Kathy Diamond is a

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singer-songwriter from London, United Kingdom. She was born in

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in the north of England. Her love for soul and disco started at an early age, gaining inspiration from

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In 1993 Diamond decided to write and sing herself, collaborating different bands, DJs and producers. In 2002 she wrote a Balearic song with house producers SWAG called "Miracles Just Might." After SWAG did not include it on their album Diamond decided to release the song herself. She pressed up a limited amount of white labels and distributed it. DJ Magazine said of the track, "If you like sweet beauty in your house music keep your eyes peeled because it's only going to get a limited release." Within a month another

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"Sunshine" was released, this time on the Idjut Boys' Cottage label with producer Maurice Fulton.

''Miss Diamond to You''

In 2007, Diamond released her solo debut record, ''Miss Diamond to You''. She collaborated with Maurice Fulton of

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/dance outfit MU. It rated 7.8 on influential music site

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. It also received positive reviews from

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and

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. Two singles were released from the album, "All Woman" and "Over". Diamond embarked on a 2007 concert tour in support of the album performing around Europe and the UK.

Track listing

# "Between The Lines" (6:13) # "In All You See A Woman" (0:17) # "All Woman" (6:07) # "I Need You Here Right Now" (0:20) # "Until The Sun Goes Down" (5:29) # "Created & Enhanced" (0:35) # "The Moment" (6:15) # "Over" (5:49) # "However You Get Here" (0:19) # "Racing Thru Time" (5:31) # "Another Life" (6:50) # "On & On" (5:50) # "I Need You" (5:17) # "Another Life (Original)" (5:38)

2008

In 2008 Diamond participated in a number of musical collaborations; with Toby Tobias for "The Feeling", with Soft Rocks for a remix of Low Motion Disco's "Love, Love, Love," with Belgian band

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on "Whispers," with Maximilian Skiba on "Never Stop Believing," and with Codebreaker for "Fire." Later in the year she will release her second album, working with co-writer and guitarist Keeling Lee.

2012

The KDMS released their album "Kinky Dramas And Magic Stories" on Gomma Records, Munich with the track High Wire which was written and composed by Kathy Diamond and Maximillian Skiba.

Singles

References

External links

Official MySpace
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