Mica Paris is tagged as: soul, female vocalists, neo-soul, rnb, pop Mica Paris (born Michelle Wallen, 27 April 1969, South London) is an English soul singer, radio and television presenter, and occasional actress. Her roots are in soul and gospel music. She grew up singing in her grandparents’ church and by her mid teens was making regular appearances with ‘The Spirit of Watts’ gospel choir (with whom she featured on the 1985 EP Gospel Joy). Mica was soon noticed as a distinctive voice and at seventeen got her first break as a backing vocalist with the UK chart band Hollywood Beyond. Mica appeared on their album, If (1985). Musician. The range, power, and sheer soulfulness of Mica’s singing made a major impact on the UK scene and in the following year, 1988, she released her debut, platinum-selling album with 4th & Broadway when she was 17 years old. “My One Temptation” was the lead single. This led to a collaboration with American soul singer Will Downing on a cover version of a classic “Where Is the Love”, made famous by Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack in the early ’70s. The follow-up album, Contribution was released in 1991. This extended Mica’s soul and gospel influences to bring in hip-hop and house music and It featured the track “If I Love U 2 Nite”, writ... Read More About Mica Paris Biography... Send Mica Paris ringtones to your cell |
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