success in the US and the UK. In 2008, she released "Like a Star". "Feel Your Love" was released at the end of 2008, becoming Kim Sozzi's most successful single, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Dance Airplay Chart. "Just One Day" was released on July 21, 2009, on Ultra Records
Ultra Records
Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner...

.

Albums

  • 1999: Life Goes On
  • 2007: Still Not Sorry
    Still Not Sorry
    Still Not Sorry is the debut album by the New York trio MYNT. The album did not appear on any of the Billboard charts, though their first single "How Did You Know" peaked at #3 in the Hot Dance Airplay chart and #97 Billboard Hot 100...

  • 2009: Just One Day

Singles

  • "Til I Cry You Out of Me" (Teaching Mrs. Tingle
    Teaching Mrs. Tingle
    Teaching Mrs. Tingle is a 1999 black comedy film and the directing debut of screenwriter Kevin Williamson. The film stars Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes, Marisa Coughlan, Barry Watson and Jeffrey Tambor and was released on August 20, 1999. It was originally titled Killing Mrs...

    ) (Soundtrack) (from Life Goes On)
  • "Letting Go" (Dawsons Creek) (Soundtrack) - (from Life Goes On)
  • "Feelin' Me" - Edel Records
  • "Every 1's a Winner" (as Kim Styles) - (from The German Album)
  • "Show Me the Way" (as Kim Styles feat. Jose Carerras) - (from The German Album)
  • "How Did You Know" (Soundtrack) - (from Still Not Sorry
    Still Not Sorry
    Still Not Sorry is the debut album by the New York trio MYNT. The album did not appear on any of the Billboard charts, though their first single "How Did You Know" peaked at #3 in the Hot Dance Airplay chart and #97 Billboard Hot 100...

    ) (#3 Billboard Dance Charts)
  • "Stay" - (from Still Not Sorry)
  • "Alone
    Alone (Heart song)
    -Céline Dion version:Céline Dion covered "Alone" for her 2007 album Taking Chances. It was released as the second single in Europe and North America, and third in the United Kingdom...

    " - (from Just One Day)
  • "Break Up" - (from Just One Day) (#23 UK Singles Chart
    UK Singles Chart
    The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

     June 2007)
  • "Like a Star" - (from Just One Day)
  • "Feel Your Love" - (from Just one Day) (#1 Billboard Dance Charts)
  • "Kiss Me Back
    Kiss Me Back
    "Kiss Me Back" is name of a 2009 Electronica/Dance single from American singer and songwriter Kim Sozzi. The track is featured on her 2009 album Just One Day and is the followup track to "Feel Your Love," which also went to number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Chart in 2008...

    " - (from Just One Day) (#1 Billboard Dance Charts 12/9/09)
  • "Secret Love
    Secret Love (Kim Sozzi song)
    "Secret Love" is an Electronica/Dance single from American singer/songwriter Kim Sozzi that was originally recorded in 2001 but was rerecorded and released in 2010 with new mixes...

    " - (from Just One Day) (#1 Billboard Dance Charts 2/22/10)
  • "Just One Day" - (from Just One Day)
  • "Rated R" - standalone digital single
  • "Little Bird" - standalone digital single (#15 Billboard Dance Charts)
  • "Crystallized" - standalone digital single

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