Carolina Márquez (born 22 September 1975), is a Colombian-

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singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer who resides in

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. Márquez left Colombia in 1986 for

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to study drama at the '' Escuela de Arte Dramático'' in

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. In 1991, she moved with her family to

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, Italy where she studied modern languages and literature. Her first notable musical success was with "S.E.X.O.", a song she had written, after performing it in Milan in front of 80,000 spectators. The song became a pan-European club hit. Capitalizing on this success, she released her first dance album ''Más Música'' on Do It Yourself and on Virgin Italy record labels. The album comprised fifteen tracks that she had written, performed and produced. In 2004, Carolina Márquez had an international hit with "The Killer's Song" based on the music of "Twisted Nerve" by composer G. Hermann, when it was used in the soundtrack of the film ''

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'' by

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. In 2005, a follow-up "The Killer's Song Vol II" was released with remixes by well-known Euro DJs including one by

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, a German electronic duo act. Mixes of the song were heavily played in

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. EMI marketed the song in Latin America, with Ultra distributing it in the United States. A follow-up single "Pleasure Ground" was also a hit in Italy in addition to some international success with Márquez heavily touring Europe. After a relative hiatus for many years (2006–2010), Carolina Márquez made a comeback in 2011 with "Wicked Wow" after a remix by

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. In 2012, she released "Weekend (Wicked Wow)" that was credited as Carolina Márquez vs

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and featuring

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. In 2013, she released "Sing La La La" sampling on "

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" by

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" by A Touch of Class (aka ATC). Márquez’ version features

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and Dale Saunders and has become an international hit all over again.

Personal life

Carolina Márquez has dual citizenship. She is originally Colombian, but acquired Italian citizenship after residing many years in the country.

Discography

Albums

*2002: ''Más Música'' *2007: ''Angel De Fuego (10th Anniversary)''

Singles and EPs

(International charts

/small> (Selective) *1998: "S.E.X.O." *1998: "Amor Erótico" *1999: "Cont@cto" *2000: "Super DJ" *2000: "Bisex Alarm" *2001: "Ritmo" *2002: "Discomani" *2002: "Más Música" *2004: "The Killer's Song" (from soundtrack) *2005: "The Killer's Song Vol. 2" *2005: "Pleasure Ground" *2006: "Angel De Fuego" *2011: "Wicked Wow" *2012: "Weekend (Wicked Wow)" (Carolina Márquez vs Jaykay featuring

) *2013: "Sing La La La" *2013: "Get on the floor" (Carolina Márquez Feat. Pitbull (rapper), Pitbull, Dale Saunders, & Roscoe Umali)

References

External links

Official websiteDiscogs page
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