Erin Kate Hamilton (born August 14, 1968) is an American dance and

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singer.

Biography

The daughter of actress

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and TV producer Joe Hamilton, she has scored several hits on the U.S.

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chart. She is the youngest of her mother's three children, and the youngest of her father's 11 children.* * (partial archive only) Prior to a dance music career, Hamilton was a member of several

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and blues-influenced bands (As Is, Komba Kalla) and played at the

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. Her first solo single was a

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of Gary Wright's 1975 hit "

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", released in 1998. Her debut album, ''One World'', was released the following year."Mini Diva" Erin Hamilton Jams with NAJM
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's hit " The Flame". To promote the album, she opened for artists such as

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and

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. Billboard biography/ref> In 2008, her cover of "The Flame" was

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ed and re-released (as "The Flame 08"), and this version hit number one on the U.S. dance chart in April.

Personal life

With her husband, producer-writer Trae Carlson, Hamilton had a son, Zachary, born circa 1997. After that marriage ended, Hamilton had a relationship with Tanya Sanchez who died by

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in 2001. In January 2002, Hamilton's sister, Carrie Hamilton, died of cancer. With Kurt West, Hamilton has a son, Dylan, born circa 2006 or 2007. Dylan has resided in boarding schools and with family friends due to his mother's issues with drug addiction. In August, 2020, his grandparents, Burnett and her husband, petitioned for guardianship of him.

Discography

Albums

* 1999 ''One World''

Singles
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* 1998 "Dream Weaver" (#20 U.S. dance) (#52 AUS * 1999 "The Flame" (#12 U.S. dance) * 1999 "Satisfied" (#47 U.S. dance) * 2000 "The Temple" (#42 U.S. dance) * 2002 "I Got the Music in Me" (#17 U.S. dance) * 2008 "The Flame 08" (#1 U.S. dance) * 2008 "Control Yourself" (#1 U.S. dance)

References

External links

Official MySpace
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