Alberta (born Alberta Sheriff) is a singer from

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, who twice participated in the

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pre-selection, ''

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'', finishing second on both occasions. Firstly in 1998 with "Don't It Make You Feel So Good", and then in 1999 with "So Strange". Her 1998

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, "Yoyo Boy", peaked at 48 in the

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in December that year. "Don't It Make You Feel So Good" was used in a

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for

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yogurt drinks.

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*http://londonboy79.blogspot.com/ Year of birth missing (living people) Sierra Leonean emigrants to the United Kingdom Living people Sierra Leonean women singers {{Africa-singer-stub