Celeste Johnson (born 1959 in Chicago, Illinois), also known as Celeste, is an American-born, Italian-based athlete, model, singer and TV host. Before entering the showbusiness, Johnson was a professional long jump athlete. She started her career in show business as a model when she was discovered by producer

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. In 1983 she released her first single, ''Love & musica''. In 1984 she was a regular guest on TV shows like ''Sponsor City'' (

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and ''Premiatissima'' (

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). In 1985 she released her first album, ''Celeste''. One of the songs from the album, "Lascia che sia", was released as a single and topped the Italian charts for five weeks. The same year Celeste performed at

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. In 1986 she released her second album, ''Blue''. In 1987 she recorded "Hot Girl", a duet with

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Star

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. In 1991 she switched to the DDD Label and recorded her fourth album, ''The Swing of Love''.

Discography

* ''Celeste'' (Five Records, 1985) * ''Blue'' (Five Records, 1985) * ''The Seventh Wind'' (Five Records, 1989) * ''The Swing of Love'' (DDD, 1991)

Discography

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