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Alisha Ann Itkin (born April 16, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York), is an American freestyle and dance-pop singer who had several club hits in the 1980s and 1990s.〔(Alisha ), artist biography, at Billboard.com - Accessed December 3, 2008〕 ==Early life and career== Alisha was born on April 16, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York. At age 8, she began receiving vocal lessons and was coaxed into the music business by her parents, who arranged for studio recording sessions and recitals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Out of the New York Club Scene Comes Alisha Ann Itkin, Who May Just Be the Next Madonna )〕 At age 14, she joined the rock/dance group The Babysitters in Brookyln, and recorded a demo that her parents started shopping to various record companies.〔 Vanguard Records brought the tape to producer Mark S. Berry, who had been looking for a vocalist for what would become Alisha's first single "All Night Passion".〔 Released in February 1984, the single became a club hit, peaking at No. 4 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Berry went on to produce her self-titled debut album,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Interview: Mark Berry, Producer/Engineer and Founder of Attack Media Group )〕 which was released in 1985 on Vanguard Records and included additional club hits "Too Turned On" (No. 6 Hot Dance US) and her biggest single to date, "Baby Talk", which reached No. 1 on the Hot Dance charts in December 1985. In 1987, with the help of Berry, Alisha signed a record deal with RCA Records and released her second album ''Nightwalkin'. '' The album, produced by Berry, featured the singles "Into My Secret" (No. 9 Hot Dance US) and "Let Your Heart Make Up Your Mind" (No. 23 Hot Dance US). It also included the song "Do You Dream About Me," which was written by songwriter Diane Warren and was featured in the movie ''Mannequin''. The album failed to chart, and ''Nightwalkin was the only album released on RCA. Alisha prepped for a comeback in 1990, signing a new deal with MCA Records and began working on her third album. MCA's president at the time asked producer Michael Jay (who had produced and co-written "Toy Soldiers" by Martika) if he would work with Alisha on what would become ''Bounce Back''. Jay agreed and went on to produce the entire record. The title track "Bounce Back" was released as the lead single and reached No. 10 on the Hot Dance charts and No. 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in June 1990.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alisha )〕 The follow up single "Wrong Number" failed to chart, and the album peaked at No. 166 on the Billboard Top 200.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alisha )〕 After taking a break from releasing music, Alisha recorded and released the single "Wherever The Rhythm Takes Me" on Critique Records. The song, written by Michael Jay and produced by Chris Barbosa, was released on CD and 12" vinyl in September 1996.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alisha - Wherever the Rhythms Takes Me - Amazon.com Music )〕 In November 1999,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Alisha - You Wanna Be a Star - Amazon.com Music )〕 she released the single "You Wanna Be A Star (Superstar)", produced by Jellybean Benitez and Soul Solution, on Jellybean Recordings, the title song for the Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon movie ''Superstar''. Although not officially released, Alisha re-recorded her first single "All Night Passion" in 2004 with an updated, Hi-NRG production. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alisha (singer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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