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'''Rozalla Miller''' (born 18 March 1964), better known as simply '''Rozalla''', is a Zambian [[dance music]] performer. She is best known for her 1991 [[hit record|hit]] "[[Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)]]", which was remixed and re-issued several times.
'''Rozalla Miller''' (born 18 March 1964), better known as simply '''Rozalla''', is a [[Zambia]]n dance music performer. She is best known for her 1991 hit "[[Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)]]", which was remixed and re-issued several times.


==Musical career==
==Musical career==
Rozalla began performing at a young age in her native Zambia singing in clubs and at events; then at age 13, she was singing on a children's TV show. While still in her teens, she relocated to Zimbabwe where she fronted various R&B cover bands before beginning her own recording career with a resultant five number-one hits on that nation's chart.<ref>Vibe Vol 2 No. 2 (March 1994) p.37</ref> In 1988, Rozalla relocated to London with her manager Chris Sergeant and worked with the Band of Gypsies, a production duo consisting of Nigel Swanston and Tim Cox.
Rozalla began performing at a young age in her native [[Zambia]] singing in clubs and at events; then at age 13, she was singing on a children's TV show. While still in her teens, she relocated to Zimbabwe where she fronted various R&B cover bands before beginning her own recording career with a resultant five number-one hits on that nation's chart.<ref>Vibe Vol 2 No. 2 (March 1994) p.37</ref> In 1988, Rozalla relocated to London with her manager Chris Sergeant and worked with the Band of Gypsies, a production duo consisting of Nigel Swanston and Tim Cox.


Rozalla's first UK single "Born to Luv Ya" became a club hit in 1990. The singer's career really took off when the dance anthem "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" reached number 6 in the [[UK Singles Chart]] in 1991. It became a Top 10 hit in many European countries soon afterwards and reached the [[Billboard Top 40]] the following year. It remains her biggest hit to date. It was later included on her dance-heavy debut album ''Everybody's Free'', which peaked at number 20 in the UK Albums Chart and went silver. The album spawned two more sizeable hits in "Faith (In the Power of Love)" and "Are You Ready to Fly", reaching number 11 and 14 respectively in the UK Singles Chart, plus a lesser charting single in the ballad "Love Breakdown".<ref>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/rozalla Officialcharts.com]</ref>
Rozalla's first UK single "Born to Luv Ya" became a club hit in 1990. The singer's career really took off when the dance anthem "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in 1991. It became a Top 10 hit in many European countries soon afterwards and reached the Billboard Top 40 the following year. It remains her biggest hit to date. It was later included on her dance-heavy debut album ''Everybody's Free'', which peaked at number 20 in the UK Albums Chart and went silver. The album spawned two more sizeable hits in "Faith (In the Power of Love)" and "Are You Ready to Fly", reaching number 11 and 14 respectively in the UK Singles Chart, plus a lesser charting single in the ballad "Love Breakdown".<ref>[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/rozalla Officialcharts.com]</ref>
[[File:Rozalla Miller with Michael Jackson in 1992.jpg|thumb|left|Rozalla Miller with Michael Jackson in 1992]]
[[File:Rozalla Miller with Michael Jackson in 1992.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Rozalla Miller with Michael Jackson in 1992]]
In 1992 Rozalla toured with Michael Jackson, opening all of his performances on the European leg of his Dangerous tour. She enjoyed four UK Top 40 hits in 1994/95, including her cover of "I Love Music", the theme song to the film ''Carlito's Way''. The attendant album ''Look No Further'' featured more R&B and soul elements than her previous album.<ref>Billboard 30 September 1995, p.28</ref>
In 1992 Rozalla toured with Michael Jackson, opening all of his performances on the European leg of his Dangerous tour. She enjoyed four UK Top 40 hits in 1994/95, including her cover of "I Love Music", the theme song to the film ''Carlito's Way''. The attendant album ''Look No Further'' featured more R&B and soul elements than her previous album.<ref>Billboard 30 September 1995, p.28</ref>


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! rowspan="2"| Single
! rowspan="2"| Single
! colspan="11"| Peak chart positions
! colspan="11"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small>
! rowspan="2"| Certifications<br /><small>(sales thresholds)</small>
! rowspan="2"| Album
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
! width="35"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br><ref name=aus>Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
! width="35"| AUS<br><ref name=aus>Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
* Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=rozalla&cat=s |title=australian-charts.com > Rozalla|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=22 August 2015}}
* Top 50 peaks: {{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=rozalla&cat=s |title=australian-charts.com > Rozalla|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=22 August 2015}}
* Top 100 peaks: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}
* Top 100 peaks: {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}
* "I Love Music": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/wiIAjS8.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 13 Mar 1994|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>
* "I Love Music": {{cite web|url=http://i.imgur.com/wiIAjS8.jpg|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 13 Mar 1994|publisher=ARIA|accessdate=25 February 2016}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Austrian Singles Chart|AUT]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| AUT<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [[French Singles Chart|FRA]]<br><ref name="lescharts">[http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rozalla International peaks]</ref>
! width="35"| FRA<br><ref name="lescharts">[http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Rozalla International peaks]</ref>
! width="35"| [[German Singles Chart|GER]]<br><ref>[http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=Rozalla&x=0&y=0&country=de&kategorie=single German peaks]</ref>
! width="35"| GER<br><ref>[http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=Rozalla&x=0&y=0&country=de&kategorie=single German peaks]</ref>
! width="35"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br><ref>[http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Search for Irish peaks] {{webcite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5hFf8iFDu |date=20090603090322 |dateformat=dmy }}</ref>
! width="35"| IRE<br><ref>[http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Search for Irish peaks] {{webcite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5hFf8iFDu |date=20090603090322 |dateformat=dmy }}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Dutch Top 40|NED]]<br><ref name="ned">[http://www.top40.nl/zoeken?search=rozalla Dutch peaks]</ref>
! width="35"| NED<br><ref name="ned">[http://www.top40.nl/zoeken?search=rozalla Dutch peaks]</ref>
! width="35"| [[New Zealand Singles Chart|NZ]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| NZ<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [[Swedish Singles Chart|SWE]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| SWE<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [[Swiss Singles Chart|SWI]]<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| SWI<br><ref name="lescharts"/>
! width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name=OCC /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 473}}</ref><ref name=zobbel>UK singles and albums chart peaks outside the top 100: {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_R.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 1994-2010 > The Rabble Army – RZA|publisher=Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz|accessdate=2015-09-18}}</ref>
! width="35"| UK<br><ref name=OCC /><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 473}}</ref><ref name=zobbel>UK singles and albums chart peaks outside the top 100: {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_R.HTM|title=Chart Log UK 1994-2010 > The Rabble Army – RZA|publisher=Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz|accessdate=2015-09-18}}</ref>
! width="35"| [[Hot Dance Club Songs|US CLUB]]<br><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/369234/rozalla/chart?f=359interpret=Billboard Club Chart Billboard peaks]</ref>
! width="35"| US CLUB<br><ref>[http://www.billboard.com/artist/369234/rozalla/chart?f=359interpret=Billboard Club Chart Billboard peaks]</ref>
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| 1990
| 1990
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* [[British Phonographic Industry|UK]]: Silver<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx Search for UK certification] {{wayback|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |date=20090924015932 |df=y }}</ref>
* UK: Silver<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx Search for UK certification] {{wayback|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |date=20090924015932 |df=y }}</ref>
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| align="left"| "[[Faith (In the Power of Love)]]"  
| align="left"| "Faith (In the Power of Love)"  
| 62
| 62
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| —
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| rowspan="3"| 1992
| rowspan="3"| 1992
| align="left"| "[[Are You Ready to Fly]]"  
| align="left"| "Are You Ready to Fly"  
| 88
| 88
| 21
| 21
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| 1993
| 1993
| align="left"| "[[Don't Play With Me (Rozalla song)|Don't Play With Me]]"  
| align="left"| "Don't Play With Me"  
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| 2003
| 2003
| align="left"| "Live Another Life" <small>(with [[Mike Dierickx|Plastic Boy]])</small>  
| align="left"| "Live Another Life" <small>(with Plastic Boy)</small>  
| —
| —
| —
| —
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| colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
| colspan="15" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
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==See also==
*[[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]]
*[[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:People of Zambia]]
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Rozalla
Rozalla Miller.jpeg
Rozalla
Background information
Birth nameRozalla Miller
Born (1964-03-18) 18 March 1964 (age 60)
OriginNdola, Zambia
GenresElectronica, Eurodance, house, breakbeat
Years active1990–present
LabelsEpic Records, Pulse 8
Websitehttp://www.rozallaofficial.com

Rozalla Miller (born 18 March 1964), better known as simply Rozalla, is a Zambian dance music performer. She is best known for her 1991 hit "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)", which was remixed and re-issued several times.

Musical career

Rozalla began performing at a young age in her native Zambia singing in clubs and at events; then at age 13, she was singing on a children's TV show. While still in her teens, she relocated to Zimbabwe where she fronted various R&B cover bands before beginning her own recording career with a resultant five number-one hits on that nation's chart.[1] In 1988, Rozalla relocated to London with her manager Chris Sergeant and worked with the Band of Gypsies, a production duo consisting of Nigel Swanston and Tim Cox.

Rozalla's first UK single "Born to Luv Ya" became a club hit in 1990. The singer's career really took off when the dance anthem "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in 1991. It became a Top 10 hit in many European countries soon afterwards and reached the Billboard Top 40 the following year. It remains her biggest hit to date. It was later included on her dance-heavy debut album Everybody's Free, which peaked at number 20 in the UK Albums Chart and went silver. The album spawned two more sizeable hits in "Faith (In the Power of Love)" and "Are You Ready to Fly", reaching number 11 and 14 respectively in the UK Singles Chart, plus a lesser charting single in the ballad "Love Breakdown".[2]

Rozalla Miller with Michael Jackson in 1992

In 1992 Rozalla toured with Michael Jackson, opening all of his performances on the European leg of his Dangerous tour. She enjoyed four UK Top 40 hits in 1994/95, including her cover of "I Love Music", the theme song to the film Carlito's Way. The attendant album Look No Further featured more R&B and soul elements than her previous album.[3]

A 1996 remix of "Everybody's Free" reached number 30 in the UK Singles Chart. Her 1998 album Coming Home saw her reunite with the Band of Gypsies and spawned a stateside club hit with its lead single "Don't Go Lose It Baby".[4]

In 2003, Rozalla entered the lower regions of the UK Singles Chart alongside Plastic Boy on the vocal trance single "Live Another Life". She issued the jazz/soul album Brand New Version in 2009, adding her surname Miller to her recording guise. She promoted the album by performing as Billy Ocean's support act on his UK tour of 2009. A Global Deejays remix of "Everybody's Free" reached number 7 in Australia in 2009 after it had been used as the theme song to So You Think You Can Dance.

In 2015, Rozalla returned to the Top 10 of the Billboard Club Dance Charts for the first time since 1994 with her track "If You Say It Again".[5] This was quickly followed by another club hit 'Shadows of the Moon'.

Discography

Studio albums

  • 1992: Everybody's Free (UK #20,[6] AUS #75,[7] GER #53,[8] NED #62,[8] SUI #31,[8] SWE #36[8])
  • 1995: Look No Further (UK #138[9])
  • 1998: Coming Home
  • 2009: Brand New Version

Compilation albums

  • 1993: Everybody's Free-Style 1993 Remixed To Perfection
  • 1998: Feelin' Good'
  • 2003: Best Of
  • 2004: Everybody's Free (Special Edition with DVD)

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
AUS
[7] 		AUT
[10] 		FRA
[10] 		GER
[11] 		IRE
[12] 		NED
[13] 		NZ
[10] 		SWE
[10] 		SWI
[10] 		UK
[6][14][9] 		US CLUB
[15]
1990 "Born to Luv Ya" — — — — — — — — — — — Everybody's Free
1991 "Everybody's Free (To Feel Good)" 11 10 8 6 8 2 9 4 2 6 1
"Faith (In the Power of Love)" 62 — — — 14 14 — — — 11 4
1992 "Are You Ready to Fly" 88 21 11 25 16 32 — 15 6 14 1
"Love Breakdown" — — 33 — — — — — — 65 —
"In 4 Choons Later" — — — — — — — — — 50 — Single only
1993 "Don't Play With Me" — — — — — — — — — 50 — Everybody's Free-Style 1993
1994 "I Love Music" 90 — — 69 — — 39 — — 18 1 Look No Further
"This Time I Found Love" — — — — — — — — — 33 —
"You Never Love the Same Way Twice" — — — 54 — — — — — 16 11
1995 "Baby" — — — — — — — — — 26 —
"Losing My Religion" — — — — — — — — — — —
1997 "Coming Home" — — — — — — — — — 137 — Coming Home
1998 "Don't Go Lose It Baby" — — — — — — — — — 134 23
"Friday Night" (with Phat 'N' Phunky) — — — — — — — — — 76 — Singles only
2003 "Live Another Life" (with Plastic Boy) — — — — — — — — — 55 —
2014 "Can You Feel The Love" (with David Anthony) — — — — — — — — — — —
2015 "If You Say It Again" — — — — — — — — — — 5
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

References

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  1. ↑ Vibe Vol 2 No. 2 (March 1994) p.37
  2. ↑ Officialcharts.com
  3. ↑ Billboard 30 September 1995, p.28
  4. ↑ Billboard 17 January 1998, p.31
  5. ↑ [1]
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
    • Top 50 peaks: Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
    • Top 100 peaks: Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
    • "I Love Music": Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 UK singles and albums chart peaks outside the top 100: Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 International peaks
  11. ↑ German peaks
  12. ↑ Search for Irish peaks Template:Webcite
  13. ↑ Dutch peaks
  14. ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
  15. ↑ Club Chart Billboard peaks
  16. ↑ Search for UK certification Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

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