Marietta Waters is an American singer and most known for her performance of "Destination Unknown" on the ''

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'' soundtrack, where she is credited by the

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Marietta. Her other soundtrack credits include "By Design" in the movie ''

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'', the title track of the movie '' Fire and Ice'', and "Thunder and Lightning" from its sequel, '' Fire, Ice And Dynamite''. "Fire and Ice" was released as a single in 1986, reaching #5 in

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and #10 in Germany. She has also recorded several albums with Sérgio Mendes, Berlin, Harold Faltermeyer, and Animotion. Marietta has also recorded backup vocals for several artists such as

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, Crystal Lewis,

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, Freddie Ravel,

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, Olivia Newton-John, Marc Antoine, and

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. She has worked with producers such as

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, Harold Faltermeyer, and Michael Jay. Some of Marietta's songs have been recorded by Sérgio Mendes, Donna Summer,

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, and Seals and Croft. Now living in southern California, Marietta Waters continues to record, perform, and compose. Marietta has recently recorded for Paul Williams and recently performed for a tribute to Hal David. She has also expanded her talents as a singing coach. Marietta's latest CD, ''A Call from the Heart'', was inspired by her

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, soul, Latin, jazz, R&B, and gospel influences.

References

External links

Artist profile and releases according to discogs.com

Official Myspace page
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