Louchie Lou & Michie One were a British female

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from London, best known for the single " Shout (It Out)", plus their collaboration with Suggs on the single " Cecilia", both of which reached the top 10 of the

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Career

Louchie Lou (Louise Gold) and Michie One (Michelle Charles) met in 1991 at a Rebel MC

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. In 1993, they released their debut single, "Rich Girl", which samples the showtune " If I Were a Rich Man" from the musical ''

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''. Later that year they had their first chart hit with " Shout (It Out)", which reached number 7 in the

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and Duane Eddy from 1986. For their 1995 album debut, ''II B Free'', Louchie Lou & Michie One collaborated with

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, and Quincy Jones' son

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. The album was released in October 1995 and contains the

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"Shout (It Out)", " Somebody Else's Guy (Me Did Love You)", "Champagne & Wine", "Secret Fantasy", " Get Down on It", "Free" and "Good Sweet Lovin'", which were all released between 1993 and 1996. International tours in Japan and the Far East along with a headline engagement at Japansplash

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brought visibility to Asian audiences. Their second album, ''Danger-Us'', released in the summer of 1996, features the single "The Honeymoon Is Over" as well as a

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of the Brazilian hit, "

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". That same year they were featured as vocalists on Suggs' hit, " Cecilia". ''Danger-Us'' again featured QDIII and Sly and Robbie, with additional production work by Jazzwad ( Buju Banton, Shabba Ranks) and Buzz Productions ( Maxi Priest, Barrington Levy). They have since released various

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s, including ''7 Years of Plenty''. Michie One released a solo album entitled ''Power of One'', although this was not issued in the UK. She is currently working on further solo material, and featuring her vocals on

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tracks. In 2004,

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remade "Rich Girl" for her single of the same name. In 2022, Puerto Rican singer Ozuna sampled Louchie Lou & Michie One's track for his song, "Somos Iguales".

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Louchie Lou and Michie One British reggae musical groups English musical duos Reggae duos Female musical duos Musical groups from London Musical groups established in 1993 1993 establishments in England