Amanda Wilson

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Amanda Wilson
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Amanda Wilson at Heathrow
Background information
Birth nameAmanda Leigh Wilson
Born (1980-04-13) 13 April 1980 (age 43)
Origin Peckham, London, England
Genres House
Occupation(s)Singer
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2001–present

Amanda Leigh Wilson (born 13 April 1980) is an English singer. She is a member of house music act Freemasons. As part of the act she has scored two major UK hit singles, one of which went on to success in several European charts, and the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. Wilson also scored another major UK and worldwide smash hit working with Avicii and Samuele Sartini on "Seek Bromance" in 2010.

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Biography

As a soloist

Wilson provided lead vocals on the track "When We Were in Love", which made it to the semi-final of The Great British Song Contest 1998 to select the UK's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

In 2019, French DJ David Guetta played a previously unreleased collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii and Afrojack, with vocals from Wilson. Called "Before I Could Say Goodbye" by fans, the song was played as part of a tribute concert for Avicii and Guetta said that the collaboration was previously unreleased and would likely not be released. [1]

With the Freemasons

Wilson provided lead vocals on many tracks on the Freemasons' album, Shakedown . Her biggest hit was the Freemasons track, "Love on My Mind", which reached number 11 in 2005 on the UK Singles Chart. [2] The song sampled vocals from "This Time Baby" by Jackie Moore, and lyrics from "When The Heartache Is Over" by Tina Turner. Wilson's vocals on the track were electronically lowered in pitch to blend in with the sampled vocals of Jackie Moore.[ citation needed ]

Following her success with the Freemasons' first album, Wilson went on to provide lead vocals for their 2008 remix of Gusto's "Disco's Revenge", which gave her a third Top 40 hit in the UK (peaking at number 34). [3]

Discography

Albums

Singles

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References

  1. "David Guetta Shares Avicii Tribute Set Including Unreleased Collaboration". 27 December 2019.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 214. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  3. "Everyhit.com 2". Archived from the original on 12 October 2008.