Michaela Rose is a

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singer. She was an original member of the

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disco group that started in 1977, and is the only original member still active in it. As of 2020, she continues to perform with the group, now known as "Arabesque featuring Michaela Rose".

Life and career

Rose was born in Switzerland to a

mother and an

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father in 1958. Her last name "Rose", comes from her Mexican-American stepfather. When she was 14, she moved from

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

and later worked at a

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and as a model for several years. Rose later moved to Germany and auditioned for the Young Star Records Starchance '75 contest — where the winner would get the chance to be a member of a new music group. Rose won the audition, signed a contract with the

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, and became a founding member of the

group, along with Karen Ann Tepperis and Mary Ann Nagel. Michaela Rose and Arabesque found great success from the very beginning with

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and their 1978 Friday Night (Arabesque album). While often providing backing vocals for many of the Arabesque songs, Rose was in charge of the group's fashion, outfits, and costumes for performances. She toured extensively with Arabesque throughout

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, and the

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. In 1984, Arabesque disbanded and she continued on with colleague

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in the "Rouge" duo. Rouge had moderate success in the

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ese market. In 1989, Rouge also disbanded due to Vetter's pregnancy and marriage. During the 1990s, Rose gained a deep interest in

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. She even obtained a

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in USUI,

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and diamond

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. She is a licensed

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, and Reiki Master. After about 17 years of living a private life in

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, she announced her intention to make a comeback of the Arabesque trio in December 2006, with 2 new members.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rose, Michaela Living people 1958 births English-language singers from Germany German people of American descent German people of Mexican descent German dance musicians German female models German women pop singers Musicians from Frankfurt 20th-century German women singers