Lutricia McNeal (born November 27, 1973) is an American

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and pop

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. She achieved worldwide success with her cover version of "

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" which sold two million copies worldwide.

Biography

McNeal was discovered by Rogers/Grantham. Her career took off during a visit to

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, when she teamed up with the Swedish producer team

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. Their 1993 hit " In Command" went to No. 1 in Sweden. A few years later she started her own solo career with the single "

". The single went gold and platinum in several countries. She then released her debut album ''

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.'' The biggest airplay hits from this album were " Stranded" and "

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". Her single "

" went platinum and was a #1 hit in New Zealand. She managed to have three Top 10 hit singles in the UK. A second album followed in 1999 entitled '' Whatcha Been Doing'' before she took a short break from the music business to give birth to her second son. In 2006, she produced songs like "Hold That Moment" and "Same Same Same", but "Same Same Same" was never officially released. In October 2004 she posed for the German version of ''

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''. She expressed her disapproval for

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and his policies (especially regarding the

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) clearly in interviews and is involved in

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. She then released the singles "It's Not Easy" (in September 2005), which was released in Sweden only and reached #3 on the Single Charts, and "Best Of Times" (in February 2006) which reached No 6 on the Swedish Single Charts. "You Make Me Feel Good" was released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in July 2011.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

* ''Greatest Hits'' (2004) * ''Complete Best'' (2010)

Singles

References

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