Zeeteah Massiah
Encyclopedia
Zeeteah Massiah is a singer who is known in the United States
as the lead vocalist on the Arizona
US No. 1 Billboard Dance Chart track "Slide On The Rhythm" from 1993. She has recorded several dance / house tracks throughout the years. The list of international artists that she has worked, recorded and toured with include Michael Jackson
, Tom Jones
, Phil Collins
and Michael Bolton
.
Zeeteah Massiah was born in Barbados
and was raised in London
, England
. Today she lives in Germany
.
’s "We Got A Good Thing Going" in a reggae style. She went on to record several more reggae records before deciding to change her music style.
Zeeteah's first acting role was the part of "Chiffon" in the musical Little Shop of Horrors in London.
Zeeteah has been an additional vocalist for renowned artists worldwide, including tours with Tom Jones
, and Michael Bolton
. In 1988 she toured with Kim Wilde
on Michael Jackson
’s European leg of his “BAD” tour.
In 1993 she sang the vocals on the No.1 Hot Dance Music/Club Play (Arizona
1 featuring Zeitia) with a song called "Slide On The Rhythm." The song was later remixed by the C&C Music Factory. She went on to record one other with Arizona, called "I Specialise In Love.2"
Shortly after working with "Arizona" she signed a deal with Virgin Records
and released 2 singles: "Sexual Prime" and "This Is The Place," the latter charted on the UK Single Sales Charts3. During her time with Virgin Records she also took part in the pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest
in the United Kingdom in 1996. In the finals, the song A Little Love was voted number 3 by the viewers, the winner was Gina G
.
Zeeteah moved to Germany in 2001. She has also toured extensively with Eikichi Yazawa
, Japan's Rock God.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as the lead vocalist on the Arizona
Arizona (dance music act)
Arizona was a Eurodance project from England that consisted of remixer/producers Michael Gray and Jon Pearn and vocalist Zeeteah Massiah . Their 1993 club music release "Slide On the Rhythm" went to #1 on Billboard 's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart...
US No. 1 Billboard Dance Chart track "Slide On The Rhythm" from 1993. She has recorded several dance / house tracks throughout the years. The list of international artists that she has worked, recorded and toured with include Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
, Tom Jones
Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
, Phil Collins
Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
and Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
.
Zeeteah Massiah was born in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
and was raised in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Today she lives in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Biography
Born in Barbados, Zeeteah went to London when she was 5 years old. Zeeteah recorded a cover of The Jackson 5The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...
’s "We Got A Good Thing Going" in a reggae style. She went on to record several more reggae records before deciding to change her music style.
Zeeteah's first acting role was the part of "Chiffon" in the musical Little Shop of Horrors in London.
Zeeteah has been an additional vocalist for renowned artists worldwide, including tours with Tom Jones
Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
, and Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally performed in the hard rock and heavy metal genres from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s, both on his early solo albums and those recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack...
. In 1988 she toured with Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde is an English pop singer, author and television presenter who burst onto the music scene in 1981 with the number 2 UK Singles Chart new wave classic "Kids in America". In 1987 she had a major hit in the United States when her version of The Supremes' classic "You Keep Me Hangin' On"...
on Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
’s European leg of his “BAD” tour.
In 1993 she sang the vocals on the No.1 Hot Dance Music/Club Play (Arizona
Arizona (dance music act)
Arizona was a Eurodance project from England that consisted of remixer/producers Michael Gray and Jon Pearn and vocalist Zeeteah Massiah . Their 1993 club music release "Slide On the Rhythm" went to #1 on Billboard 's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart...
1 featuring Zeitia) with a song called "Slide On The Rhythm." The song was later remixed by the C&C Music Factory. She went on to record one other with Arizona, called "I Specialise In Love.2"
Shortly after working with "Arizona" she signed a deal with Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
and released 2 singles: "Sexual Prime" and "This Is The Place," the latter charted on the UK Single Sales Charts3. During her time with Virgin Records she also took part in the pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
in the United Kingdom in 1996. In the finals, the song A Little Love was voted number 3 by the viewers, the winner was Gina G
Gina G
-Albums:*1997 Fresh! — #12 UK #40 Norway.*1998 Gina G Remix Album *2005 Get Up & Dance -Singles:...
.
Zeeteah moved to Germany in 2001. She has also toured extensively with Eikichi Yazawa
Eikichi Yazawa
is an influential Japanese singer-songwriter, and important figure in Japanese popular music.Yoko Yazawa of The Generous is his daughter.-Biography:...
, Japan's Rock God.
Singles Zeeteah Massiah / Zeitia Massiah
- 1980 "We Got A Good Thing Going" - Zeitia Massiah
- 1980 "A Love Like Yours" - Zeitia Massiah
- 1991 "(Homegirl) Sing The Blues" - Zeitia Massiah
- 1992 "Feel My Love" - Zeitia Massiah
- 1993 "Slide On The Rhythm" - Arizona feat. Zeitia - US Billboard Charts No.1
- 1994 "Keep It Up" - Sharada House Gang feat. Zeitia Massiah
- 1994 "I Specialize In Love" Arizona feat. Zeitia - UK Chart hit
- 1994 "This Is The Place" - Zeitia Massiah - UK Charts hit single
- 1996 "Sexual Prime" - Zeitia Massiah - UK club hit
- 1996 "Sweet Love" - With It Guys feat. Zeitia
- 1997 "Beat Of Green" - FargettaFargettaMario Fargetta is an Italian dance/house/electronica/techno DJ, producer, recording artist, composer, and remixer...
feat. Zeitia Massiah - 1998 "Wishing On A Star" - Curtis & Moore presenting Zeitia Massiah - (remixed by Mousse T.Mousse T.Mousse T. is a German DJ and record producer of Turkish descent. He is best known for his collaboration with Tom Jones, "Sex Bomb", released on the album Reload.-Biography:...
) - 1998 "Wishing On A Star Part 2" - Curtis & Moore presenting Zeitia Massiah
- 2005 "Lovely Deep" - (Zeeteah Massiah)
guest vocalist on
- 1989 Barry ManilowBarry ManilowBarry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
- "Keep Each Other Warm" - 1989 Thrashing DovesThrashing DovesThrashing Doves were a London based rock band. Their line up consisted of Ken Foreman with Brian Foreman , Ian Button and Kevin Sargent . The original bass player was Hari Sajan. Subsequent bass players were James Eller, Claire Kenny and Gail Ann Dorsey...
- "Trouble In The HomeTrouble in the HomeTrouble in the Home is the second album by English band Thrashing Doves. It was released in 1989 on LP and CD by A&M Records and has so far not been reissued yet.-Track listing:All tracks written by Brian Foreman & Ken Foreman....
" - 1989 One Nation - "Strong Enough"
- 1990 Soup Dragons - "Sweet Meat"
- 1991 ABCABC (band)ABC are an English band, that charted ten UK and five US Top 40 singles between 1981 and 1990. The band continues to tour and released a new album, Traffic, in 2008.-Formation:...
- "Abracadabra" - 1991 Vic Reeves - "Born Free"
- 1994 Boy GeorgeBoy GeorgeBoy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
- "Generations Of Love" - 1994 HaddawayHaddawayNestor Alexander Haddaway , better known by his stage name Haddaway, is a Trinidadian-German singer. He is most famous for his worldwide 1993 hit, "What Is Love".- Early life :...
- "Rock My Heart" - 1995 NightcrawlersNightcrawlersNightcrawlers are a form of earthworm. Prized primarily for use as fishing bait, nightcrawlers are generally known as either Canadian or European...
- "Let's Push It" / "Should I Ever" / "You Lift Me Up" - 1996 Happy Clappers - "Born Free"
- 1996 Right Said FredRight Said FredRight Said Fred is an English pop band, formed in 1989 by brothers Richard Fairbrass and Fred Fairbrass, later joined by their friend Rob Manzoli. The group is named after a song of the same name which was a hit for Bernard Cribbins in 1962...
- "Smashing" - 1996 Eikichi YazawaEikichi Yazawais an influential Japanese singer-songwriter, and important figure in Japanese popular music.Yoko Yazawa of The Generous is his daughter.-Biography:...
- "Maria" - 1996 Barry AdamsonBarry AdamsonBarry Adamson is a British rock musician who has worked with rock bands such as Magazine, Visage, The Birthday Party, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and the electronic musicians Pan sonic and Depeche Mode. Adamson created the seven-minute opus "Useless " remix for the latter band in 1997...
- "Oedipus Schmoedipus" - 1996 Louise - "Naked"
- 1997 Fargetta - "You Got It" (lead vocals on 5 tracks)
- 1998 North on 41 - "Baby Come Back" (lead vocals)
- 1998 North on 41 - "You Came4" (lead vocals)
- 1999 Richard O'BrienRichard O'BrienRichard Timothy Smith , better known under his stage name Richard O'Brien, is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. He is perhaps best known for writing the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and for his role in presenting the popular TV show The Crystal Maze...
- "Absolute O'Brien"
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart