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Juliet Roberts (born 6 May 1962, London) is a British jazz, rock and house music singer of Grenadian descent. ==Career== She originally recorded as Julie Roberts in 1982, and performed on the 1983 Top 10 hit single, "It's Over" by the Funkmasters. In July 1983, she released the single "Fool For You" backed with "It's Been A Long, Long Time" on the Bluebird Records label, catalogue reference BRT3. The single peaked at #77 on the Gallup chart, week ending 20 August 1983. In 1984, Roberts began a four-year stint as vocalist for the jazz group Working Week.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=All About Jazz )〕 She also released another single on Bluebird, "The Old Rugged Cross" b/w "I'm So Glad". In 1986 she released "Ain't You Had Enough Love", a cover of a Phyllis Hyman recording. The same year she also presented Channel 4's ''Solid Soul'' programme with Chris Forbes. In 1990, she provided backing vocals on Cathy Dennis' ''Move To This'' album. Roberts collaborated with British house group L.A. Mix on their 2 albums, ''On The Side'', and ''Coming Back for More'' in 1989 and 1990 respectively. She appears on several tracks, amongst them the single "We Shouldn't Hold Hands In The Dark", which reached #69 in the UK Singles Chart in 1991. The mastermind behind LA Mix was British DJ, producer and songwriter Les Adams. In 1992, Roberts provided backing-vocals on Dannii Minogue's single, ''Love's On Every Corner'' (which was written by Cathy Dennis, and produced by Danny D, a.k.a. D Mob). Then, Roberts resurfaced in 1993 as a dance music artist, with the hit single "I Want You": A number one on the US dance charts, and #44 U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100) and the house music offering, "Caught In The Middle", which also went to number one on the dance charts. An album, ''Natural Thing'', followed in 1994. Roberts has also taught British television viewers vocal performance basics on the UK's ''Rockschool'' TV series. In addition to her solo and musical ensemble projects, she has carved out a career as an in-demand backing vocalist. Since 1997, she has had a trio of UK Top 20 hits: "So Good", "Bad Girls" and "Needin U II". 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「Juliet Roberts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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