Juliet Roberts (born 6 May 1962) is a British

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singer of Grenadian descent.

Career

Roberts was born in London, England. She originally recorded as Julie Roberts in 1982, and performed on the 1983 top 10 hit single "It's Over" by Funk Masters. In July 1983, she released the single "Fool for You" backed with "It's Been a Long, Long Time" on the

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label, catalogue reference BRT3. The single peaked at No. 77 on the Gallup chart, week ending 20 August 1983. In 1984, Roberts began a four-year stint as vocalist for the jazz group Working Week. She also released another single on Bluebird, "

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" b/w "I'm So Glad". In 1986 she released "Ain't You Had Enough Love", a cover of a

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recording. The same year she also presented

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's ''Solid Soul'' programme with Chris Forbes. In 1990, she provided backing vocals on

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'' album, as well as on Breathe's album ''Peace of Mind''. Roberts collaborated with British house group

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on their two albums, ''On the Side'' and ''Coming Back for More'' in 1989 and 1990 respectively. She appears on several tracks, amongst them the single "We Shouldn't Hold Hands in the Dark", which reached No. 69 in the

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in 1991. The mastermind behind LA Mix was British DJ, producer and songwriter Les Adams. In 1992, Roberts provided backing vocals on

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's single "Love's on Every Corner" (which was written by

, and produced by Danny D, a.k.a.

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). Roberts' next release was in 1993 as a dance music artist, with the hit single " I Want You": A number one on the US dance charts and No. 44 U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100) and the house music offering, " Caught in the Middle", which also went to number one on the dance chart. An album, ''Natural Thing'', followed in 1994. Roberts has also taught British television viewers vocal performance basics on the UK's ''

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'' TV series. In addition to her solo and musical ensemble projects, she is in demand as a backing vocalist. Since 1997, she has had three UK top 20 hits: "So Good", " Bad Girls" and " Needin U II".

Discography

Albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Roberts, Juliet 1962 births Living people Video game musicians British women jazz singers Reprise Records artists English house musicians British dance musicians 21st-century Black British women singers 20th-century Black British women singers English people of Grenadian descent English women in electronic music Working Week (band) members