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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Debelah Morgan |
| Born | September 29, 1977 |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
| Genre(s) | Pop / R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Label(s) | Atlantic (1994–1995) VAZ / Motown (1998–1999) The DAS Label / Atlantic (2000–2003) |
| Website | http://www.debelah.co.uk |
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Biography
Debelah was born to an African-American father and an Indian mother, and is conversational in Hindi. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is She also has learned to sing in several languages, including French, Italian, German, Hindi, and Portuguese. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Hindi ( Devanāgarī: hi [[wiktहिन्दी हिन्दी]] or hi [[wiktहिंदी हिंदी]] IAST:, IPA:) is Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. She started taking piano lessons at the age of 3. Her family moved from Detroit to Arizona, where she won beauty pageants at the age of fifteen and organized a gospel choir in her high school. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. This article is about the canonical books of the New Testament She majored in Vocal Performance.
At the age of seventeen, she signed to Atlantic Records and released her debut album Debelah. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Debelah is the first Album of American singer Debelah Morgan. This is her rarest album, having been released only in the US and Japan and poorly promoted. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. She was dropped from her label not long after its release.
She then signed with Motown and in 1998 released her second album It's Not Over. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) She co-wrote half of the tracks, and her brother Giloh was a co-writer on several songs as well. It's Not Over was released only in Europe and Asia, where the singles "I Love You" and "Yesterday" were merely modest hits. After Motown was bought by Universal Music Group, the label wanted Debelah to record an urban contemporary album. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. Urban contemporary is a music Radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s She left Universal because she wanted to do a pop-R&B album that appealed to a wider audience; she saw the label as attempting to turn her into just another young black female hip-hop-style singer. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with
In 1998 and 1999, Debelah was featured on three soundtrack albums: Fame L. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A. , Our Friend, Martin and Stuart Little. Our Friend Martin is a 1999 animated children's educational film about Martin Luther King Jr Published in 1945, Stuart Little was E B White 's first children's story Her contribution to the Stuart Little soundtrack was a cover of the 1992 Exposé song "As Long As I Can Dream," written by legendary pop songwriter Diane Warren. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Diane Eve Warren (born September 7, 1956 in Van Nuys California) is an American Songwriter. The other two soundtracks featured her songs from It's Not Over.
Debelah filed for bankruptcy after leaving Universal, but she refused to give up her singing career and began working on a new album. She co-wrote all of the tracks with her brother. When she presented the material to Atlantic, they quickly signed her, not remembering that they had signed her before. Her album Dance with Me was released in 2000. Dance with Me is the third Album by American singer Debelah Morgan. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The title track, based on "Hernando's Hideaway," a popular tango song, became a hit, peaking at No. " Hernando's Hideaway " is a Show tune from the musical The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross Tango is a style of music that originated among European immigrant populations of Argentina and Uruguay. 8 on the Billboard Singles chart and gaining popularity all over the world. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry In Spain, a Spanish version, "Baila Conmigo" was also released. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Debelah went on the media circuit for "Dance with Me," finally getting the heavy promotion she hadn't received from Atlantic on her debut album.
One of the songs from Dance With Me was featured on the soundtrack to the MTV series Spyder Games, while a new Diane Warren ballad, "Why Did You Have To Be?", appeared on the soundtrack for Osmosis Jones. Spyder Games is a television series that was broadcast on MTV from June 18 2001 through September 20 2001. Osmosis Jones ( 2001) is a part animated, part Live action Film whose title character is Osmosis Jones an anthropomorphic
In August 2001, Morgan released a second single called "I Remember," which was not a chart success. No more singles from the album were released and Morgan dropped completely off the radar. In 2003, her management company said she was working on a new album, due for release in late 2003, but no album was ever released and Atlantic closed her official website without an explanation.
She recorded two songs for the soundtrack of the movie Road Kings: "Fly Free" and "I'll Take You There. " It has been rumored that she is recording a new album and will soon release a comeback single, but that has not been confirmed.
Voice
Debelah Morgan possesses a 5 octave vocal range and is able to sing in whistle register. The whistle register (also called the flageolet register or whistle tone) is the highest register of the Human voice lying above the Modal When asked about singing using an ability that most "only associate with Mariah Carey" during an interview for hiponline.com, Debelah weighed in, explaining, "I started classical training, and it’s amazing because you listen to something like The Magic Flute by Mozart and I really got into it. The Magic Flute (German Die Zauberflöte, K 620 is an Opera in two acts composed in 1791 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart I also realized that the same vocal cords that it takes to sing pop and R&B are the same as it takes to sing classical. So I stretched my vocal cords so I could sing up there, and I think it’s truly a gift from God, but I did put in a lot of practice. "
An August 11, 2000 interview with Barnes and Noble also reviewed her CD and voice positively saying that her record "showcases her Mariah-esque, five-octave range and her love for sweet, uplifting songs. "
Discography
Albums
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Debelah
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It's Not Over
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Dance With Me
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Singles
| Year | Title | Album | US Pop | US R&B | US Dance | UK Top 75 |
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| 1994 | "Take It Easy" | Debelah | - | 56 | - | - |
| 1994 | "Free" | Debelah | - | 96 | - | - |
| 1998 | "Yesterday" | It's Not Over | 56 | 28 | 45 | - |
| 1998 | "I Love You" | It's Not Over | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | "Dance With Me" | Dance With Me | 8 | 27 | 4 | 10 |
| 2001 | "I Remember" | Dance With Me | - | - | - | - |
See also
External links/References
- References for information on her voice
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