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Zeeteah Silveta Massiah (born December 24, 1956) is a Barbadian-born British singer particularly associated with reggae, jazz and house music.

Zeeteah Massiah
Born (1956-12-24) December 24, 1956 (age 65)
Saint John, Barbados
OccupationSinger
Years active1980–present
SpousePaul Caplin
Musical career
GenresReggae, Jazz, House
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
  • Trojan
  • Union City
  • Virgin
  • Swing City
  • Creative Control
Websitezeeteah.com

In a wide-ranging career she has recorded and/or toured with artists including Robbie Williams, Tom Jones, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Sting, Leo Sayer, and Michael Bolton.[1] She is best known in the United States as the lead vocalist on the 1993 Billboard No.1 dance hit "Slide on the Rhythm".[2]

Massiah was born in Saint John, Barbados and grew up in London.[1] In 2001 she moved to Germany, and in 2012 returned to England, where she now lives.


Biography


Born in Barbados, Zeeteah moved to London with her parents when she was five years old. Her first name was originally spelled Zeitia.[citation needed] As a teenager she recorded a cover of The Jackson 5's We Got A Good Thing Going in a reggae style for Trojan Records.[citation needed] She went on to record two more reggae tracks for the label.

In 1984, Massiah appeared for nine months as "Chiffon" in the hit musical Little Shop of Horrors in London.[3]

She has been an additional vocalist for artists including Barry Manilow and Boy George, and toured with Michael Bolton, Climie Fisher and Paul Weller.[1] In 1988, she sang with Kim Wilde on the European leg of Michael Jackson's BAD tour and, in 1994/95, toured the world with Tom Jones.[4] She has also toured extensively with Eikichi Yazawa[5] and Johnny Hallyday,[6] among the most successful rock stars in Japan and France respectively.

In 1993, Massiah was the lead vocalist on the Arizona track "Slide on the Rhythm", later remixed by C&C Music Factory, which was a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Dance Chart in the US. She went on to record "I Specialise in Love" with Arizona, which was a UK chart hit.[7]

On the back of her success with Arizona, Massiah signed a deal with Virgin Records,[4] and released two singles: "Sexual Prime", which was a UK club hit, and "This Is The Place",[4] which charted on the UK Singles Chart.[7] In 1996 she was a UK finalist in the Eurovision Song Contest with "A Little Love".

In 2001, Massiah moved to Cologne, Germany, where she worked with a wide range of musicians, and recorded the single "Lovely Deep". During this time she spent nine months as featured singer in the hit show Fantissima, and spent three months touring Japan with Eikichi Yazawa.[5]

In 2012, she returned to London to be with her partner Paul Caplin, and the two were married in 2016. Massiah performs regularly in London, playing songs composed by Caplin as well as her own interpretations of musical classics. She has released two albums produced by Caplin: Juice (2014), an album of original songs,[8] and Maybe Tomorrow (2016), a collection of classics.[9] The duo also released the single “All You” on 13 July 2018[10] under the name Caplin & Massiah.

On 4 February 2022 Massiah released “Wat A Ting”, the first single from her forthcoming album Zeet’s Beats.


Discography



Singles



Albums



Guest vocals



Singles


Albums


See also



References


  1. "Zeeteah Massiah". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. "Billboard article on Arizona". Billboard.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. Somerville, Matthew. "Little Shop of Horrors", Theatricalia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2022
  4. Colin Larkin, ed. (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music (First ed.). Virgin Books. p. 211. ISBN 0-7535-0252-6.
  5. "EY style Eikichi Yazawa concert tour 2003". Ameblo.jp. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. "Tenues de scene de Johnny Hallyday". Tenues-johnny.fr. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  7. Roberts, David. Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Ltd 17th edition (2004), p. 356. ISBN 0-85112-199-3
  8. "Zeeteah Massiah - Juice (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  9. "Zeeteah Massiah – Maybe Tomorrow (2016, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. "Caplin & Massiah release their defiant anti-trump anthem ahead of his UK visit..." Pressparty.com. Retrieved 24 June 2021.



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Zeeteah Massiah (* 24. Dezember 1960 auf Barbados) ist eine britische Sängerin barbadischer Herkunft, die unter anderem mit dem Musikprojekt "Arizona feat. Zeitia" in den amerikanischen Dance-Charts einen Nr.1-Hit ("Slide On The Rhythm") erreichte. Vor allem in den 1990er Jahren veröffentlichte sie viele Dance-Platten, die vor allem in England charteten. Im Laufe der Jahre hat sie mit vielen internationalen Künstlern zusammengearbeitet oder ist mit ihnen getourt, wie z. B. Michael Jackson, Tom Jones, Phil Collins oder Michael Bolton.
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