Reina (singer)

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Reina
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Background information
Birth nameLori Reina Goldstein
Born (1975-05-13) May 13, 1975 (age 49)
Bronx, New York City [1]
Genres Dance
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1998–present
Labels Robbins

Lori Reina Goldstein (born May 13, 1975) [1] is an American dance-pop singer-songwriter.

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Early life

Lori Reina Goldstein was born on May 13, 1975 in The Bronx, New York City.

Career

Reina was a backup singer for such music artists as Deborah Cox and Corina. In 1995, she released a self-titled R&B album as Lori Gold, and had a minor hit with "I Likes". In 1998, as Reina, she became an overnight sensation [1] on the Dance/Club scene when "Find Another Woman" reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. [2]

In 2003, she scored her biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #96, when her single "No One's Gonna Change You" crossed over from the dance charts. [3] In 2004 when "If I Close My Eyes" went to number 2 on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, she garnered her biggest dance hit and in 2005 scored another top 5 on the same chart with "Forgive". [4] All 3 tracks were from her third album overall, but first under her new name Reina "This Is Reina". Reina is promoted by AJ Iacona.

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 3 Billboard. "Reina". Billboard.com. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974–2003. Record Research. p. 216.
  3. ↑ Wisneski, Matthew. "Reina Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ Wisneski, Matthew. "Reina Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Forever (feat. Reina) by Sweet Rains & Reina on Apple Music". iTunes . October 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2020.